Amy Madigan’s latest role has fans buzzing, with talk of a possible prequel, but she’s keeping Aunt Gladys’s secrets hidden for now.
The Oscar-nominated actress plays the unsettling aunt in Weapons and recently spoke about the mystery surrounding her character after writer/director Zach Cregger explained how they shaped Gladys.
I used a lot of different bits of information, but I wouldn’t say it’s one or the other. I think it’s a combination of a lot of things. People ask that question, ‘Is she real or is it this or that?’ I said, ‘Good, you guys figure it out ’cause I can’t answer that.’
Madigan noted to Entertainment Weekly.
Cregger told Vanity Fair he gave Madigan two possible backstories: either Gladys was an ordinary woman who used magic to cure a deadly illness, or a non-human being copying human life.
I don’t know the answer, but I love that I don’t know the answer. I don’t need to know the answer. I just need to know that it’s all possible. I don’t know which one she picked.
explained Cregger
After Deadline revealed that New Line is in early talks for a Weapons prequel—though Cregger isn’t confirmed to return, Madigan commented on the chance of playing Gladys again.
While story details are still secret, Aunt Gladys’s origins remain a strong focus.
It’s not that I discount it, but in this business, nothing’s real till it’s real. I just had such a great time working with Zach and being inside that brain of his. That’s really the gift of how the movie came out. The other stuff has to do with all sorts of conversations that I would never be privy in and business things like that. But, you know, I love Gladys, so I’ll leave it at that.
she told EW
In Weapons, nearly every child in Justine Gandy’s (Julia Garner) third-grade class disappears after waking up at exactly 2:17 a.m. and wandering into the night.
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The mystery of their fate unfolds through the eyes of several characters, including Josh Brolin, Austin Abrams, Cary Cristopher, and Benedict Wong.
Source: Deadline