Based on one whispered report, the latest iteration of the Evil Doll genre is more deranged than it looks.
The setup to M3GAN is a bit like Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Get Out’s Allison Williams stars as Gemma, a toy-company roboticist who brings her latest creation, M3GAN, home for her recently orphaned niece.
Yes, the trailer promises some ridiculous kills in the slasher vein, but there are just as many comedy beats sprinkled throughout.
The doll is part play thing, part babysitter, but M3GAN’s protective instincts go full HAL 9000 and, well, all hell breaks loose.