India, April 30 -- Not a prestige drama or an adaptation of a bestseller, a fierce bidding war in Hollywood raised eyebrows because it was for a original idea for a horror film. Now that the trailer has released, viewers are also reacting to the first footage of the upcoming film Weapons, helmed by Barbarian director Zach Cregger. The film sold to production house New Line for an overall sum of a jaw-dropping $38 million, with reports even saying that there were multiple studios that wanted to get hands on the project. (Also read: How two Hollywood stars leveraged their stardom to turn struggling tier-5 football club into £100 million powerhouse)

As the trailer suggests, Weapons revolves around a small-town mystery where the sudden ...