This article contains minor spoilers about “Weapons,” now playing in theaters. Director Zach Cregger’s sophomore feature, “Weapons,” is a story about a small town overtaken by a malevolent force. One night,

The filmmaker began writing the feature after the death of a friend, but its final section came from mining his childhood. Still, he is ready for viewers to take what they will from the story: "I don't care if any of this stuff comes through.

Weapons’ director Zach Cragger explained how the SAG-AFTRA strike contributed to Pedro Pascal dropping out of the film, eventually leading to an entire recast.