'It's Being Written, Is the Short Answer' — Zach Cregger Gives Update on the Weapons Prequel That Would Go Into the Backstory of Aunt Gladys

Weapons and upcoming Resident Evil director Zach Cregger gave an update on the status of his Aunt Gladys prequel film at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday afternoon. "First of all, I'm really excited about the Gladys movie. I loved working with Amy [Madigan], I love that character," Cregger said. "For the movie Weapons, it really made a lot of sense not to dive into her backstory because the device of Weapons was to keep her very opaque and very mysterious. However, I think there's an amazing story to be told about where Gladys comes from and how she became what we know her as. It's got a lot of twists and turns and mysteries and crazy things, kind of like Weapons does, and I think it's gonna be great. The script is in process now and we're taking it very seriously and it's moving in the right direction. It's being written, is the short answer." An appetite for an Aunt Gladys prequel film gained traction barely a week after Weapons first came out in August 2025. The writer and director confirmed in September 2025 that the development talks with Warner Bros., which distributed Weapons, were "not bullshit." In April 2026 — not long after Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for her perf