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A prequel film to Weapons, focusing on Aunt Gladys, is in development, with Zach Shields set to write the screenplay with Zach Cregger.
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Weapons Prequel: Zach Shields To Write The Script With Zach Cregger
A prequel film to Weapons, focusing on Aunt Gladys, is in development, with Zach Shields set to write the screenplay with Zach Cregger.
Article Summary
- A Weapons prequel film centered on Aunt Gladys is in development with Zach Shields and Zach Cregger writing.
- The project follows the critical and box office success of Weapons, which premiered last summer.
- Shields will co-write with Cregger, who also directed and wrote the original film for Warner Bros. and New Line.
- The prequel, tentatively titled Gladys, explores the enigmatic backstory of a fan-favorite character.
A Weapons prequel movie has been whispered about since the film absolutely exploded last summer. It's the way of the horror movie, even if one of the things that makes horror work is that 'fear of the unknown.' For Weapons, not knowing what happened to these kids and the mystery being so creepy were the entire point of the film and a major source of tension and atmosphere, but that's neither here nor there. People fell in love with Amy Madigan and her performance as Aunt Gladys, and now that she has the Oscars, no one should be surprised that the prequel film, which had been in a rather nebulous state, is now a reality. According to Deadline, Zach Shields is set to write the screenplay for the prequel alongside Weapons director and writer Zach Cregger. The working title is Gladys because, of course, it is.
At the time of writing, we don't have any additional information about this prequel film, and a script doesn't always mean the film is going to happen. Cregger has other projects to work on, and maybe someone at Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema will remember that whole "fear of the unknown" and how rarely a horror prequel ends up working out. Just ask Lionsgate – they just managed to fail three times.
Weapons: Summary, Release Date, Cast List
From New Line Cinema and Zach 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 film stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, with Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.
Cregger directs from his own screenplay, and also produces alongside Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, with Michelle Morrissey and Josh Brolin executive producing. The filmmaker's creative team behind the camera includes director of photography Larkin Seiple, production designer Tom Hammock, editor Joe Murphy and costume designer Trish Summerville. The music is by Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay and Zach Cregger.
New Line Cinema Presents A Subconscious/Vertigo Entertainment/BoulderLight Pictures Production, A Zach Cregger Film, Weapons. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in theaters and IMAX nationwide on August 8, 2025, and internationally on August 6, 2025.
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