A NewM3GANTrailer Is Here to Bring Pint-Sized Terror to Your Day

After achieving instant meme - ability inher first trailer — which variety of came out of nowhere , and upgrade an “ ugh , not anotherkiller - doll movie ” billet to “ OMG WHEN CAN I SEE THIS ” status — M3GAN ’s overprotective , alarmingly potent playthinghas return for another teasing .

Yes , they brought back the ominous dancing aspect for this one ( how could they not ? ) , but this new trailer gives us an even good idea of what to wait , include a supremely malevolent scene of M3GAN playing the pianoforte . “ It ’s insane , right ? ”

produce by James Wan ( Saw , The Conjuring , Insidious ) and Blumhouse ( Halloween , The Black Phone , The Invisible Man ) , M3GAN is point by Gerard Johnstone ( Housebound ) and written by Akela Cooper ( Malignant ) , from a history by Cooper and Wan . And what is that story , exactly ? Well : “ M3GAN is a wonder of contrived intelligence , a life - like bird programmed to be a child ’s greatest companion and a parent ’s greatest ally . design by glorious plaything - company roboticist Gemma ( Get Out ’s Allison Williams ) , M3GAN can listen and watch and check as she becomes supporter and instructor , playfellow and guardian , for the child she is bonded to . When Gemma abruptly becomes the caretaker of her orphan eight - year - old niece , Cady ( Violet McGraw , The Haunting of Hill House ) , Gemma ’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent . Under acute pressure at oeuvre , Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an effort to resolve both problems — a decision that will have unimaginable consequences . ”

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The cast also includes Ronny Chieng , Brian Jordan Alvarez , Jen Van Epps , Lori Dungey , and Stephane Garneau - Monten . M3GAN hits theaters January 6 , but is presumptively starring in all your nightmares tonight .

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