Violet and Madeleine McGraw, sisters in real life, star in two of the greatest recent horror hits and return in sequences this year
Two of the greatest recent hits of terror, M3gan(2022) and The black phone (2021), films that gain sequels in 2025, share a curious detail outside the screens: the child actresses that star in the stories are sisters in real life.
Violet McGraw14, who plays Cady in M3gan and M3gan 2.0and Madeleine McGraw16, who lives Gwen in The black phone and The Black Phone 2They are sisters and have been standing out as young promises of contemporary horror.
Both actresses impressed the public with performances in productions that exploit fear from different perspectives: Violet with a murdered doll driven by artificial intelligence, and Madeleine in a dark history of kidnapping and paranormal phenomena. The success of both films guaranteed sequels: M3gan 2.0already in theaters, and The Black Phone 2which debuts in the 2nd semester of 2025.
On M3gan 2.0
In M3gan 2.0,, the technology behind the creation of the visionary artificial intelligence project M3gan It is stolen and used to create a military weapon Amelia (IvannaSahkno, Ahsoka), a murderous spy. However, according to the self -awareness of Amelia develops, it becomes less and less inclined to receive orders and becomes a problem, causing Gemma (Allison Williams, Run!) Do not have another option but to bring M3gan(Amie Donald/Jenna Davis) Back to life.
On The Black Phone 2
In The Black Phone 2the journey of the boy who fled seems to have begun. Four years after killing and escaping from his dark kidnapper, Finney (Mason Thames, How to train your dragon) tries to live a normal life being the only survivor of the captive macabre of the graver (Ethan Hawke, Moon Knight). While the young man finds it difficult to overcome his trauma, his stubborn sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw, The necklace curse) Starts receiving black telephone calls in your dreams, still having recurring nightmares with three boys being chased in a camp called Alpine Lake, and decides to investigate the origin of these views.
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