Filmmaker Zach Cregger used to be known as one of the actors and comedians from the comedy troupe “The Whitest Kids U Know.” But all of that changed with 2022’s horror thriller “Barbarian,” which dazzled audiences and put Cregger, a film school graduate who had been quietly directing a lot of TV in the last few years, firmly on the map as a director to watch. And so, Cregger, who received dozens of offers after the success of “Barbarian,” has quickly returned with another horror thriller, “Weapons.”
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Due in August, “Weapons” stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, and many more. The thriller revolves around multiple related plots marked by the disappearance of school kids in the middle of the night..
Here’s the official synopsis:
From New Line Cinema and Zach Cregger, the wholly original mind behind Barbarian, comes a new horror/thriller: Weapons. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
On top of Brolin, Garner, and Ehrenreich, the film stars Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. Cregger directs from his own screenplay, and also produces alongside Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, with Michelle Morrissey and Josh Brolin executive producing.
The filmmaker’s creative team behind the camera includes director of photography Larkin Seiple, production designer Tom Hammock, editor Joe Murphy, and costume designer Trish Sommerville. The music is by Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay and Zach Cregger.
“Weapons” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in theaters and IMAX nationwide on August 8, 2025, and internationally beginning in August 2025. Watch the first cryptic teaser below.
