If M3GAN’s success wasn’t surprising enough given Jason Blum’s ability to make his horror film profitable, this announcement is even more surprising: if a sequel is still planned and expected to hit our theaters on June 25, 2025, so will it. A spin-off called Soulm8te.
Directed by Keith Dolan ( Samhain ) and scheduled for January 2, 2026 in the United States, the feature film will move away from horror and revisit 90s erotic thrillers like Basic Instinct or Fatal Liaison (which dates back to 1987, of course). Of course, in the background of technology.
Because it’s going to be about a man who acquires an AI-powered android to deal with his wife’s recent death. But his attempt to create a partner with feelings turns into a nightmare when his love bot turns out to be a neighbor of a mortal soul.
“There are human truths we cannot escape in the long run”
Just like the M3GAN doll treated anyone who attacked its young owner. “I see my film as an exploration of relationships and loneliness”– the director said in the press release about the project.
“Despite technological advances, there are human truths that we cannot escape in the long run, and I look forward to delving into those depths.” And we can see what the franchise could have in store for us in terms of other spin-offs, genre-wise, if Soulm8te is successful.
Source: Allocine
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