As if one M3GAN wasn’t enough trouble, now there’s an even worse one unleashed on the world! And who better to put down this new killer doll than the original badass ‘B’ herself? That’s the premise behind M3GAN 2.0, which finds the original dancing, murdering AI rebuilt to battle Amelia, a diabolical menace designed with stolen M3GAN tech. Blumhouse and Universal have dropped what they’re calling the “final” trailer. We’ll see about that.
Once again directed by Gerard Johnstone, with James Wan and Jason Blum as producers, the film sees Allison Williams return as M3GAN creator Gemma, with Violet McGraw back as her niece Cady. Amie Donald is also back as M3GAN with Jenan Davis as her voice.
Also in the cast are Brian Jordan Alvarez and Jen Van Epps as Gemma’s loyal tech teammates, Cole and Tess, and new characters played by Aristotle Athari (Saturday Night Live, Hacks), Timm Sharp (Apples Never Fall, Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and Grammy winner and 11-time Emmy nominee Jemaine Clement (Avatar: The Way of Water, What We Do in the Shadows). But the scene-stealer looks to be Ivanna Sakhno as M3GAN’s more advanced rival, Amelia.
Here’s the synopsis: 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.
M3GAN 2.0 hits theaters on June 27th.
