Clearly, a movie about a killer robot who looks like a young child has to have a sense of humor about it. Without that, it’s hard to take the character seriously. It’s a big part of why, back in 2022, M3GAN became a breakout hit. It was gory and thrilling, but also very self-aware and completely hilarious. Now, for its sequel, it’s taking all of that and dialing it way, way up, where the lines between humor and horror are basically completely gone.
In other words, it looks amazing.
The latest trailer for M3GAN 2.0 is here ahead of its release June 27, and it’s filled with new footage. New action scenes, new dialogue scenes, and M3GAN fully embracing that she is willing to kill any and everyone to protect the now-teenage Cady (Violet McGraw). Check this out.
We thought Ahsoka star Ivanna Sakhno joining as the more advanced and evil killer robot, Amelia, was what we were looking forward to most in M3GAN 2.0, and yet, now after this new trailer, that’s up for debate. M3GAN helping her creator Gemma (Allison Williams) get in on the action has rapidly risen up the list as has their relationship. We love the scene here where Gemma is trying to process that M3GAN is willing to help them fight Amelia now, and how M3GAN has to convince Gemma that actually, it’s okay if she murders a whole lot of people along the way.
The danger with this movie, however, is just how campy is it going to get? There’s probably a line somewhere where the gore and horror can get completely overtaken by the jokes, dancing, and Britney Spears needle drops. Probably. With any luck M3GAN 2.0 will find that line but not cross it. Just gently dance up to it in its pink armor and Geordi La Forge sunglasses.
Directed by Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN 2.0 opens June 27.
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