Zach Cregger Parts Ways With Manager After 15 Years
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- Zach Cregger has split with longtime manager Peter Principato of Artists First after approximately 15 years, with sources emphasizing the parting was amicable and reflects his standing as a "red-hot genre filmmaker who can write his own ticket."
- Cregger continues to be represented by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
- Principato will still commission and participate in all three upcoming Cregger projects: Sony's Resident Evil (September 18 release), New Line's sci-fi thriller The Flood (August 11, 2028), and the Weapons prequel Gladys (September 8, 2028).
- Weapons opened to roughly $70M globally and netted approximately $270M worldwide, with Amy Madigan winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as villain Aunt Gladys.
- Barbarian (2022) marked Cregger's directorial breakout, grossing over $46M worldwide on rave reviews and sparking the bidding wars that led to Weapons and Resident Evil.
- Cregger began his career as a founding member of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know before pivoting to horror filmmaking.
Why it matters: Cregger's box office power — $270M worldwide on Weapons, a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, and three projects already locked with Sony and New Line — means he no longer needs a manager to make introductions. The business relationship with Principato continues as a producing one, so this is a natural unbundling of management from dealmaking, not a fallout.
