M3GAN 2.0 is a new model in more ways than one. The sequel to 2022's campy horror-comedy both upgrades its titular antiheroine and advances its scope, eschewing all pretence of being a horror movie and leaning fully into sci-fi action. In the eponymous doll's own words: "Hold onto your vaginas."
Two years have passed since the events of M3GAN, when toy company roboticist Gemma (Allison Williams) accidentally created a killer robot in her attempts to make an AI companion and protector for her newly orphaned niece Cady (Violet McGraw). In M3GAN 2.0, Gemma hasn't completely left the world of robotics behind, but she's no longer in the business of creating artificial intelligence. In fact, she's advocating for its regulation instead through a foundation she runs with her pretentious new beau, "chambray shirt-wearing shithead" Christian (Aristotle Athari).
