Everything You Need to Know About ‘Weapons,’ Zach Cregger’s Follow-Up to ‘Barbarian’

Harrison Richlin
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After establishing himself as one of Hollywood’s hottest horror filmmakers with the 2022 mega-smash “Barbarian,” former “Whitest Kids U’Know” star  Zach Cregger, seems ready to take an even bigger swing with his second directorial effort. Last year, it was announced that his spec script “Weapons” had sold to New Line in a massive bidding war. Since then, Cregger has pulled together an all-star cast for what’s being described as an interrelated, multistory horror epic that’s tonally in the vein of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia.”

So far, Cregger has managed to attract the talents of Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, and Alden Ehrenreich, as well as the producing powers of Roy Lee and Miri Yun from Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures. Speaking in a statement on behalf of New Line, the company’s president and CCO, Richard Brener said of Cregger, “Zach proved with ‘Barbarian’ that he can create a visceral theatrical experience for audiences and that he commands every tool in the filmmaker toolbelt.”

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Grossing $45 million against its $4.5 million budget, Cregger’s “Barbarian” became an unexpected horror hit in 2022, landing #1 at the box office on its first weekend out and revitalizing faith in the genre’s market value after a difficult theatrical rebound post- pandemic. With “Weapons,” Cregger looks to make a home for himself in horror, albeit on a much larger scale than his previous film. Keep reading for an updating list of developments surrounding one of the year’s most anticipated horror projects.

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