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Zach Krieger is ready to work his magic with the prequel Weapons Which will focus on the breakout character Gladys.
during ColliderAt the San Diego Comic-Con directing panel on Thursday, the director shared a status update on the planned follow-up to the 2025 horror hit that won Amy Madigan a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn as Aunt Gladys. Hollywood Reporter It was previously reported that Cregger and Zach Shields are writing the script for the project in development at New Line Cinema with the working title Gladys.
“First of all, I’m really excited about Gladys “Movie, and I loved working with Amy,” Krieger told the audience. “I loved that character. For the movie Weaponsit really made sense not to dive into her backstory because the device Weapons He was supposed to keep it very mysterious.
He added: “However, there is an amazing story to tell about where Gladys came from and how she became what we know her to be. It has a lot of twists and turns, mysteries and crazy things, like… Weapons He does. I think it would be great. The scenario is in play right now, but we take it seriously, and it’s moving in the right direction. So, yes, it was written, that’s the short answer.
The film’s events revolve around a group of children who went missing in the middle of the night. Weapons It was released in theaters last August from Warner Bros. It grossed $270 million at the global box office. In addition to Madigan, the cast includes Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, and Benedict Wong.
At Thursday’s panel, Cregger showed off the latest trailer and additional exclusive footage from his highly anticipated video game adaptation Vampirewhich will be released by Sony in September. Krieger indicated that would be his next feature The flooda science fiction thriller he wrote for New Line.
Also participating in the committee were: may day Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, who teased the progress of the new film Star Trek The feature in which the pair are writing and directing.
“It won’t be characters you’ve seen before,” Goldstein said from the stage. “It’s going to be a little further in the future than I’ve seen.”
