Gladys Prequel: Amy Madigan's Witchy Villain Gets Her Own Movie

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Amy Madagans' chilling and gladdest from weapons is getting her own prequel. Zach Kregger, the writer-director of the original hit, has teamed up with screenwriter Zach Shields to pin the script. Multiple reports to drop this on April 1st, building on Kregger's hints last year about Warner Bros. talks for a backstory flick centered on that. Loster-winning, witchy villain. Shields brings heavy cred, having scripted the last two Godzilla vs. Kong joints in the 2015 Krampus flick. Madagan, now 75, just snagged best supporting actress at the 2026 Oscars for Gladys, plus Critics Choice and Actors Awards on. Her second nom ever. Fans lost it over her stone cold tear in weapons, where she haunts a small town after 17 kids from one-class vanish overnight, messing with. Things like Josh Brolin and Julia Garner.

1:00That performance, Captain Killer Awards run, and sealed her as the movie's breakout minutes. Word is, early weapons drafts had Gladys backstory that got trimmed for runtime, something Kregger pocketed pre-release. The prequel's working title is straight up Gladys, but no cast or date yet. Kregger's first dropping his Resident Evil adaptation on September 18th, before diving back in, so this horror train keeps rolling with Madagans, Legend, Front, and Center.