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Metro
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
'Creepiest horror trailer in years' leaves fans struggling to sleep
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The trailer for Weapons, a new horror from Barbarian writer-director Zack Cregger, has been released – and fans have been left unable to sleep after watching the intense preview. Starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, the trailer for Weapons introduces the audience to a simple premise that focuses on a teacher, Miss Gandy (Garner), walking into her classroom one morning to find all 17 students have disappeared in the night. A child's creepy narration explains that the plot thickens as the teacher quickly becomes a person of interest in her class's disappearance, and CCTV shows that all of the children ran from their homes at 2.17am. The intense trailer then shows graphic, increasingly horrifying imagery, including a creepy child sitting up from a desk in a darkened classroom, a view of a man being smacked into by a car, hands covering a man's face furiously holding him down, and black oil being poured onto someone's face. The movie then ends with the door of a house opening by itself as a child says quietly: 'This is where the story really starts.' Fans were left shell-shocked after the creepy nature of the film, with many taking to social media to say they were left unable to sleep. 'I don't like scary movies and I watched that WEAPONS trailer late last night and I swear to god it was so scary I couldn't even sleep,' said tiatamiaa on X. 'WEAPONS might be the scariest film of the year. What the f**k is that trailer??? lol,' said JakeRileyHunte. 'Man Weapons just *looks* crazy f****n' good,' said eventualforever. 'I watched the trailer for Weapons last night and thought it was so so scary,' said violetfaced. 'These kids are not alright. #Weapons looks messed up [positive].' added Lulamaybelle. 'I had full body chills the last 30 seconds of that trailer, incredible stuff,' said sillierdeadite. The film has had some fantastically frightening marketing attached, with Warner Bros releasing a two-hour-long video that showed children running with their arms out into the woods. The video appeared to be taken from CCTV footage and was left untitled and unexplained on the YouTube channel of the entertainment company. The creepy footage actually sparked some concern from viewers who stumbled across the video, unaware of what they were seeing, and baffled about what the footage was showing. Fans have also spotted some hidden Easter eggs in the footage, highlighting that an image of a baseball team can be seen around a minute and a half into the video – but only for a split second – which may be a key clue about the events in the film, or could be a red herring. Zach Cregger was the mind behind Barbarian, a horror which was met with huge critical acclaim, which he also wrote and directed. More Trending He was also a producer on the recent popular horror film Companion starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, which was also met with huge accolades. Given his strong track record, fans are dead-set that Weapons is set to be another blinding success, which will traumatise viewers for years to come – but in a good way, of course. Weapons is set to be released in cinemas on August 8. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Freaky Friday sequel star had 'concerns' over Asian stereotypes in 2003 original MORE: Amazon Prime Video's 'twisted' thriller sequel lands surprising Rotten Tomatoes score MORE: Gerard Butler's 'trashiest' action thrillers somehow smash into Amazon Prime charts
Newsweek
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'Weapons' Trailer Reveals Terrifying First Look at Horror Epic
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The first full trailer for "Weapons" may just be one of the more perfect trailers put together in recent memory. The preview gives you the chilling premise of 27 children disappearing in the middle of the night, all from the same class, and a town in panic because of it. The trailer doesn't come close to hinting at why the children do what they do or what it has to do with all the other horrors that unfold. It gives you just enough information to make you want more. You can see the trailer for yourself below. The first trailer for Zach Cregger's 'WEAPONS' has been released. The film follows a classroom of children who get out of their beds and disappear one night without a trace. In theaters on August 8. — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 29, 2025 Read More: Dwayne Johnson Transforms Into UFC Legend in 'Smashing Machine' Trailer "Weapons" is written and directed by Zach Cregger of "Barbarian" fame, and the filmmaker recently told Entertainment Weekly that "Weapons" is "an incredibly personal story." Julia Garner in "Weapons". Julia Garner in "Weapons". Warner Bros. "I had a tragedy in my life that was really, really tough," Cregger said. "Someone very, very, very close to me died suddenly and, honestly, I was so grief-stricken that I just started writing 'Weapons', not out of any ambition, but just as a way to reckon with my own emotions." It seems likely the tragedy Cregger is referring to is the 2021 death of Trevor Moore, Cregger's friend and co-founder of their sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U' Know. Of the personal nature of 'Weapons', Cregger said, "There's certain chapters of this that are legitimately autobiographical that I feel like I lived." When it comes to inspiration, Cregger credits Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia". "I love that movie," Cregger said. "I love that kind of bold scale. It gave me permission when I was writing this to shoot for the stars and make it an epic. I wanted a horror epic, and so I tried to do that." Asked to compare "Weapons" to "Barbarian", Cregger said, "It is more ambitious in almost every way. I don't just mean in terms of the budget, but I just mean creatively. The story is weirder and it's twistier and it's bigger. I have way more actors to fit into this thing. The set pieces are definitely bigger. It's just a bigger, weirder movie than 'Barbarian' is." "Weapons" is written and directed by Zach Cregger. The film is scheduled to be released August 8, 2025. It stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, and Amy Madigan. More Movies: Jenna Ortega Is Directing Her Own Film Will Forte Pledges to Climb Mount Everest Over 'Coyote vs. Acme' Rescue
