‘Weapons’ Filmmaker Zach Cregger on Script-to-Screen Changes and Bill Hader’s Key Contribution

‘Weapons’ Filmmaker Zach Cregger on Script-to-Screen Changes and Bill Hader’s Key Contribution

[This story contains spoilers for Weapons.] Zach Cregger was far from home throughout Weapons’ storybook run this past summer. The writer-director was 6,000 miles away in Prague, prepping his next film, Resident Evil, which found itself in a hard-fought bidding war just like Weapons did in 2023. When the dust settled on New Line/Warners’ $38…

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‘Weapons’ Trailer Teases Children Vanishing in Horror Film From ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger

‘Weapons’ Trailer Teases Children Vanishing in Horror Film From ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger

The teaser trailer for Weapons shows a number of children fleeing their homes in writer-director Zach Cregger‘s horror feature. Warner Bros. releases the film in theaters Aug. 8. The cast includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. The multi-story narrative for Weapons centers on a small…

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#Jack Quaid Set to Star in ‘Companion,’ Sci-Fi Thriller From Zach Cregger, BoulderLight, New Line (Exclusive)

#Jack Quaid Set to Star in ‘Companion,’ Sci-Fi Thriller From Zach Cregger, BoulderLight, New Line (Exclusive)

Jack Quaid, one of the stars of Amazon’s The Boys, has signed on to topline Companion, a sci-fi thriller from the team behind last year’s horror hit Barbarian. Drew Hancock wrote the original script and is making his directorial debut with the feature, whose many plot points are being kept hush-hush. Despite the secretive nature of…

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#BoulderLight, Production Banner Behind Horror Hit ‘Barbarian,’ Signs First-Look Deal with New Line (Exclusive)

#BoulderLight, Production Banner Behind Horror Hit ‘Barbarian,’ Signs First-Look Deal with New Line (Exclusive)

BoulderLight, Production Banner Behind Horror Hit ‘Barbarian,’ Signs First-Look Deal with New Line (Exclusive) BoulderLight Pictures, the prolific and under-the-radar genre production banner behind last year’s surprise hit, Barbarian, has signed a first-look deal with New Line Cinema. The pact occurs on the heels of a milestone deal with New Line and Barbarian’s filmmaker, Zach…

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