Zach Cregger says he's already thinking about a younger version of the horror film's overnight superstar. Weapons Aunt Gladys prequel confirmed by director: 'I

Zach Cregger says he's already thinking about a younger version of the horror film's overnight superstar.

Weapons Aunt Gladys prequel confirmed by director: 'I have the story in my head'

Zach Cregger says he's already thinking about a younger version of the horror film's overnight superstar.

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September 23, 2025 2:17 p.m. ET

Amy Madigan as Aunt Gladys in 'Weapons'. Credit:

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Following the runaway success of horror movie *Weapons*, director Zach Cregger confirms the early reports that a prequel movie focused on a younger Aunt Gladys is in the works.

"We're working on putting something together for that," Cregger tells ** in an interview for the movie's home release. "I have the story in my head," he adds. "The story is beat out. I haven't written it, but I'm working with another really talented writer, a good buddy of mine."

The filmmaker confirms he's working with Zach Shields, the scribe from *Godzilla vs. Kong*, *Godzilla: King of the Monsters*, and *Krampus*. "We've been beating the story out," Cregger continues. "And we'll see. It's really early days. I can't say too much about it, but I think it's gonna be great."

Aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan) arrives in 'Weapons'.

Quantrell Colbert/Warner Bros.

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*The Hollywood Reporter* first revealed in mid-August that Warner Bros. and New Line were in talks with Cregger about a prequel film focusing on the origins of the top-secret character in *Weapons*, played by Amy Madigan. The trade also reported the material is based on a Gladys-centric chapter Cregger cut from the original film, but the director tells EW, "No, it's not" based on that.

*Weapons* is the story about how 17 children in the same classroom of the fictional Maybrook Elementary mysteriously woke from their beds at exactly 2:17 a.m. one morning, crept outside, and ran away into the night.

The mystery unfolds through shifting character perspectives: Ms. Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), the teacher of the missing students; Archer Graff (Josh Brolin), a father of one of the missing; Officer Paul Morgan (Alden Ehrenreich), a policeman and recovering alcoholic who has a romantic history with Justine; the school's Principal Marcus (Benedict Wong); and the young Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher), the one kid in Justine's class who didn't vanish.

Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) and Archer Graff (Josh Brolin) in 'Weapons'.

Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.

In a separate interview with EW, Madigan shared her reaction to the intense audience love that emerged for the part of Gladys, which includes some Oscar nomination predictions.

"It's really nice because I felt my work is really good in this piece," the actress from *Field of Dreams* and *Uncle Buck* said. "I've been doing it a long time, so to get something that's this gratifying and people like it...it's fun. It's given me a good giggle, but as you're going up, you could come down just as quickly. So you have to take it with a grain of salt."

*Weapons* is now currently available to watch on digital retail platforms. The film will then be released on 4K UHD on Oct. 14.

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