M3GAN spinoff SOULM8TE revealed its steamy first footage at CinemaCon, courtesy of producers James Wan and James Blum.
The Blumhouse CEO noted that the pair “share a demented sensibility.” Wan noted of the title character in M3GAN, “She kicked open a door to twisted ideas we can explore together. What if we can design a perfect partner for grown-ups?”
Wan then teased the film’s “adult M3GAN,” and joked, “What could possibly go wrong?”
The trailer, which has not yet been publicly shared, featured Lily Sullivan as an AI-powered companion hired by a grieving man (David Rysdahl). As might be expected, the title character takes things a bit too far.
“Tell me you love me,” Sullivan says in the footage. “Nobody will ever know you like I do. Later, she asks, “Have I been a bad girl?”
When facing off with a female rival, she quips, “Don’t try that girl-power shit with me.”
The cast also includes Claudia Doumit. Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) directed the movie from her own script, with the story credited to Wan, Ingrid Bisu and Rafael Jordan.
SOULM8TE is described as an erotic thriller about a man who attempts to cope with the death of his wife by acquiring an AI android for companionship. The project was first announced in June.
M3GAN hit theaters in January 2023 and surpassed $180 million at the global box office. The sequel, M3GAN 2.0, is set for theatrical release June 27.
CinemaCon is the annual event for exhibitors and Hollywood studios that runs this year from March 31 to April 3. It is presented by Cinema United (formerly the National Association of Theatre Owners).