20 Upcoming Horror Movies NOBODY Asked For
14. Aunt Gladys
Mere weeks after Zach Cregger's Weapons exploded at the box office, the filmmaker revealed that he was developing a prequel picture focused around its instantly iconic antagonist, Aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan).
As talented and ingenious as Cregger has shown himself to be, for many the world of Weapons and its witchy villain is so, so much more interesting without the particulars being explained.
While Cregger likely wouldn't over-explain Gladys' origins to the point that there's nothing left to speculate on, there's still something to be said for restraint, for letting Gladys' role in the original film speak for itself. So many great horror movies have been undermined by sequels and prequels which de-mystified the villain to the extent that they ceased to be interesting, and with Cregger now being one of the most in-demand genre filmmakers working today, there's so much else he could be devoting his time to.
For her part, though Amy Madigan is keen to reunite with Zach Cregger, she knows the realities of the industry and how even promising projects never get made. In her own words, "Until it’s real, it’s not real."