Zach Cregger Confirms Plans for a Weapons Prequel Centered on Aunt Gladys

The Aunt Gladys movie is in the works, confirms Weapons director Zach Cregger.

According to Cregger, he has plans to direct a Weapons prequel about Amy Madigan’s character Aunt Gladys. It centers on “Aunt Gladys, who becomes a wickedly talented occult expert.” Cregger says that he’s “pretty excited about it,” exploring Aunt Gladys’ backstory and the supernatural world seen in Weapons.

In a recent interview with Fangoria, Cregger said, “It’s real and I’ve been talking to Warner Bros. about it. There’s a story and I’m pretty excited about it. It’s not bullshit.” He added, “I was ready. I had it kind of in my pocket before the movie came out.”

In Weapons, Gladys (Amy Madigan) comes to town claiming to be Alex’s (Cary Christopher) aunt. Using witchcraft, the withered old woman drains the life force of his parents (Whitmer Thomas and Callie Schuttera), then lures Alex’s classmates to his house to siphon energy from them as well.

Speaking to Deadline, the makeup department head Leo Satkovich, who worked on Aunt Gladys’s indelible look, revealed: “It’s something that’s so surreal to me that I feel like I’m still processing … We knew that we were creating a very special character. I personally just do not feel I was prepared for just how much of a chokehold the world was going to be in.”

Here’s the synopsis for Weapons:

From New Line Cinema and Cregger, the wholly original mind behind Barbarian, comes a new horror/thriller: Weapons. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who — or what — is behind their disappearance.

The supernatural horror thriller, which has earned more than $149 million at the U.S. box office and over $264 million worldwide, stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. The acclaimed original horror film holds a Certified Fresh score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Weapons is now available to buy or rent on VOD platforms and will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from online and physical retailers on October 14, 2025.

Source: Fangoria