Zack Kreger, in a relatively short period of time, claims as one of the most important voices in modern horror. His 2022 Director Solo Debut with Solo "Barbarian" became an unexpected hitthat put it on the map. Now, his monitoring, the critically valued "weapon", has become a chart table, success for Warner Bros.. There are many reasons for the popularity of the film, which not only is the cast of Kreger managed to gather. As it turns out, he actually had to start from scratch with a completely different ensemble before filming began.

The "weapon" takes place in a small town where everyone, except for a child of the same class, mysteriously disappear on the same night at the same time. The community must doubt who - or what - is behind their disappearance. Initially, Pedro Pascal (Mandalorian) was thrown into the lead role, but he had to give up scheduling Questions that arose as a result of the 2023 actors' guild strike. Unfortunately, Pascal's departure was just the beginning, throwing everything from fever.

Kreger confirmed Fun weekly That Pascal was just one part of a completely different team that had to change completely as things were developing. The previous ensemble included the likes of Brian Tiri Henry ("Godzila X Kong: The New Empire") and Renate Reinsve ("the worst person in the world"), with Tom Burke ("black bag"), also included in previous Casting reports.

The only one he did through both round casting? Austin Abrams ("euphoria"). "He hung up hard with me. That's my friend right there," Kreger said. Abrams, for his part, was looking forward to hanging out of his role. Here's what he had to say about it:

"I was able to get in touch with Zack, and then it turned out that he was doing something. He thought I was good for it, potentially.

Kreger ended up turning to Oshosch Brolin ("No Earth for the Old People", "Deadpool 2") to fill the shoes Pascal left behind. Brolin plays Archer, a man hit by sadness after his son disappeared. He starred opposite Juluia Garner ("Ozark", "Fantastic Four: First Steps") like Justin, the teacher whose students disappeared. Although Kreger did not say it directly, it is assumed that Reinve would play Garner.

It is similar to who Henry would play, although the principal of the school Marcus, as he eventually portrayed Benedict Wong ("Doctor Strange"), seems like a reasonable bet. Alternatively, it is easy to imagine that Henry is playing Paul, the policeman who ended up shown by Alden Ehreneich ("Solo: Starwell Story of Starwives"). In any case, as extremely different as these casts are on paper, both are particularly ensembles on the A-list. It speaks volumes about the credibility that Creger is built on "barbarian", at the top of the service as a glittering approval of The "Weapon" script (causing a huge war to bidding in Hollywood before landing at Bros. Warner).

In the end, everything worked quite well. "Weapons" is a huge hit on the box office outside the gateIn addition to being one of the best -viewed horror films since 2025. Meanwhile, Creeger is now cementing his place in Hollywood and already has his reboot at the decient evil on deck. It is enough to say, he should not have a problem providing a great actor for it. Interestingly, he is already ready to unite with Abrams for that film, no doubt because the latter hung up all the wild weapons of "weapons".

The "weapon" is now in cinemas.