M3GAN 2is officially in the works at Blumhouse Productions and James Wan’s Atomic Monster. Universal Pictures has scheduled theM3GANsequel for a theatrical release in early 2025.
Blumhouse’sM3GANcentered on a life-sized humanoid robot doll created by a roboticist named Gemma (Allison Williams). Designed to assist in caretaking duties and provide companionship to children, Gemma decides to test M3GAN (Model 3 Generative Android) on her recently-orphaned niece, Cady(Violet McGraw), who mourns her parents' death. Unfortunately,M3GAN’s bond with Cadyproves too powerful, and the doll becomes hostile toward anyone it believes threatens her relationship with Cady.
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Of course, the killer doll’s homicidal rampage is thwarted, but as with most horror films,theM3GANending suggeststhe android wasn’t destroyed. Now, a sequel titledM3GAN 2.0is officially scheduled to release in theaters on June 24, 2025, roughly two years after the original film debuted. While plot M3GAN 2.0 plot details were not revealed, Williams and McGraw will reprise their respective roles as Gemma and Cady.M3GANScreenwriter Akela Cooper will return to pen the sequel, but a director forM3GAN 2.0has not been announced. However,The Hollywood Reportersources claim producers are hoping to make a deal to bring back Gerard Johnstone, who directed the first film.
Williams, who served as an executive producer on the first film, will be a producer onM3GAN 2.0. She serves in the role alongside Jason Blum and Wan. Michael Clear and Judson Scott are on board as executive producers for Atomic Monster, while Ryan Turek serves the same role for Blumhouse. Rounding out the team of executive producers are Mark Katchur, Divide/Conquer’s Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreat.
Talk of aM3GANsequelstarted before the original film was released in theaters in January 2023. After earning $30.4 million domestically on its opening weekend,M3GANwould gross a total of $91.9 million worldwide to date, effectively ensuring Blumhouse and Atomic Monster would want to cash in on a sequel.
Many people considerM3GANthe perfect movie to kick off the yeardue to its combination of horror and camp. With an increased budget,M3GAN 2.0might up the gore and comedy to become a rare sequel that surpasses its predecessor.
M3GAN 2.0is shcheduled to be released in theaters on July 13, 2025.
