Zach Cregger, who made a name for himself with 2022’s Barbarian, returns to horror with Weapons — and it’s already turning heads. After test audiences responded with overwhelming enthusiasm, the film’s release has been bumped up to 8 August 2025. The newly released trailer offers a haunting first look at a mystery rooted in one surreal moment: a class of children vanishing at exactly 2:17 a.m.
Julia Garner stars as a schoolteacher whose entire class disappears under chilling circumstances. A child’s voiceover explains how each student woke up, walked out of their home, and never came back. Yet a flash of them silently reappearing in a darkened classroom suggests something far stranger is at play. Josh Brolin appears as a furious parent, demanding answers from a shaken community.
The film unfolds through six interwoven perspectives — including a teacher, a father, a police officer, and one of the children — in a narrative structure already likened to Magnolia. The ensemble cast features Brian Tyree Henry, Tom Burke, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, and June Diane Raphael.
Weapons aims higher than standard genre fare, blending psychological horror with bold structure and eerie visual design. If the trailer is any indication, Cregger’s next film won’t just scare — it’ll stay with you.
