M3GAN surprised everyone in 2023 with its fresh story and exciting action scenes. Now, two years later, M3GAN 2.0 is here with the same bold robot character in a sequel that mixes horror with intense action. In the first film, the killer robot used various weapons to take down her targets. Fans are curious if the new movie focuses more on fight scenes or scary moments. Director Gerard Johnstone has shared some thoughts about whether this sequel is suitable for a family audience, especially kids.
Believing that the film can be enjoyed with the whole family, speaking with People, Johnstone said, 鈥淪ome of my favourite horror movies, Insidious, Drag Me to Hell, are PG-13, so you can do it. It鈥檚 like a gateway horror movie for parents to take their kids to. I鈥檓 a parent myself, and it sucks when you have to split the family up and figure out getting a babysitter and stuff like that just so you can go out to the movies. It鈥檚 awesome when a movie can actually reach a wider audience.鈥
Johnstone said that to make it PG-13, 鈥渢here were a few things that we had to tone down for this. Some things were really hard to let go of and other things it was like, 鈥極h, that actually works better when we make that cut.鈥 So it鈥檚 like a two-edged sword in a way.鈥
Director Gerard Johnstone believes that M3GAN 2.0 is suitable for children. But according to The New York Times review, the PG-13 rated film includes quite a bit of cartoon-like yet intense violence, along with some strong language.
As per the official synopsis, 鈥淭wo years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN鈥檚 creator Gemma has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma鈥檚 niece Cady, now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma鈥檚 overprotective rules. Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defence contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, the ultimate killer infiltration spy.鈥
As Amelia starts to think more for herself, she no longer wants to follow human commands. She even begins to question if humans should exist at all. This puts everyone in danger. To stop her, Gemma decides that the only solution is to bring back M3GAN and improve her skills. As both advanced AI robots come face to face, the original robot now has a real challenge ahead.
M3GAN 2.0 features Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Ivanna Sakhno, Aristotle Athari, Timm Sharp and Jemaine Clement.