The work directed by Zach Cregger stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan.
Weapons (The Hour of Disappearance)one of the most talked about horror movies of 2025, comes to HBO Max. The news comes after the possibility of a sequel was confirmed.
The work directed by Zach Cregger (Barbarian) will premiere exclusively on streaming on October 24 as part of the Del Cine a HBO Max label, responsible for bringing the main film premieres to streaming. The film will also be available on HBO’s linear programming starting on the 25th at 8:00 pm ET.
What Weapons is about
The film follows the mystery surrounding the disappearance of 17 children from the same class, teacher Gandy’s (Julia Garner) class, at 2:17 in the morning. The city, then, sets out in search of answers to the mystery while dealing with the absence of children from their homes.
Weapons is the last film production of the career of Zach Cregger. The director became known in the horror genre for Nights Brutaisalso available on HBO Max, and returns to the big screen with one of the great cinema sensations of 2025 among the public and critics. The cast is made up of names like Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan.
The film marks a new launch of the franchise From Cinema to HBO Maxresponsible for bringing several titles directly from movie screens to the platform.
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