Zach Cregger Opens Up About Fincher's Game-Changing Advice On Weapons
Zach Cregger's mystery horror film Weapons has been released, and fans have been loving the director's unique structure, compelling storytelling and the impressive performances by the cast. During an interview, Cregger revealed that much of the credit goes to Academy Award-winning director David Fincher, who helped him in various ways.
Backed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Weapons is written, directed, and co-produced by Zach Cregger, who also drew inspiration from Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia for some of the structure and ideas in the film.
Zach Cregger Thanks David Fincher In The Credits Of Weapons
During an interview with Variety, Zach Cregger revealed why David Fincher's name was in the credits of Weapons. Talking about the helpful inputs Fincher gave during the making of the film, the Barbarian director stated, 'He's just a very helpful guy. He was available to me during prep, and then he was very available during the post-process."
He added, 'He (Fincher) watched the movie and had a lot of really constructive thoughts and gave me a tonne of ideas. He helped me learn more about the editing process and how to think about it in a new way that wasn't available to me when I was making 'Barbarian'. So he just opened my mind up a lot."
Cregger further explained that Fincher had helped him in various things, including reframing, stabilisation, and ADR. 'Honestly, I learnt a lot about how to prep and what lenses to use," he recalled.
Set in a small town, Weapons tells the story of a class full of kids vanishing mysteriously one day, making the townspeople increasingly furious that police have no leads. The narrative of the film follows several locals, including the troubled teacher whose class went missing, a cop, a parent of a missing kid, and a young burglar, as they get pulled into the central mystery.
The cast includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Cary Christopher, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.
Zach Cregger Talks About Upcoming Film Resident Evil
Talking about his upcoming project, Resident Evil, Cregger shared that the movie is going to recreate the tense, survival-horror atmosphere of the game. 'Those games pioneered something special. The pacing of those games is so unique and effective, and just being locked in with one character moving from point A to point B, knowing you're going to pass through this gauntlet of terror, and you've got to be methodical and thoughtful about it," Cregger shared. 'So I want to tell the story in the world of the games that honours the lore of the games, but it's a new story," he added.
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