New Line in Early Talks for WEAPONS Prequel Film
It looks like Weapons might be getting a bloody backstory. New Line is in early talks for a prequel to Zach Cregger’s latest horror hit, fresh off its killer opening weekend.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the project reportedly came from a pitch by one of Cregger’s writer friends, an idea he “really sparked to” before it even reached New Line’s Richard Brener or Warner Bros. chairperson Mike De Luca.
Cregger’s involvement in the prequel remains unclear, but I imagine that if it’s a prequel, it will deal with the the crazy-ass Aunt Gladys. Right now, Cregger’s plate is more than full, with two upcoming films already in the works with a Resident Evil adaptation for Sony, followed by an original project titled Flood.
Weaponsis a chilling mystery about 17 third-graders who vanish from their homes at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving the town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania in shock and looking for answers. Julia Garner stars as Justine Gandy, the teacher who loses her class, alongside Josh Brolin as a desperate father and Alden Ehrenreich as a local cop. The cast also includes Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, and Cary Christopher.
Weapons has proven both a critical and commercial hit. It topped the box office its opening weekend with around $42.5 million domestically and has now pulled in over $81 million worldwide.
Whether Cregger will have time to return to Maybrook’s eerie world for the prequel remains to be seen, but if the idea has him this intrigued, horror fans should keep an eye out because there’s a good chance the nightmare isn’t over yet.
Source: Deadline