M3GAN, the murderous doll who captivated pop culture in 2023, is back. But this time, she’s not alone.  The creative team behind the original sci-fi horror film, led by horror titans James Wan for Atomic Monster and Jason Blum for Blumhouse, reboot an all-new wild chapter in A.I. mayhem with ‘M3GAN 2.0.’ Universal Pictures will release the series’s second installment in theaters this Friday, June 27.

Set two years after ‘M3GAN,’ ‘M3GAN 2.0’ follows the titular doll’s creator, Gemma (Allison Williams), who has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules. 

Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno, ‘Ahsoka,’ ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’), the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around. 

With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original A.I bitch is about to meet her match. 

Directed by acclaimed returning filmmaker Gerard Johnstone, the horror comedy co-stars returning cast members Brian Jordan Alvarez and Jen Van Epps as Gemma’s loyal tech teammates, Cole and Tess. The movie also features new characters played by Aristotle Athari (‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘Hacks’), Timm Sharp (‘Apples Never Fall,’ ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians‘) and Grammy winner and 11-time Emmy nominee Jemaine Clement (‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘What We Do in the Shadows’). 

The action comedy was produced by Wan, Blum and Williams. The film was executive produced by Johnstone, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Mark D. Katchur.  

The first ‘M3GAN’ shattered box office records,opening to $30.4 million domestically to become the biggest opening weekend for a PG-13 horror film since ‘A Quiet Place Part II.’ The follow-up went on to gross more than $180 million worldwide.

For more information on ‘M3GAN 2.0,’ visit its official website, as well as its Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube pages.