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A Cursed Spinoff Of One Of Last Year's Biggest Flops Is Quietly Being Buried

Originally announced in June 2024, Blumhouse's 'Soulm8te,' a spin-off of its 2023 hit 'M3GAN,' has been set for a digital release on August 1, 2026.

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After being unceremoniously pulled from the release schedule, M3GAN spin-off SOULM8TE sparks back to life with an R-rating by the MPAA

Is the next installment in the M3GAN universe getting another shot at life?

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Jason Blum wants to keep budgets low

Jason Blum may have been making "more expensive" movies since Blumhouse merged with Atomic Monster, but he wants to keep making "super-low budget" films too.

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The Campiest Horror Franchise Of The Decade May Be In Big Trouble

The M3GAN cinematic universe may be over before it started.

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M3GAN spin-off movie SOULM8TE has been dropped by Universal following a string of 2025 Blumhouse horror blunders

The future of the M3GAN universe looks bleak

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Following M3GAN 2.0 Bombing At The Box Office, The Soulm8te Spinoff Just Got Some Bad News

Yikes.

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Jason Blum promises Saw creator James Wan 'will be hugely involved' in reboot

Jason Blum has insisted James Wan "will be hugely involved" in the creative side of Blumhouse's Saw reboot.

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I'm Surprised Everyone’s So Meh On M3GAN 2.0, Because I Kinda Loved It. Here's Why

It's actually a riot, if we're being honest.

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Jason Blum reveals biggest M3GAN 2.0 mistakes as sequel flops at box office

Blumhouse boss Jason Blum has reflected on the studio's mistakes with M3GAN 2.0.

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Blumhouse boss Jason Blum says M3GAN 2.0 flopped at the box office because they "overthought how powerful people's engagement was with her": "We all thought M3GAN was like Superman"

M3GAN 2.0 had a disappointing opening weekend at the box office

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M3GAN 3 looks unlikely after new sequel M3GAN 2.0 malfunctions at box office

The killer AI doll hasn't been able to strike gold twice

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Apple's Brad Pitt-Starrer 'F1: The Movie' Sets The Pace with $10 Million In Previews, Poised For $115 Million Global Opening—M3GAN 2.0 Faces Slower Start Despite Strong Sequel Buzz

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Original Films' "F1: The Movie," starring Brad Pitt, has exceeded expectations, banking $10 million in previews and is on track for a $115 million global opening, while "M3GAN 2.0" is off to a slower start.

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M3gan 2.0 review – hit-and-miss sequel replaces horror with action comedy

A solidly made and passably entertaining follow-up to the viral doll hit tries to swerve the franchise into summer blockbuster territory with mixed results

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M3GAN director James Wan says spin-off SOULM8TE is like ‘Fatal Attraction but with robots’

With the movie now in post-production, producer James Wan has teased SOULM8TE will be like “Fatal Attraction but with robots”.

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M3GAN 2.0 ending explained: does M3GAN die? Will there be a sequel? And everything else you need to know about the horror sequel's final scenes

Here's everything you need to know about what really goes down when M3GAN meets her match during the M3GAN 2.0 ending

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How to watch M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN is back, but how can you watch the sequel? We’ve got everything you need to know, including whether it’s streaming or not.

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The Wildest Sci-Fi Movie Of The Year Is A Hysterical Remix of 'T2'

In 'M3GAN 2.0,' M3GAN is a superhero now. And also, a superspy? The sequel It gets zany — like a hysterical remix of T2 that entirely works.

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‘M3GAN 2.0’ review: The ‘Evil Dead 2’ of sassy killer robots

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M3GAN 2.0 is a 'redemption story' for the robot

M3GAN 2.0 director Gerard Johnstone set out to make the sequel's plot a "second chance" for the killer AI robot.

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Allison Williams planning third M3GAN movie

Allison Williams has admitted she is already "dreaming" of a third movie in the ‘M3GAN’ franchise.

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14-year-old M3GAN 2.0 star reflects on growing up in the horror genre and how it all started with The Haunting of Hill House: "I like to get scared"

Exclusive: M3GAN 2.0 star Violet McGraw looks back on growing up in the horror genre and what the M3GAN franchise means to her

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M3GAN 2.0 star Allison Williams compares the new horror sequel to Netflix’s Adolescence in that it has an "important" and "necessary" underlying message about technology

Exclusive: As funny as M3GAN 2.0 may be, star Allison Williams wants audiences to take away an important underlying message about technology, just like with Adolescence

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Move over, Barbie! Universal lines up M3GAN director to helm new movie based on Monster High dolls

From one menacing marionette to another...

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M3GAN 2.0 will be "bigger and bolder" than the original, promises director: "To do a movie that was very small didn't feel like we would be listening to the audience"

Exclusive: Director Gerard Johnstone says upcoming horror sequel M3GAN 2.0 will go even further "because of the audience's reaction to the first"

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7 best Blumhouse movies, ranked: 'Get Out,' 'Paranormal Activity,' 'M3GAN' and more

These are the best movies from the production company that rules the modern horror landscape.

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