Nobody could have quite predicted the cultural impact of Weapons' red-haired antagonist Aunt Gladys, which culminated in an Oscar win for actor Amy Madigan – least of all Zach Cregger. With a new horror movie on the way, this time an adaptation of the Resident Evil video games, does the director think lightning could strike twice?
"That was kind of an amazing moment with Amy and I think we were all surprised at how much it resonated with people," Cregger says in an interview attended by GamesRadar+. On top of an Academy Award win, Gladys spawned many, many Halloween costumes, memes, and Oscars host Conan O'Brien even dressed up as her for the show's opening skit (and, most prestigious of all, GamesRadar+ named her our villain of the year for 2025.
