Zach Cregger and WB discuss plans for a prequel to 'Weapons' about Aunt Gladys

Zach Cregger It is consolidating as one of the most interesting voices of terror of modern times.

Cregger made his debut as a screenwriter and director of a feature film of the genre of horror with the acclaimed Barbarian (2022). Three years later, the filmmaker repeats success with another original project of the genre, the newly released in cinemas, Weaponsentitled in this market as The time of disappearance.

The director again associated with New Line Cinema y Warner Bros. to Weaponsand in addition to maintaining your collaboration with the studies, it will remain in the universe of Weaponssince according to THR reports, Cregger, WB y New Line, discuss plans to Make a prequel centered on the terrifying aunt Gladysplayed in the film by a terrifyingly memorable Amy Madigan.

Explain the Source:

“Warner Bros. and New Line are already talking with Cregger about making a prequel that explores the history of the origin of the strange aunt that suddenly reaches the city.”

In case you have not seen Weaponswe tell you that the style of the narrative structure is similar to Barbarian and included a Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson, that is, Cregger tells the story by chapters focused on different specific characters, allowing the audience to rebuild the facts from the perspective of each of them.

The sources claim that Cregger, in fact, had a chapter dedicated to Gladys and part of its history. Finally, he eliminated that script section for extension reasons. Now, with the great success of the film, that lost chapter would be expanded to a complete story.

At the moment no agreements have been closed.

The above is due in large part that Cregger is in preparation of his next film project. The filmmaker is in Prague in the pre -production of the reboot the Resident Evil of Columbia Pictures. The film plans its cinemas for September 1, 2026.

Other possible projects for Cregger's future, in addition to the prequel to Weaponses Henchmanan original story with Warner Bros. is also Flooda science fiction script that already has written.

During the weekend from August 8 to 10, Weapons debuted in the first place of national box office (USA) With $ 42.5 millionand one and one International box office of $ 27.5 millionfor a global premiere of $ 70 million.

Its best international markets are: United Kingdom ($ 3.6 MD), Mexico ($ 2.7 MDD)Francia ($2 mdd), y Australia ($1.8 mdd).

As of Tuesday, August 12, the global box office amounts to $ 81.2 million.

Weapons It had a production cost of $ 38 million, and already paints to have a very profitable step in theaters.

The film focuses on a small community hit by the mysterious disappearance of a group of children. One night, At 2:17 am, 17 children of the same kind of a small city, mysteriously disappear. The disappearances are captured by images of the security cameras of their homes. In them, children are seen fleeing into the dark of the night, running with their arms extended in the same rigid formation.

What or who is behind what happened? The fault immediately falls to the children's professor at the Maybrook Elementary School, Justine Gray (played by Julia Garner), who desperately seeks the truth. Josh Brolin He plays Archer Graff, the father of one of the missing girls, who is suspected that only the boys of Justine's class have disappeared.

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The cast also includes Alden honorable (Fair Play, Cocaine Bear), Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem), June Diane Raphael (Abbott Elementary, Long Shot), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives) y Justin Long (Barbarian).

Cregger is the screenwriter and director. Also produces the feature film next to Roy Lee of Vartigo, producer of Barbarianand JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules by Boulderlight Pictures. Miri Yoon de Vertigo also produces.