M3GAN
by Gerard Johnstone (2022)
The new horror/sci-fi film from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster is hitting Italian theaters. Directed by Gerard Johnstone and written by Akela Cooper, the film is based on a story by Cooper and James Wan, a well-known figure in the horror universe.
Here’s the plot:
M3GAN, which stands for “Model 3 Generative Android,” is a type of android designed by inventor Gemma. Its task is to become the best friend of any child. Gemma’s niece will be the one to officially test the new invention, a doll with a decidedly realistic appearance…
Early reactions are talking about a new horror icon and strong social satire. The film will be released in Italian theaters on January 4, 2023. Are you curious to see it, Anime❓
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Trivia
- M3GAN is the fourth “creepy doll” for James Wan after Billy the Puppet from the *SAW* saga, the ventriloquist puppet Billy from *Dead Silence*, and of course, Annabelle from the Conjuring Universe.
- Produced by Jason Blum and James Wan, M3GAN is directed by award-winning director Gerard Johnstone (*Housebound*, *The New Legends of Monkey*), with a screenplay by Akela Cooper (*Malignant*, *The Nun 2*) based on a story by Akela Cooper and James Wan.
- The plot of M3GAN echoes that of the recent reboot *Child’s Play*, which featured a killer doll with AI that goes out of control instead of possession through black magic.
- The film also recalls a sci-fi thriller from 2016 directed by Luke Scott, son of Ridley Scott, featuring Anya Taylor-Joy as MORGAN, an AI model hybridized into a human body, artificially created in a lab, who goes insane and kills several scientists.
- M3GAN is an Atomic Monster production in association with Divide/Conquer. The executive producers of the film are Allison Williams, Mark Katchur, Ryan Turek, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath.
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