Interview

Director

“M3GAN 2.0” Writer/Director Gerard Johnstone on Killer Tech, Callbacks, and Respecting Genre

M3GAN 2.0 has gumption. The sequel to the Blumhouse production doesn’t play it safe by rehashing a formula. Instead, writer/director Gerard Johnstone rips up any atypical sequel blueprint and goes for broke in an action-comedy: a mad tech bro or two, a kitchen that kills (thanks to AI), and the proud influence of Steven Segal’s finest pictures. 

M3GAN (Jenna Davis) never truly died. Silicon Valley and beyond are still reeling from her dance-happy killing spree from the first movie,

By The Credits  |  July 1, 2025

Interview

Special/Visual Effects

The Secret Behind “M3GAN 2.0”: FX Duo Adrien Morot & Kathy Tse Reveal How They Perfected Horror’s Creepiest Eyes

Early in M3GAN 2.0 (in theaters now), the robotic title character complains to her maker Gemma (Allison Williams) about being confined to the clunky body of Teletubby simply because it/she killed a bunch of people in the first movie. Negotiating for an upgrade to fend off a weapons-grade android, M3gan says, “I want to be stronger. Faster. And while you’re at it, make me taller.”

That last demand posed a challenge to Morot FX Studio principals Adrien Morot and his wife,

By Hugh Hart  |  June 30, 2025
Rebooted for Revenge: “M3GAN 2.0” Trailer Resurrects the AI Nightmare for a New Battle

She’s baaaaaaaack.

The murderous robotic doll from hell is back in M3GAN 2.0, two years after she burst onto the scene in director Gerard Johnstone’s M3GAN and took her assignment to protect and love Cady (Violet McGraw) to its fatal extreme. After going absolutely berserk, the artificially intelligent, terrifyingly flexible (morally and otherwise) robot was destroyed by her creator, Gemma (Allison Williams),

By The Credits  |  April 3, 2025
“M3GAN” 2.0 Trailer Delivers a Jolt During the Grammy’s

She walks in on patent red leather shoes. You can tell by her gait who this is. But it’s when she starts to dance to Chappell Roan’s “Feminomenon” and promises you really know. Perhaps you bow your head a little bit. On the screen, the text reads, “This b*th is back.” This first glimpse at M3gan 2.0 arrived during the Grammy’s, appearing shortly after Roan took the stage to perform “Pink Pony Club.”

By The Credits  |  February 3, 2025