New Line Lands Hot Package ‘Weapons;’ ‘Barbarian’s Zach Cregger To Helm His Script
deadline.comNew Line Cinema won a heated auction to win Weapons, a film it will fast track with the filmmaking team behind the horror thriller Barbarian.
Zach Cregger wrote the script and will direct, and he’ll produce alongside his Barbarian producing team: Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D.
Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures. Vertigo’s Miri Yoon also produces. “Zach proved with Barbarian that he can create a visceral theatrical experience for audiences and that he commands every tool in the filmmaker toolbelt,” said Richard Brener, President and Chief Creative Officer, New Line Cinema. “We couldn’t be happier that he, Roy and Miri, and J.D.
and Rafi chose New Line to be the home of his next film, and hope it is the first of many to come.” Word is Universal and Netflix were in the mix, but New Line won because of a guarantee of a theatrical release.
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