Writer/director Gerard Johnstone scored a hit with his 2022 sci-fi
thriller
M3GAN, in which an artificially intelligent doll turned murderous. Johnstone now
delivers a sequel, M3GAN 2.0.
Alison Williams returns as M3GAN's creator Gemma, now an advocate
for government regulation of artificial intelligence while her niece Cady (Violet McGraw) is now a rebellious teen. Taking its
cues from
Terminator 2, M3GAN 2.0 sees the titular robot resurrected to battle in
the service of humanity when a new AI threat arises in the form
of Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno), an AI soldier that rebels against its
masters.
The film also stars Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Aristotle Athari, Timm Sharp
and Jemaine Clement.
M3GAN 2.0 is in UK/ROI cinemas from June 27th.
Check out the first teaser trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Allison Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules.
Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno; Ahsoka, Pacific Rim: Uprising), the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around.
With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original A.I bitch is about to meet her match.
