From the most prolific minds in horror — James Wan, the filmmaker behind the “Saw,” “Insidious,” and “The Conjuring” franchises, and Blumhouse, the producer of the “Halloween” films, “The Black Phone” and “The Invisible Man” — comes a fresh new face in terror.
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (“Get Out”’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes a friend and teacher, playmate, and protector for the child she is bonded to.
When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady (Violet McGraw, “The Haunting of Hill House”), Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems — a decision that will have unimaginable consequences.
Produced by Jason Blum and James Wan, “M3GAN” is directed by award-winning filmmaker Gerard Johnstone (“Housebound”) from a screenplay by Akela Cooper (“Malignant,” “The Nun 2”) based on a story by Akela Cooper and James Wan.
The film also stars Ronny Chieng (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), Brian Jordan Alvarez (“Will & Grace”), Jen Van Epps (“Cowboy Bebop”), Lori Dungey (“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” extended edition) and Stephane Garneau-Monten (“Straight Forward”).
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse present an Atomic Monster production in association with Divide/Conquer. The film’s executive producers are Allison Williams, Mark Katchur, Ryan Turek, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath.
In Theaters Friday, January 13th, 2023
