Amidst the excitement surrounding his acclaimed efficiency in HBO’s The Final of Us, Pedro Pascal has now reportedly signed on to steer a brand new movie by the director of Barbarian, Zach Cregger. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is titled ‘Weapons’ and is described as an ‘interrelated, multistory horror epic’ that’s tonally much like 1999’s Magnolia, the interconnected drama from Paul Thomas Anderson. At present, there aren’t any character particulars for Pascal, however the report means that the staff is eyeing to start out filming throughout autumn this yr.
Barbarian was a shock hit final yr, produced on a measly $4.5 million (about Rs. 37 crore), resulting in studios and streamers vying for an opportunity to fund director Cregger’s subsequent challenge. THR notes that New Line finally gained the bidding conflict in January, guaranteeing a theatrical launch. For now, it is too early to inform whether or not Weapons may even have a large forged lineup like Magnolia, during which a number of tales and characters interlink with one another. Nevertheless, judging by his work in Barbarian, it isn’t far-fetched to anticipate the movie to subvert each expectation within the horror style whereas including some comedy into the combo. In any case, Cregger was a part of the notorious sketch comedy troupe The Whitest Children U’ Know — it is a part of his DNA.
Cregger may even produce Weapons with the identical staff that produced Barbarian — Roy Lee of Vertigo Leisure, and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Footage. In the meantime, Pascal has been on a roll this yr — having donned the bounty hunter’s helmet as soon as extra in The Mandalorian season 3 and securing his identify amongst the awards season chatter for his portrayal as Joel in The Final of Us. Earlier this month, he additionally joined the forged of Ridley Scott’s upcoming Gladiator sequel in an undisclosed function, teaming up with an ensemble forged comprising Paul Mescal (Aftersun), Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), and returning star Connie Nielsen.
Pascal can also be gearing as much as star within the upcoming Ethan Coen movie Drive-Away Dolls in September, and can be seen alongside Ethan Hawke (Earlier than Dawn) within the Pedro Almodovar quick movie Unusual Manner of Life, slated to premiere on the Cannes Movie Competition, later this month. In direction of the tip of the yr, he’ll reunite with Bella Ramsey to movie The Final of Us season 2. Co-creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin confirmed that it’ll adapt the occasions from the polarising online game sequel The Final of Us Half II, and that it may run for longer than one season.
At present, there aren’t any launch particulars for Zach Cregger’s Weapons.
