Who Plays Aunt Gladys in ‘Weapons’? Where You’ve Seen Amy Madigan Before

Who Plays Aunt Gladys in ‘Weapons’? Where You’ve Seen Amy Madigan Before

“Weapons” is getting plenty of attention after hitting theaters Friday, and the movie is on track to earn $40 million this weekend. Part of the film’s success can be chalked up to the secrecy that surrounded its plot ahead of time — and perhaps no one character is more mysterious than Amy Madigan’s Aunt Gladys. Madigan’s role in the movie has been kept a secret on purpose, and the bulk of this article contains spoilers about the film’s plot. In …

After Weapons, I’m Begging Zach Cregger for Gladys’ Spinoff in The Cregger-Verse

When I watched Weapons, I mistook Amy Madigan’s Gladys as a clown. She appeared in Justine Gandy and Archer’s weird nightmare before she ever showed up as a person in the second half. At first, I thought: Well, she has that villainous look, I don’t see why anyone isn’t doubting her.  Until I realized that’s precisely the point Zach Cregger was trying to make with Gladys, who turned out to be a witch. By the end, I was intrigued by her character …