If you thought ‘Weapons‘ gave you nightmares, it’s time to reconsider your thoughts. While the movie had it all: vanishing kids, eerie small-town secrets, and a mystery that kept us guessing, there was one character who gave us more chills.
Yes, you guessed it right – Aunt Gladys. Thanks to the incredible performance of Amy Madigan for etching Aunt Gladys forever. Now, months after the film became a surprise box office hit, there’s word about what’s next from Zach Cregger. And, if we go by the early signs, we might not have seen the last of Aunt Gladys just yet.
How ‘Weapons’ Surprised Everyone
When ‘Weapons‘ hit the theatres, it didn’t have a massive promo campaign or a famous franchise behind it. And honestly, after watching the movie, it’s clear that it didn’t need a massive budget or a big-name tag. Word of mouth did the trick. The movie follows a strange case in a quiet Pennsylvania town, where 17 children vanish without warning in the middle of the night.
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Thanks to the cast, too. With cast like Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Benedict Wong, and Alden Ehrenreich leading the story, it stole the show. But among them all, Amy Madigan’s Aunt Gladys brought it the everlasting magic. There was something about her that was deeply unsettling, and viewers loved it.
As more people discovered the film, it kept gaining momentum. Eventually, it crossed the $260 million mark at the global box office. At the same time, fans had questions, in fact, a lot of them. Who was she, really? What was she hiding? And why did she feel like the key to something bigger?
Turns out, we weren’t the only ones asking those questions. Director Zach Cregger had been thinking about her story long before the rest of us caught on, and he’s spilled it all.
All You Need To Know About ‘Weapons’ Prequel
In a new interview with Fangoria, Cregger confirmed what fans had been hoping to hear. Yes, a Weapons prequel is in the works, and yes, it’s all about Aunt Gladys. “It is real,” he said, adding that he’s already been speaking with Warner Bros about the idea.
According to him, there’s already a full story in place, and he’s pretty excited about it. Even more surprising, though, is that this wasn’t some last-minute idea because of the movie’s success. Cregger additionally revealed that he had the prequel idea ready to go even before ‘Weapons‘ was released.
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Maybe along the way, we somehow knew that Aunt Gladys was always meant to be part of a bigger story, and now, it looks like that story is finally being told. Of course, there’s no release date just yet, and we don’t know if Amy Madigan will return.
If this prequel comes together the way Cregger thought, ‘Weapons‘ might end up being the starting point of the best horror hits. With Gladys’s backstory front and centre, it opens up a lot of possibilities. We never got many answers about her in Weapons, but she clearly knew more than she let on. Was she involved with the disappearances? Was she hiding something worse? Or was she just another part of a town full of secrets? Now, with a full film focused on her, we might finally get those answers.
