Just ask Chucky—you can’t keep a good killer doll down. Though technically ME3GAN is an android; her unwieldy name stands for Model 3 Generative Android. And of course one movie would never be enough for her. In three years, she’ll be back—the 2.0 version.
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Producers James Wan and Jason Blum were hinting at a sequel back in November, months before the film’s premiere, so this isn’t a huge surprise. M3GAN 1.0 has made almost $100 million globally and was made for $12 million, so it’s already more than profitable.
If you have somehow missed M3GAN mania, here’s a summary:
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Get Out’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to.
When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady (Violet McGraw, The Haunting of Hill House), Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems—a decision that will have unimaginable consequences.
Williams and McGraw are already set for the sequel; returning screenwriter Akela Cooper (Malignant, Grimm) is writing 2.0; and of course Wan and Blum will produce. Gerard Johnstone directed the first one, but no director has been announced for the second.
M3GAN will dance into theaters on January 17, 2025.
