‘SOULM8TE’ Trailer: Kate Dolan’s Spinoff Movie Set In The M3GAN-verse Heads To VOD Next Month

The “M3GAN” universe is expanding! A third movie is on the way, set in that sci-fi horror universe, next month, as Blumhouse Atomic Monster (Jason Blum and James Wan‘s genre-focused production banner) and Universal Pictures are behind “SOULM8TE,” although this installment will be skipping theaters and heading to VOD for home viewing before heading to various streaming services (yet to be named).

This upcoming pic hails from director Kate Dolan (“You’re Not My Mother,” “The Tourist,” “Kin”), who co-wrote the script with Rafael Jordan, as Wan helped crack the movie’s story with Ingrid Bisu and Jordan. Aussie actress Lily Sullivan (“Evil Dead Rise,” “Monolith”) leads a cast that also features David Rysdahl (“Alien: Earth,” “Fargo”), Claudia Doumit (“Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” “The Boys”), and Arty Froushan (“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” “Daredevil: Born Again”).

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An official synopsis for the pic provided by Universal Pictures:

Unnerving, sexy, suspenseful, and darkly compelling, “SOULM8TE” follows a grieving engineer tasked with testing a ruthless tech giant’s new artificially intelligent android. But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own – unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.

“When Blumhouse Atomic Monster first approached me about an erotic thriller set in the M3GAN-verse, I thought, are you insane? But something drew me in. We exist in a bizarre time where companies sell us ‘connection’ through apps, algorithms, and AI. Yet those are the same forces pulling us apart. The lonelier we get, the more dependent we become on the tools doing the pulling,” states Dolan in an official statement. “‘SOULM8TE’ is a movie about that vicious cycle. It is a satirical, unhinged movie that explores desire, obsession, autonomy, and control. It’s a movie that knows how ridiculous it is, and I’d argue it’s best watched the way you’d watch Basic Instinct or Showgirls now, with friends, a drink in hand, and zero shame about shouting at the screen.”

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You can watch that newly released trailer for “SOULM8TE” below, as the horror pic arrives on VOD starting on August 1.