Warner Bros has the Weapons prequel dated for September 2028 - Cregger says he will probably get to Gladys after The Flood
Fans of Aunt Gladys, brace yourselves — Zach Cregger’s Weapons prequel has received a bleak update, and your wait just got longer.
So, if you were hoping to see more of Aunt Gladys skulking around on the big screen any time soon, I wouldn’t hold your breath. Zach Cregger’s planned prequel to Weapons—focusing on the rather unsettling and strangely popular witchy character—hasn’t budged from its own private purgatory. And judging by Cregger’s vibe, it’s not about to, either.
Warner Bros. has scheduled “The Flood” for release on 11 August 2028.
Nowhere Fast for Gladys
Cregger’s update, honestly, could’ve come with a shrug emoji. When pressed by Variety, he said he’ll ‘probably’ turn his attention to the Gladys movie once he’s wrapped up on The Flood, his next deep-space thriller. The prequel, he insists, is a right headache—'a lot of moving parts’—so if you want definitive timelines, join the queue.
And those stories floating around about A-listers hounding him for roles? He brushed all that off too. In Cregger’s words, it’s just not at that stage yet, so save your casting dreams for later.
Release Dates? Good Luck
To confuse matters that little bit more, Warner Bros. have The Flood set for 11 August 2028, with Spielberg’s AFM-genius Amblin producing and Cregger sticking with his usual studio haunts. Not content with just one tentpole, Gladys is pencilled in for 8 September 2028—a tidy one month later, at least on paper.
- Amy Madigan returns as Gladys, fresh off her Oscar win for the first film
- Zach Shields is co-writing the script
- Rest of the cast or actual production details? Anyone’s guess
What’s Actually Happening?
This summer, Cregger did toss fans a slightly meatier bone at the Directors on Directing panel at San Diego Comic-Con. He confirmed that the script for Gladys is, at least, being written—so not all hope is lost. He called the premise compelling and mentioned that the whole point of her character in Weapons was the mystery. The prequel’s set to dig into 'where Gladys comes from and how she became what we know her as'—so expect the film to peel back the layers without killing off the weirdness that got everyone obsessed in the first place.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Cregger said the story will uncover 'where Gladys comes from and how she became what we know her as'.
If you were part of the global mob that made Weapons a runaway hit last August—Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, and Benedict Wong all pitching in—this prequel sounds like a no-brainer. But right now, it’s still in script limbo, and there’s no point getting excited until Cregger’s finished tangling with spaceships and existential dread in The Flood first.