Weapons director Zach Cregger has confirmed an Aunt Gladys prequel is in the works. Discussing the Aunt Gladys prequel rumours with Entertainment Weekly, the 75-year-old actress said: “It’s not that I discount it, but in this business, nothing’s real till it’s real. Cregger previously teased he wanted to make an Aunt Gladys prequel, as even he didn’t know the backstory of the character yet. He told Vanity Fair Magazine: “I don’t know the answer, but I love that I don’t know the answer. As well as the Aunt Gladys prequel, Cregger is working on a Resident Evil reboot for Sony Pictures, which will star Paul Walter Hauser and Weapons’ Austin Abrams.