Zach Cregger’s Weapons Teaser Promises an Unsettling Horror Epic

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. have unleashed the chilling first teaser trailer for Weapons, the highly anticipated new horror film from Barbarian filmmaker Zach Cregger. Written and directed by Cregger, Weapons is billed as an interrelated, multi-story horror epic centered around a deeply disturbing mystery—the sudden, unexplained disappearance of a class of high school students. Slated to hit theaters on August 8, 2025, the teaser offers a haunting glimpse into the eerie atmosphere and fractured narrative style that’s set to define this ambitious film.

The teaser opens with a quiet but tense montage of suburban stillness—bedrooms, clocks ticking, parents asleep—before cutting to the inexplicable: every child from one class silently getting out of bed at exactly 2:17AM and vanishing into the night. No messages. No clues. Just gone. The trailer leans heavily into mood and mystery, with a growing sense of dread that echoes through every frame. It’s the kind of high-concept horror that Cregger is quickly becoming known for—unsettling, layered, and utterly unpredictable.

The cast is stacked with talent, including Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, and Austin Abrams, supported by Amy Madigan, June Diane Raphael, Whitmer Thomas, Toby Huss, and Clayton Farris. With multiple stories seemingly connected by this one night of horror, Weapons promises a deep dive into fear, trauma, and the unknown—blending psychological thriller with supernatural undertones. The lone child who didn’t disappear might hold the key to unraveling it all.

Though the teaser keeps most plot details under wraps, its cryptic imagery and haunting score have already sparked online speculation and excitement. If Cregger’s Barbarian was any indication of his storytelling prowess, Weapons may very well cement him as one of the most exciting voices in modern horror. With a release just ahead of the fall scare season, this could be one of 2025’s most talked-about genre films.