Surprise Hit M3GAN Gets Green-Lit for Sequel With Return of Familiar Faces
By Movieguide® Contributor
M3GAN, the movie about a life-like robot child companion turned killer doll, will make its return in January of 2025.
“Stars Allison Williams and Violet McGraw, who survived the first incarnation, plan to return for Part Two. Executive producer Williams will now serve as a producer,” the Rolling Stone reported.
The sequel, with the working title MEGAN 2.0, will be written by Akela Cooper, who wrote the original screenplay to M3GAN.
Movieguide® previously reported on the unexpected success of the sci-fi thriller stating, “M3GAN earned over $30M in its debut weekend at the box office, which came as a surprise to the industry due to January’s reputation as a slow month for movies.”
It was projected to make only $17 million to $20 million in North America in opening box office sales according to VARIETY and currently has made $91.9 million globally.
Movieguide® advised discernment because of the movie’s strong language and violence, but remarked on its positive pro-family worldview:
M3GAN is a science fiction thriller about a brilliant female robotics engineer who gives an advanced robot doll to her orphaned niece. For most of her life, Allison has been focused on her career, working on robot toys for a toy manufacturer. So, she has trouble relating to her niece, Cady, whose parents were killed in a car wreck during a family ski trip. Allison and Cady’s relationship changes for the better when Allison finishes a life-sized robot doll called Megan for Cady. Things go wrong when the doll starts to have a dangerous mind of its own.
However, the movie delivers a fun and exciting, but scary and sometimes violent, ride. Also, the movie provides an uplifting, center-right message about putting family and children first, before one’s career. Thus, M3GAN has an anti-feminist message that leans toward conservative, traditional values. That said, the movie has strong, gratuitous foul language. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution.
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