Wild Alternate Ending Revealed for Horror Film ‘Weapons’
Director Zach Cregger’s latest horror film ‘Weapons‘ has been receiving rave reviews, but did you know that audiences almost saw a very different, and much more brutal, finale?
In a recent interview, Cregger opened up about an alternate ending he had planned before deciding it just didn’t fit. The director revealed that he once envisioned a climactic showdown between Julia Garner’s Justine Gandy and Amy Madigan’s Gladys Lilly that would have turned the movie’s final act into an all-out brawl.
A Brawl to Remember
According to Cregger, the scrapped finale would have seen Mrs. Gandy and the kid collecting people to be their little army like enchanted Pokemon, and then they would have clashed with Gladys and her little army in a massive gang war at the end.
However, Cregger ultimately realized that the alternate ending might have been overkill, and a lot longer than the movie needed.
Instead, the theatrical version of ‘Weapons’ plays out very differently. The ending audiences saw had Cary Christopher’s Alex sneaking into Gladys’ room and performing the ritual he’d seen his great-aunt do countless times. This breaks her control over the children, leading to what is a beautifully vicious segment as they rise up on their tormentor and kill her.
Cregger admitted that he realized the alternate ending might have been too long and not as cool. Given how well ‘Weapons’ has been received since release, it seems his instincts were spot on.
It’s interesting to imagine what could have been with a witchcraft-fueled gang war between Garner and Madigan sounds like pure horror chaos, but the final cut was great and clearly struck the right chord with fans and critics alike.
Source: Geek Tyrant
