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‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger on Bidding Wars, Casting Re-Dos and His Personal Connection to the Film’s Final Chapter

The filmmaker began writing the feature after the death of a friend, but its final section came from mining his childhood.

Zach Cregger’s DC Movie Features Key Batman Characters, Gets Plot

Zach Cregger, the director and writer behind Barbarian and Weapons, wrote a script for a DC movie that he hopes to get made, ...

‘Weapons’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Genre Epic Is a Wildly Satisfying Antidote to the Last 10 Years of Horror Movies About Grief and Trauma

Cregger's follow-up to "Barbarian" offers an even more ambitious cross between domestic horror and sketch comedy.

‘Weapons’ Review: Josh Brolin & Julia Garner Lead Brilliant Ensemble In Zach Cregger’s Awesome And Creepy New Horror Mystery

Writer/Director Zach Cregger's followup to sleeper hit 'Barbarian' features Josh Brolin and Julia Garner leading an ensemble ...
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Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Earns Spot Among Horror Classics Like ‘Get Out’ and ‘Silence of the Lambs’ with Unique Achievement

The 2025 mystery horror film Weapons is written, produced, and directed by Zach Cregger. The movie stars Josh Brolin, Julia ...

Weapons’ Ending Is The Wildest Thing I’ve Seen On The Big Screen This Year, And It Gave The Director Stress Nightmares For Weeks

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains massive spoilers for writer/director Zach Cregger’s Weapons. If you have not ...

Is “Weapons ”Based on a True Story? All About the Real Inspiration Behind the Haunting Horror Film

No, Weapons is not based on a true story. The film's unsettling disappearances, witchcraft and other supernatural aspects ...

Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Makes $5.7 Million in Previews, ‘Freakier Friday’ Has $3.1 Million

The box office is getting a lot freakier this Friday, with two new movies hitting theaters and battling for the No. 1 spot: ...