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- M3GAN 2.0 Producer James Wan plans to continue exploring the fears brought about by real-life technology in the upcoming sequel, and delve further into the field of artificial intelligence.
- The success of the original film and the survival of M3GAN hinted at a unique opportunity for the sequel to break away from common horror tropes and draw inspiration from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- With M3GAN’s freedom of consciousness and her potential to create new, powerful bodies and control an army of M3GAN drones, the sequel could surpass what the MCU has accomplished.
M3GAN 2.0 Producer James Wan has revealed plans for the upcoming sequel, and how it will continue to fuel fears about real-life technology. Currently scheduled for release in January 2025, M3GAN 2.0 The film will be a direct follow-up to the huge success of the original 2022 horror film, with Allison Williams’ Gemma and Violet McGraw’s Cady reportedly set to return. Plans for a sequel were in place before the first film was released, with the film’s ending implying that M3GAN’s consciousness took over Gemma’s home AI device.
during an interview empire magazine (pass collider), producer and original story co-creator Wan revealed how the first film came about at the perfect time, perfectly coinciding with rising concerns over the use of artificial intelligence.He also said that the upcoming M3GAN 2.0 Will go deeper and explore “The Artificial Intelligence Universe goes one step further”. Check out his comments below:
Although it’s still early days, M3GAN is about to make a comeback.The first movie couldn’t have come at a better time. [when concerns about AI were mounting], we will definitely be leaning into this in our next article. We are further exploring the AI universe.
How M3GAN 2.0 reuses failed Avengers plots
Although the original M3GAN The movie seems to be coming out at just the right time, and Hollywood’s latest killer doll certainly isn’t the only horror character of its kind. Drawing on the long and treasured history of killer toys, M3GAN’s The AI twist ends up just providing an alternative explanation to the supernatural elements that previously animated other famous killer dolls.Even in 2019 children’s games The reboot featured a similar storyline of AI gone awry as they tried to recreate the iconic knife-wielding Chucky.
However, considering the success of the original film and M3GANThe ending hints at the survival of M3GAN and the upcoming M3GAN The sequel has a unique opportunity to break away from common horror tropes and even look to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and one of its villains for inspiration.Although in 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Widely regarded as one of the lesser of the MCU’s infamous crossover films, M3GAN’s Now that her consciousness is separated from her original body, she can easily mimic Ultron’s own rogue AI.
Presumably the Internet is at your fingertips, just like Ultron, M3GAN 2.0 The villain will most likely seek to create a new body for herself, one more powerful than her original form.Additionally, the first film also hinted at the plans for the original M3GAN The doll was stolen and sold to one of Funki’s rivals, and it’s possible that she controlled her own army. M3GAN Drones. With discussions surrounding the ethics and potential impact of real-life artificial intelligence currently at the forefront of audiences’ minds, such a story might even be far more successful than what the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished.
M3GAN It was a huge box office success. Revenues were reported at $181 million on a budget of $12 million.
Source: Empire Magazine (via Collider)
