Pedro Pascal was initially set to play the lead role in Weapons, a role that ultimately went to Josh Brolin in the mystery horror film. In a new interview, the film’s writer and director, Zach Cregger,

The "Last of Us" and "Fantastic Four" star was supposed to lead the cast with Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry and indie darling Renate Reinsve. Here's what happened.

In the build-up to the release of his upcoming mystery horror film Weapons, writer and director Zach Cregger has explained why he ended up replacing Pedro Pascal with Josh Brolin in the movie. In a recent interview,

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, “Weapons” director Zach Cregger confirmed the original cast of his upcoming horror movie included Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry, Austin Abrams and “The Worst Person in the World” favorite Renate Reinsve.

Early reviews of Weapons have been promising and the movie has received a 100 per cent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was reported last year that Weapons had sparked a bidding war among rival studios after Cregger unveiled his script. It eventually sold to New Line for $38m and the deal included Cregger getting the final cut.

An upcoming horror movie once included Pedro Pascal to star, but his exit caused issues, leaving the director to recast the entire film.

The director and writer of Weapons, Zach Cregger, has recently unfolded the reason behind replacing the internet's favorite heartthrob, Pedro Pascal.

Weapons director Zach Cregger has revealed that he originally had a completely different cast in mind for the film, including man of the hour Pedro Pascal. "I had a whole different cast for this movie,

Director Zach Cregger opens up in a new interview about the chaos behind the scenes of Weapons and Pedro Pascal’s departure from the film.