Thriller

[Trailer] A Killer Doll Goes High Tech In Our First Look At The AI Thriller M3GAN

Killer dolls are not uncommon in the horror world – as a matter of fact, the man overdue the flick we are talking well-nigh tonight – James Wan – is responsible for a truly iconic horror doll – ANNABELLE, and with M3GAN – he’s taking things upper tech. Check out the trailer.

From the printing release:

She’s increasingly than just a toy. She’s part of the family.

From the most prolific minds in horror—James Wan, the filmmaker overdue 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 squatter in terror.

M3GAN is a marvel of strained intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by sunny 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 watchman 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 struggle to resolve both problems—a visualization that will have unimaginable consequences.

Produced by Jason Blum and James Wan, M3GAN is directed by topnotch 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 undertone with Divide/Conquer. The film’s executive producers are Allison Williams, Mark Katchur, Ryan Turek, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Lori Dungey, Stephane Garneau-Monten

Directed by: Gerard Johnstone

Screenplay by: Akela Cooper

Story by: Akela Cooper & James Wan

Producers: Jason Blum, James Wan

Executive Producers: Allison Williams, Mark Katchur, Ryan Turek, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath

So, Jan. 13th is when this toy comes to market – it will be interesting to see how this one plays out.