If Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have their means, Weapons would possibly simply be getting a follow-up from author/director Zach Cregger.
The filmmaker’s followup to his 2022 shock hit Barbarian has cemented him as a horror filmmaker to observe, with the film incomes a powerful field workplace return and successful over critics to the tune of a 94% Contemporary ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.
Now, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that, in line with its sources, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. are courting Zach Cregger to create a prequel movie about Weapons’ Aunt Gladys, based mostly partially on materials he had created for the character that did not make it into the movie.
What This Means For Zach Cregger & Weapons Followers
ScreenRant’s Weapons evaluate highlighted the professionals and cons of its chapter-based storytelling, however it’s clear that the construction Cregger opted for boasts main spinoff potential. Sources instructed The Hollywood Reporter that Cregger wrote a chapter for Aunt Gladys (performed by Amy Madigan) that was finally lower from the movie.
The truth that some story already exists for the character signifies that, if Cregger had been sufficient in leaping again on board the Weapons practice, arising with a feature-length screenplay will not be as daunting a proposition as, say, breaking new story floor for a sequel.
However even when Cregger is satisfied to make Aunt Gladys the middle of his subsequent mission, the movie received’t be in theaters for fairly a while. The director has simply began taking pictures his Resident Evil reboot, which is able to certainly take up fairly a little bit of time for the self-proclaimed recreation franchise fan.
Our Take On The Potential Weapons Prequel
On this author’s opinion, it could be extra fascinating to see Cregger proceed down the highway of telling authentic tales than to observe him revisit the world of Weapons anytime quickly.
A part of Cregger’s fast rise to notoriety has been the truth that he has stored audiences stunned; leaping proper again into acquainted territory, even with a compelling story, would possibly present short-term good points whereas altering Cregger’s present trajectory.
Because it stands, the Barbarian filmmaker’s profession path isn’t in contrast to that of recent horror maestro Jordan Peele. After arising in comedy, Peele launched three stellar, but unrelated horror movies in Get Out, Us, and Nope (with a mysterious fourth on the way in which) cementing his status as a novel filmmaker with a watch for gripping and surprising tales.
Even supposing Cregger is leaping into the franchise world with Resident Evil, he in any other case has achieved one thing comparable to date. Cregger doesn’t have to observe in anybody’s footsteps, in fact–together with his personal, which a Weapons prequel might basically see him try.
Weapons is in theaters now.
Weapons
7/10
Launch Date
August 8, 2025
Runtime
128 minutes
Director
Zach Cregger
Writers
Zach Cregger
Producers
Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz
