Every Aunt Gladys Question the ‘Weapons’ Prequel Needs to Answer

Everyone’s favorite creepy aunt is officially getting her own movie.

Weapons director Zack Cregger confirmed a sequel centered on the unforgettable antagonist Aunt Gladys, played by Amy Madigan, is in the works.

“It is real and I’ve been talking to Warner Bros. about it,” Cregger told Fangoria. “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.”

Since Weapons dropped in August, Aunt Gladys has taken on a life of her own. The film follows the disappearance of 17 kids from one classroom. The lone survivor, Alex, seem lucky until it’s revealed his eccentric aunt was keeping his classmates locked in the basement and had bewitched them and his parents.

With her flaming-red hair, clownish makeup, and sinister smirk, Aunt Gladys instantly became a horror icon. She’s already set to be a Halloween staple this year and for good reason.

Though Weapons was a big success, the first film still left audiences with more questions than answers. This sequel should absolutely answer them.

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Where the hell did she come from?

At times, Gladys felt like a figure pulled straight from folklore. We need the sequel to explain where she came from. Where was she born? Horror villains thrive on origin myths, and without one, Gladys remains half a monster. Her backstory could transform her from creepy relative to full-fledged legend.

What time is she from?

There are certain phrases and words she uses in Weapons that have us picking apart what time period she’s from—for instance, calling tuberculosis “consumption,” a 19th-century term. The film hinted at something out of step from her wardrobe and rituals to her language. Is she rooted in the present, or did she slip into modern life from another era entirely? Pinning down her timeline could explain the ancient-feeling evil that radiates off her every move.

Who or what turned her into a witch?

Every witch has a beginning, and Gladys’s is still a mystery. Did she stumble into dark magic? Was she cursed? Did she make a bargain with something worse? Knowing how she came to wield her power would put so much of Weapons into perspective and give audiences a clearer sense of what, exactly, Alex and anyone else unlucky enough to cross her were up against.

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