‘Weapons’ Star Shares Character’s VERY Unusual Fan Base

Move over, Pennywise, there’s a new LGBTQ+ monster in the mix.

Aunt Gladys, the character played by Amy Madigan in “Weapons,” is more than the film’s formidable foe. She’s become an icon for gay culture.

That’s what Madigan is telling press outlets as she promotes her celebrated part for awards season glory.

“Weapons,” one of the best horror movies in recent years, follows the shocking disappearance of school-aged children in an otherwise normal U.S. town. The film earned raves reviews and could snare some Oscar nominations come January.

There’s even talk of a movie based upon the Aunt Gladys character. For those who haven’t seen “Weapons” yet, we’ll leave out more details about her machinations.

Suffice it to say she behaves very, very badly, and the character is the furthest thing from a role model.

Madigan doesn’t see it that way, and she says she’s not alone.

The veteran actress responds to reports that Aunt Gladys has been welcomed by a marginalized group.

I love that the gay community has so taken to Gladys, and they realize she’s somebody that is an outsider, that’s tormented, that doesn’t fit in. And also her look. People just said, ‘Yeah!’ It’s just a surprise to me that the community, and I think people in the drag community too, kind of really related to [her].

The gay community previously threw its collective arms around Pennywise the Clown from the recent “It” movies. That saga, spawn from the ’80s era book of the same name by Stephen King, followed a supernatural clown who hunted and devoured children.

Teen Vogue cheered on the news at the time.

Since the movie hit theaters last weekend, many people began to wonder: Is Pennywise gay? The hypothesis has since snowballed on the interwebs, with people now dubbing the clown as a gay icon. This also happened earlier this year when the Babadook was heralded the same. Many are even shipping Pennywise and Babadook together, with numerous Tumblr posts and tweets arguing that their relationship is totally real. Talk about a power couple, right?