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.

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.

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.

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,

Weapons director Zach Cregger revealed that Pedro Pascal was initially meant to play the lead role which eventually went to Josh Brolin. In a new interview, Cregger said that several actors besides Pascal were part of the original cast of the mystery horror film but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts after the 2023 SAG-AFTRA writer’s strike.