Amy Madigan, star of Weapons, is thrilled to receive her first Golden Globe nomination in 36 years, as is her husband, fellow veteran actor Ed Harris. “We’re just having a good laugh about it since we’ve been doing it for a very long time. Shortly after the Golden Globe nominations were revealed on Monday, December 8, Madigan, 75, tells PEOPLE, “We’re both enjoying it.”
Madigan’s performance as the thriller’s Aunt Gladys, a terrifying, witchy character who is crucial to the abduction of seventeen young children in an otherwise picturesque suburban community, won her praise. She and Emily Blunt were nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for her outstanding performance. She believes it’s great to be acknowledged once more after all this time. Madigan acknowledges that she didn’t set her alarm to watch the nominations in real time; instead, she found out the thrilling news when her phone called.
“My agent Christy Hall and my wonderful manager Sandra Chang called and simply said, ‘Hey, congratulations.'” And that was, I believe, precisely at 5:30. That’s a great way to start the day, Madigan adds. Madigan claims that she was surprised by how many drag queen impersonations and Halloween costumes Aunt Gladys had inspired.
“I didn’t anticipate that. I’ll tell you the truth. Gladys is intriguing since there are many straight people and children dressed up as Gladys in the gay, drag, and straight communities. Following months of deliberation on school safety measures, a proposal on December 8 states that weapon detectors may soon be installed in Green Bay public high schools.
The pilot program, which would install weapons detection devices at one high school at a time, will be decided by the Green Bay School Board on December 22. The duration of the pilot program is unclear.
The majority of weapons detection providers do not provide a free pilot program, thus cost is still an issue. During the pilot, the Green Bay School District would probably either rent or buy firearms detectors. Before making that choice, the board would require a cost estimate, according to board president James Lyerly.
“I believe that, regardless of who you are, where you live, or your age, if you have the chance to work on a fantastic script and it’s a great part, that’s what it truly means. It feels amazing because, as an actor, you have to wait for such chances and moments, she says. Madigan, who has acted in both comedies and tragedies, such as Uncle Buck (1989) and Pollock (2000), continues, “The work is the reason that this is driving all of it, so I feel confident and good about that.” When I question Madigan about the possible movie, she declines, having just received the nomination. Zach has a plan outlining his goals. However, as far as we are aware, this business isn’t genuine until it is, she adds. “It would be a lot of fun, and it would be fantastic if we could get back to her in some way. That possibility excites me. Madigan is still wary, although Cregger recently commented that the thought of her doing the part again made him “smile.” She laughs and says, “We’ll see if people agree with that.” We’ll all just have to wait and see since there is a lot of business involved, which I am not involved in. Superintendent Vicki Bayer stressed in her presentation endorsing the pilot program that structural changes would be necessary and that weapons detectors were not a solution in and of themselves.
Weapons detectors would alternate between the four major high schools under the trial plan. Although the district is still seeking input from security professionals, Bayer stated that she envisioned detectors rotating around every thirty school days. At this point, it’s unclear which school would begin the rotation and when the program would begin.
The district would report on the program’s effectiveness at its conclusion. Information on personnel and time needed, backups at the front doors, the efficiency and accuracy of weapon detectors, and whether it has a detrimental effect on school culture would all be included in that report. The district’s financial status is a significant factor that makes the board’s decision more difficult. Due to a lower special education reimbursement rate than the district projected for, Green Bay’s multimillion-dollar budget deficit will rise by roughly $1 million, the district just stated.
Additionally, the district now funds a number of security services, such as school resource officers, the Centegix alarm system, and two safety administration jobs, one of which is unfilled. Five years of district use were covered by Green Bay’s $1.8 million purchase of Centegix and associated hardware Singlewire in early 2023, but subsequent expenses will total roughly $327,000 each year. The pilot project must be completed before detectors are installed in schools, even if the board approves it. The district convened a roundtable discussion on school safety at Preble approximately one week following the event. The School Board received a report on the concerns and suggestions raised by hundreds of students, parents, and community members regarding school safety during its meeting on October 13. Green Bay, Wisconsin (WFRV) Administrators in the Green Bay Area Public School district are interested in seeing how firearm detection systems would operate at their institutions.
Vicki Bayer, the superintendent of GBAPS, suggested on Monday night that the district start a pilot program to test portable weapon detection equipment at their high schools. The Board of Education will ultimately determine whether or not to implement the advice.
Since discovering a loaded gun in a student’s backpack at Preble High School back in September, district administrators have adopted a number of new safety and security procedures, this being the most recent.
At that meeting, the board opted to keep the door open for a backpack policy that would require students to keep their backpacks in their lockers, request more information on weapons detection, and restructure how behaviors are enforced. It has discussed weapons detection on several occasions, but only in private. Approximately two months later, the board is advancing the discussion of weapons detection. It hasn’t addressed the suggested backpack and student behavior, though the district claims that’s still to come.