Weapons is the latest horror film by Zach Cregger. He previously directed the film Barbarian. The synopsis of Weapons focuses on the mystery of the disappearance of 17 elementary school children from the same class. The horrific incident occurred simultaneously in one night, leaving a puzzle that piques the audience’s curiosity.
The film Weapons has a running time of approximately 128 minutes and stars Josh Brolin as Archer Graff. In addition, Julia Garner plays the character Justine Gandy, and Alden Ehrenreich plays Paul.
Weapons Synopsis
Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) is a teacher and homeroom teacher at Maybrook Elementary School. In general, her work runs smoothly and daily activities at school proceed as usual.
However, one day, a major event shook Gandy’s life and the entire school community. The school became the center of attention when 17 students from Gandy’s class were reported missing under mysterious circumstances.
That morning, none of them attended class, even though school was running normally and other student activities continued without interruption.
Only one student, Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher), was seen at school at that time. After investigation, it was revealed that the strange incident began when the seventeen students did something beyond human comprehension, precisely a few hours before school started.
Almost all of the students in Gandy’s class woke up simultaneously at around 2:17 a.m., then got out of bed, ran outside, and disappeared into the darkness of the night, which then triggered chaos and panic when morning came.
The film project was developed by production company New Line Cinema after winning the auction for the rights to Cregger’s script.
Cast List and Release Schedule
In addition to Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, the film also features several actors in supporting roles. They are:
- Julia Garner as Justine Gandy
- Josh Brolin as Archer Graff
- Alden Ehrenreich as Paul
- Amy Madigan as Gladys Lilly
- Benedict Wong as Andrew
- Toby Huss as Captain Ed
- Austin Abrams as Anthony
- Whitmer Thomas as Mr. Lilly
- Cary Christopher sebagai Alex Lilly
- Khalani Simon-Barrow as Elena Martinez
- Clayton Farris as Terry
- Callie Schuttera as Mrs. Lilly
- Luke Speakman as Matthew Graff
- Hurley Paul and Jen Ryan as Frantic’s parents
- Jason Turner as Counselor
- Ashley Ames as Bystander
- Kaidence Conlan as Mason Thompson
- Jared Simon as a doctor
- Robert Hendren as detective
- Khyler Liggins as Madelyn McNulty
Most of the actors in this production are replacements for Pedro Pascal, Renate Reinsve, Brian Tyree Henry, and Tom Burke, who had to withdraw midway through filming due to scheduling conflicts.
The film Weapons is intended for adult audiences as it contains elements of bloody violence, gruesome visuals, coarse language, some sensual scenes, and drug use. Weapons has been showing in theaters since August 6, 2025.
