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Weapons
Teaser poster
Directed byZach Cregger
Written byZach Cregger
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarkin Seiple
Edited byJoe Murphy
Music by
  • Ryan Holladay
  • Hays Holladay
  • Zach Cregger
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08)
Running time
128 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$38 million[2]

Weapons is an upcoming American mystery horror film written, produced, and directed by Zach Cregger. It stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. The film follows a small community after 17 kids from the same classroom mysteriously disappear overnight.

Weapons is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 8, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Premise

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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.

— Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema

Cast

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  • Josh Brolin as Archer Graff, father of Matthew, one of the missing children[3]
  • Julia Garner as Justine Gandy, a teacher who finds almost all her class has vanished[3]
  • Alden Ehrenreich as Paul, a police officer who has a complicated relationship with Justine[3]
  • Austin Abrams as Anthony, a drug addict and burglar
  • Cary Christopher as Alex Lilly, the only child from Justine's class who did not disappear
  • Benedict Wong as Andrew, the school principal
  • Amy Madigan
  • June Diane Raphael as Gladys, Alex's aunt
  • Clayton Farris as Terry
  • Whitmer Thomas
  • Toby Huss as Captain Ed, the police captain
  • Luke Speakman as Matthew Graff, Archer's son and one of Justine's missing students

Production

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Zach Cregger (pictured) auctioned the rights to the film's script for $38 million.

After the financial and critical success of his film Barbarian (2022), Zach Cregger began work on a new spec script titled Weapons. It has been described as a "horror epic" with a more "personal story" for the filmmaker, partly inspired by Paul Thomas Anderson's film Magnolia (1999).[3] The screenplay entered the market on January 22, 2023, and prompted a bidding war among Netflix, New Line Cinema, TriStar Pictures and Universal Pictures.[4][5] New Line secured the rights within 24 hours after offering $38 million to cover all costs, including production and salaries, with Cregger receiving $10 million as writer, director, and producer and final cut privilege (pending test screening reactions to the film) in addition to a guaranteed theatrical release.[4] Jordan Peele, whose company Monkeypaw Productions participated in the bidding war in conjunction with Universal, parted ways with longtime managers Joel Zadak and Peter Principato, the latter of whom was also Cregger's manager, after losing the auction.[6]

In May 2023, Pedro Pascal and Renate Reinsve were cast in the film.[7][8] In February 2024, Pascal exited the project due to his commitments to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), with Josh Brolin entering talks to replace him.[9] In April, Julia Garner and Alden Ehrenreich joined the cast, with Brolin confirmed to join as well.[10][11] In May, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, and June Diane Raphael were announced to have joined the cast.[12][13] Principal photography was scheduled to begin in Atlanta in May 2024.[10]

Release

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Weapons is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 8, 2025.[14] It was originally scheduled to be released on January 16, 2026.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Weapons (2025)". Irish Film Classification Office. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025. 128' 23"
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 7, 2025). "Sony Boards Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil', Sets Fall 2026 Release Date". Deadline. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Romano, Nick (April 28, 2025). "Weapons first look: Barbarian director makes his 'horror epic' with Julia Garner and Josh Brolin (exclusive)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Kit, Borys (January 25, 2023). "New Line Wins Intense Auction for Weapons, the New Movie From Barbarian Filmmaker Zach Cregger". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 25, 2023). "New Line Lands Hot Package Weapons; Barbarian's Zach Cregger To Helm His Script". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 2, 2023). "Behind The Scenes Of Zach Cregger's Extraordinary 'Weapons' Auction & Its Aftermath: The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (May 9, 2023). "Pedro Pascal to Star in Weapons, the New Movie From Barbarian Filmmaker Zach Cregger (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (May 22, 2023). "Renate Reinsve, Star of The Worst Person in the World, Joins Pedro Pascal in Weapons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Kit, Borys (February 21, 2024). "Josh Brolin in Talks to Star in Zach Cregger's Horror Thriller Weapons (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Kit, Borys (April 24, 2024). "Julia Garner Joins Josh Brolin in Zach Cregger's Horror Thriller Weapons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 29, 2024). "Alden Ehrenreich Joins New Line Horror Thriller Weapons From Zach Cregger". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (May 2, 2024). "Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams & Cary Christopher Round Out Cast Of New Line's Weapons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Grobar, Matt (May 17, 2024). "June Diane Raphael Joins New Line's Weapons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  14. ^ McClintock, Pamela (March 19, 2025). "Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride' Moves Out of 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Movie Pushed to Late September". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  15. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 14, 2024). "Warner Bros. Dates 'Mortal Kombat 2' & 'Companion' For 2025; Zach Cregger's 'Weapons' For 2026". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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