{"id":344973,"date":"2025-08-13T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=393082"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:52:23","slug":"with-81-2-million-raised-in-its-opening-weekend-this-recent-release-is-already-planning-its-first-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/with-81-2-million-raised-in-its-opening-weekend-this-recent-release-is-already-planning-its-first-spinoff\/","title":{"rendered":"With 81.2 million raised in its opening weekend, this recent release is already planning its first spinoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new film by Zach Cregger, titled Weapons, has captured the audience&#8217;s attention as one of the best titles of 2023. Starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner, this horror and thriller film revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a group of children on a fateful night. <strong>As the story unfolds, viewers discover the unsettling fate of the children, although the ending leaves unanswered questions, intensifying the suspense<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zach Cregger is destined for stardom<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the central characters of Weapons is Gladys, played by Amy Madigan, a woman with magical abilities who turns people into zombies. Her past is enigmatic, and the film reveals fragments of her story without fully unveiling her nature. <strong>This ambiguity has led to discussions about the possibility of a prequel focused on her life, as Warner Bros. and New Line have shown interest in exploring more about her past<\/strong>. The film has generated a global revenue of 81.2 million dollars so far, which could facilitate the production of this spin-off project.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weapons | Official Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpThntO9ixc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zach Cregger describes Gladys as a metaphor for his own childhood, marked by the difficulties of growing up with an alcoholic father<strong>. In statements to Vanity Fair, the director mentioned that this personal connection deepens the film&#8217;s narrative<\/strong>. Gladys is presented as a complex being, whose story she keeps secret and who could alternate between being an ordinary person who adopted magic to survive or even a creature that imitates humans.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of Weapons, which follows his acclaimed previous film Barbarian, has established Cregger as a prominent filmmaker in the industry. <strong>His next work will be on a new installment of Resident Evil, where he has promised a different story focused on the video games and the franchise&#8217;s universe<\/strong>. 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