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

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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.

That 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.