"Weapons" is an upcoming American mystery horror film directed, written, and produced by Zach Cregger, set to release on August 8, 2025. The story centers on a chilling event in the fictional town of Maybrook, where 17 children from the same elementary school class mysteriously vanish simultaneously at exactly 2:17 AM, leaving the community in shock and desperate for answers
. The film explores the aftermath of this disappearance through multiple interrelated storylines involving parents, teachers, police, and townspeople, delving into the emotional and psychological impact on the community. The narrative starts with the mystery of the missing children but evolves by the midpoint into wilder, more complex territory beyond just the disappearances
. Key characters include Josh Brolin as Archer Graff, a father of one of the missing children; Julia Garner as Justine Gandy, the teacher whose entire class vanished; and Alden Ehrenreich as Paul, a police officer with a complicated connection to Justine
. The film is described as a multistory horror epic with a structure compared to films like "Magnolia," featuring deep character studies and a big-picture payoff
. While the story is fictional, director Zach Cregger has said it is inspired by personal tragedy and real-life cases of missing children, making it an intensely personal and emotionally charged project. The film also touches on the broader and tragic reality of child disappearances and abductions
. In summary, "Weapons" is about the mysterious simultaneous disappearance of nearly all children from a single school class in a small town and the unraveling mystery and emotional fallout that follows within the community
