Josh Brolin is tired of “all the same shit” that’s on streamers, so that’s why he boarded Zach Cregger‘s Weapons.
The Oscar-nominated actor recently shared with Collider how the horror mystery pic is the solution to all the boring content he said is currently offered on streaming services.
“You’re looking for great filmmakers, and you’re hoping that there’s another new good filmmaker out there,” he said. “Right now, with so much content, you’re just watching things on whatever streaming service you’re on, and you’re just going, ‘Fuck, why is this so boring, man? Why?’ And just go to the next thing. It’s all the same shit.”
Brolin added of Weapons, “And then somebody not only takes the horror genre, but then fucks with it and then does something on the edge of absurdity, and it’s sort of humorous, so it’s keeping you off-[balance] enough for him to have an emotional impact, ultimately.”
The film, which also stars Julia Garner, follows a community in chaos after all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanishes on the same night at exactly the same time. The small town is then left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Weapons not only won over critics and audiences but also came in more than $10 million ahead of expectations for its opening weekend with $42.5 million.
Cregger previously told The Hollywood Reporter that “it seems like horror is one of the few outlets for real creativity right now on a big scale.”
“Without horror, you go to the theater, and you get people in tights for $200 million, and there’s not a lot of room for risk in those movies. And no shade, I’m all for entertainment, entertaining. But, it’s a shame that there’s not a lot of room for anything else,” the Barbarian director continued. “I love horror, my creative tuning fork resonates strong with horror, so I’m lucky in that regard. I dearly wish that we could have cool, edgy weird comedies back in the movie theaters. Or dramatic fare for adults in the theater. I feel like there’s not a lot of movies for grown-ups anymore.”