Zach Cregger's long-time collaborator’s death coincides with Weapons’ release date.
After three years, Zach Cregger followed up his horror debut, Barbarian, with a new film meant to entice and terrify its audience. Weapons hit theaters on August 8, which had a surprising connection to someone very close to the filmmaker. On August 6, 2021, Cregger’s long-time collaborator and close friend, Trevor Moore, died suddenly. Now, four years after the fact, Cregger’s method of grief was released close to the anniversary of Moore’s death. The Weapons director credited the film with helping in his grieving process, as he told Polygon.
