Gemma is covertly using the company's resources to develop M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android), a child-sized humanoid robot doll powered by artificial intelligence, designed to be the ultimate companion. She is sent to live with her aunt Gemma, a roboticist at the high-tech Seattle toy company Funki. Johnstone is also in talks to return as director.Ī nine-year-old girl named Cady loses her parents in a car accident.

The film was a commercial and critical success, grossing over $175 million worldwide against a budget of $12 million and receiving praise from critics for its campy blend of horror and humor, satirical elements, and performances.Ī sequel, titled M3GAN 2.0 is scheduled to be released on January 17, 2025, with Williams and McGraw reprising their roles and Cooper returning to write the script. M3GAN premiered in Los Angeles on December 7, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on January 6, 2023, by Universal Pictures. Its plot follows the eponymous artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness and becomes hostile toward anyone who comes between her and her human companion.

M3GAN (pronounced 'Megan') is a 2022 American science fiction horror film directed by Gerard Johnstone, written by Akela Cooper from a story by Cooper and James Wan (who also produced with Jason Blum), and starring Allison Williams and Violet McGraw, with Amie Donald physically portraying M3GAN and Jenna Davis voicing the character.

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