India, Aug. 7 -- Zach Cregger's Weapons has been garnering attention ever since its trailer was released. The horror film, which hits theaters on August 8, stars Josh Brolin and Julia Garner in the lead. With a 95 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes even before its release, Weapons is already a hit with critics, Fandomwire reported. Recently, Zach Cregger opened up about how a Tom Cruise movie was a big source of inspiration behind Weapons.

While many Tom Cruise fans might think the actor's 1994 horror project, Interview with the Vampire, could have inspired Cregger, the answer is something different. In a chat with Collider, the Barbarian director said that the 1999 film Magnolia proved pivotal for Weapons.

The director told Collider th...