New Line Cinema won ‘Weapons’ in a heated auction. Zach Cregger wrote the script and will direct, and he’ll produce alongside his ‘Barbarian’ producing team
that he can create a visceral theatrical experience for audiences and that he commands every tool in the filmmaker toolbelt,” said, 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. The package went out Monday morning.
Cregger comes out of being a founding member and writer for the New York comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’Know, which he started while attending The School of Visual Arts. The group’s self-titled sketch comedy show ran for five seasons on IFC-TV and Fuse. He was also a series regular on Jimmy Fallon’s NBC series
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