Amy Madigan is breaking her silence about her role in the new movie Weapons.
The 74-year-old actress, best known for her work in Field of Dreams, plays the role of Aunt Gladys in the new horror film. Because of the character’s importance to the twist in the movie, Amy was not involved in pre-release press and she has not spoken about the film until now.
In a new interview with EW, Amy is opening up about the Oscar buzz surrounding her performance and the speculation that there could be a prequel about Gladys.
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Amy is happy to hear her performance is being well-received!
“The people I work with will send me some links and things like that,” Amy told EW. “It’s really nice because I felt my work is really good in this piece. I’ve been doing it a long time, so to get something that’s this gratifying and people like it…it’s fun. It’s given me a good giggle, but as you’re going up, you could come down just as quickly. So you have to take it with a grain of salt.”
Amy talked about transforming into Gladys thanks to the work of the hair, makeup, and costume team.
“The look is very jarring,” she said. “Gladys looks great. She’s really happy with how she looks. She loves her wardrobe. She loves who she is. So there’s a certain confidence that you walk in that room with. I don’t walk in with great confidence like that. Sometimes I do. So with Gladys, she’s very confident.”
So, what are her thoughts on a prequel?
“It’s not that I discount it, but in this business, nothing’s real till it’s real,” she said. “I just had such a great time working with Zach and being inside that brain of his. That’s really the gift of how the movie came out. The other stuff has to do with all sorts of conversations that I would never be privy in and business things like that. But, you know, I love Gladys, so I’ll leave it at that.”
Director Zach Cregger has revealed the two options for a Gladys backstory that he gave to Amy.
Source: justjared.com
