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Weapons is a 2025 upcoming American horror film produced, written, and directed by Zach Cregger. The film follows a small community in Florida after a group of kids mysteriously disappears overnight. A teaser of the movie gained viral attention on Twitter / X in mid-April 2025, using "found footage" clips of security cameras to promote the story.

History

On April 15th, 2025, @newlinecinema^[1] posted a teaser of the upcoming Weapons (2025 film), which featured a back door security footage showing a teen running (seen below). The post amassed over 1 million views and 7,000 likes in a day.

According to Deadline^[2], Weapons is expected to premiere in the United States on August 8th, 2025.

Online Reactions

The found footage teasers shared on X in mid-April 2025 gained viral traction over the next few days, as netizens shared excitement and memes about the upcoming horror film. For instance, on April 15th, 2025, X^[3] user @The_GM_is_God posted a still image of Alfred from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Film, captioning "‘Weapons (2025)’ marketing is the scariest thing I’ve seen in my life." The post (seen below) amassed more than 7,000 views and 289 likes in a day.

Weapons (2025 film) marketing campaign on X also spawned some jokes about the found footage videos. For example, on April 15th, 2025, X^[4] user @indianloonie posted a screenshot of a YouTube thumbnail "Gnome sighting in Argentina", captioning as "Weapons (2025)." The tweet (seen below) received roughly 8,000 views and 387 likes in a day.

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