New Trailer Released for ‘Weapons’ From Zach Cregger

Today, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. gave us another new look at Weapons from Zach Cregger. A second official trailer has been released, showing off the large scale horror that’s being depicted by Cregger, who again writes and directs after Barbarian. Josh Brolin and Julia Garner take center stage in this one, which looks like it’s really going to be a leap forward for the filmmaker. The movie will be released in theaters on August 8th. You can find out more information below.

These are the official details and plot synopsis for the film, straight from New Line Cinema:

From New Line Cinema and Zach Cregger, the wholly original mind behind Barbarian, comes a new horror/thriller: Weapons.  

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

The film stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, with Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.

Cregger directs from his own screenplay, and also produces alongside Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, with Michelle Morrissey and Josh Brolin executive producing. The filmmaker’s creative team behind the camera includes director of photography Larkin Seiple, production designer Tom Hammock, editor Joe Murphy and costume designer Trish Summerville.  The music is by Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay and Zach Cregger.

New Line Cinema Presents A Subconscious/Vertigo Entertainment/BoulderLight Pictures Production, A Zach Cregger Film, Weapons. It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in theaters and IMAX nationwide on August 8, 2025, and internationally beginning 6 August 2025.

Here is the new trailer for Weapons: