Zach Cregger Clarifies Involvement In Weapons Prequel

Published Sep 6, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT Jennifer is a TV and Movie News Editor at ScreenRant. She started her journey in entertainment media in 2022 when she first joined Valnet at CBR before coming to ScreenRant. Jennifer loves TV, especially science fiction. She also loves late-night talk shows, due to her insomnia. Alien: Earth is definitely one of her favorite shows, and she jumps on any chance she gets to write about it. Even on her days off, she will claim an Alien Earth article if one is available. Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are two of her favorite late-night hosts, and Conan O'Brien before he left his show. Her Alien: Earth coverage for ScreenRant is by far the work that she is most proud of so far. She was initially a finance and political editor, but her passion for pop culture convinced her to transition into entertainment journalism. During her off time, she loves to binge-watch cooking shows such as Kitchen Nightmares. Jennifer also loves spending time with her daughter and cherishes every moment of it. Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Weapons fans want more of Zach Cregger's Gladys, and the director just offered an update about her backstory. Cregger's having a great run in the horror genre. With the success of Weapons and the upcoming Resident Evil reboot, the director and writer has had his hands full. After the former became an overnight sensation, audiences who enjoyed the film are excited to see what Cregger has in store for the newest horror movie icon, Gladys' prequel. In an interview with Deadline, Cregger revealed that he is actually not as involved in the writing process as fans assumed. While the creator is helping with the overall development of the prequel's storyline, at the moment, he is not the one who is writing it. He told the publication that Zach Shields is actually handling the screenplay. He added that the main reason is that he tends to hop from one thing to another constantly. This makes writing a script that likely has a strict deadline slightly more difficult. More to come...