{"id":637,"date":"2025-06-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/m3gan-2-0-is-a-fun-upgrade-thats-a-little-too-self-aware\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:00:00","slug":"m3gan-2-0-is-a-fun-upgrade-thats-a-little-too-self-aware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/m3gan-2-0-is-a-fun-upgrade-thats-a-little-too-self-aware\/","title":{"rendered":"M3gan 2.0 is a fun upgrade that\u2019s a little too self-aware"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Universal and Blumhouse’s first M3gan <\/em>feature came out of nowhere with a premise so ridiculous and campy that it was hard not to be at least a little intrigued. Equal parts Child’s Play <\/em>and Small Wonder<\/em>, M3gan <\/em>was undeniably silly with its story about an AI-powered doll who sang Sia’s \u00ab\u00a0Titanium\u00a0\u00bb and danced around as she chopped people’s heads off. But the movie struck a near-perfect balance between straight horror and comedy that made it a delight to see in a crowded theater.<\/p>\n

M3gan <\/em>also killed at the box office, to the tune of $180 million against a modest $12 million budget. That made it all too easy for Universal to greenlight and fast-track a bigger, more expensive sequel, but it was unclear where, exactly, the new franchise might go next. There’s a pointed cleverness to the way returning director Gerard Johnstone and writer Akela Cooper evolve their murderous doll’s story with M3gan 2.0<\/em>. And you can see in the film’s action-forward sci-fi turn how much more money was put into its production. <\/p>\n

Like many horror sequels, though, M3gan 2.0 <\/em>has a tough time living up to its predecessor as it brings back the original cast to take on a few new AI threats. It’s by no means a terribl \u2026<\/p>\n

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