Overview

• Cregger says the prequel "is real" and that he has been in talks with Warner Bros./New Line to develop a film centered on Amy Madigan’s Aunt Gladys.
• The filmmaker says he had the idea before Weapons opened, describing it as a story he "had in [his] pocket" ahead of release.
• Entertainment Weekly reports Cregger is collaborating with writer Zach Shields and that the team has been beating out the story in its earliest phase.
• Despite active development, the project has no green light or schedule as Cregger moves first to a Resident Evil movie dated for September 18, 2026.
• Weapons’ box-office haul of roughly $260 million has fueled studio interest, while Madigan has expressed enthusiasm but cautioned that "nothing’s real ’til it’s real" and Cregger says the prequel is not based on a cut chapter despite earlier trade reports.