‘Weapons’ Star June Diane Raphael Explains Pantless Premiere Look

June Diane Raphael turned it out Thursday night at the world premiere of her new movie “Weapons,” wearing a a pantless black tuxedo look reminiscent of Roxie Hart, the murderess ex-con turned showgirl in the Broadway musical “Chicago.”

“When you’re a part of such a big genre film and such a giant piece of performance art, it’s time to leave your pants at home,” Raphael deadpanned. “I’ve always said that, you know what I mean? It’s time to lose a major piece of clothing. (The “performance art” was a faux classroom on the red carpet inside the United Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles that featured several child actors pretending to be unconscious at their desks and a couple of boys covered in creepy clown makeup.)

Raphael continued, “It’s horror chic. It’s horror glam and it’s a little cunty and a little horror and a little scary and a little spooky.”

An original horror written and directed by Zach Cregger, “Weapons” revolves around a town’s reaction to the disappearance of an entire classroom students who ran from their homes at 2:17 a.m. and vanished into the night, triggering a wave of frantic finger-pointing and accusations ensnaring the children’s teacher (Julia Garner.)

Raphael, best known for her turn on “Grace and Frankie” with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, admitted she wasn’t exactly a horror fan: “I am such a scaredy cat. I’m scared right now.”

The cast of the Warner Bros film also includes Josh Brolin, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Alden Ehrenreich Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan.

As previously reported by Variety, “Weapons” cost $38 million in a package that included $10 million total for Cregger to write, direct and produce after a frenetic bidding war. Cregger’s 2022 summer hit “Barbarian” made close to $50 million on just a $4 million budget via 20^th Century.

“Weapons” is in theaters on Aug. 8.

See more photos from the “Weapons” premiere below.