M3GAN 2.0 Brings Horror Movies to Life
With its sci-fi action and thriller elements, M3GAN 2.0 is a must-see for fans of horror movies, and its timely themes of AI and its dangers make it a relevant and thought-provoking film, despite its heavy-handed approach and lack of subtlety.
M3GAN 2.0, the sequel to the 2023 film M3GAN, has been released, bringing a new level of sci-fi action and thriller elements to the table, with a more serious tone and a bigger budget, but lacking the campy humor of its predecessor.
The film follows the story of M3GAN, a demon-doll android, who is resurrected to fight against a new fembot terminator named AMELIA, with a cast that includes Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, and Ivanna Sakhno. The film's themes of AI and its dangers are timely, but they're also heavy-handed and lacking in subtlety, with a climax that features a fight that turns on the worship of Steven Seagal, and M3GAN soothing Gemma by singing Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work".
Allison Williams, star and producer of the film, discusses her role in the sequel, her experience with the first film, and her future plans, including starting her own production company and completing a M3GAN trilogy. Williams credits director Gerard Johnstone's instincts for bringing a more ambitious tone to the sequel, with a major action upgrade reminiscent of "Aliens" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day".
The release of M3GAN 2.0 marks a new chapter in the horror movies genre, with a more serious tone and a bigger budget, but it remains to be seen whether the film will live up to the expectations of fans of the first film, and whether Williams' plans for a M3GAN trilogy will come to fruition.