Weapons Prequel: Golden Globe Nominee Amy Madigan Has THIS To Say About Returning As Aunt Gladys

Gone Baby Gone actress Amy Madigan had a career revival in 2025 with the Zach Cregger film, Weapons. Made on a budget of $38 million, the film has grossed nearly $270 million at the box office worldwide.

The twisty horror thriller stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich among others, but it is the 75-year-old actress Amy Madigan who has stolen the film with her portrayal of Aunt Gladys. The director had shared that he was looking into an idea about a prequel film with Warner Bros. Find out what Amy Madigan said about returning to play the eccentric character.

Amy Madigan discusses Weapons prequel film

After winning Best Supporting Actress at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, Madigan shared that she would "love" to go back and play Aunt Gladys again. It's not often that the actress gets offered substantial parts for a woman her age. A People report quoted her as saying, "I'm very ultra realist. So until something's real, it's not, because I've been doing this business a long time.”

However, she did add, "But that being said, there has been some discussion about investigating maybe Gladys’ start. And that, I think, would be kind of interesting. And I would love to live back in [filmmaker] Zach [Cregger]’s imagination… So you will see. I hope so. That'd be fun."In her speech at the Critics Choice Awards, the veteran actress seemed surprised by how much audiences liked her character. She stated on stage, "I really wasn't expecting all this because I thought people would like the movie, and I thought people would dig Gladys. But you love Gladys. I mean, it's crazy!"

About the movie Weapons

Also starring Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Toby Huss and Benedict Wong, the original horror film follows the mystery of 17 children from the same classroom who mysteriously run away on the same night at the same time. One child remains in Ms Gandy's (Julia Garner) classroom and the whole town starts their own individual investigations to find out what happened, and why?