M3GAN Spinoff 'Soulm8te' Gets Trailer, Digital Release for Robot Movie
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release the "M3GAN" spinoff "Soulm8te" as a straight-to-digital rental starting August 1, after it was removed from the theatrical calendar.
- "Soulm8te" is an erotic thriller about a grieving engineer testing an AI android that becomes sentient and dangerous, exploring themes of relationships and loneliness.
- The original "M3GAN" film was a box office hit with over $181 million worldwide, but its sequel "M3GAN 2.0" underperformed, earning $39 million globally.
- The film stars Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit, and Arty Froushan, and is directed by Kate Dolan with a story by James Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Jordan.
- Produced by James Wan and Jason Blum under the Atomic Monster banner, "Soulm8te" aims to investigate enduring human truths despite technological advances.
