In the wake of the $181 million worldwide box office success of M3GAN in 2022, Blumhouse bet big on the movie being the launch of an exciting new franchise... but three years later, things have not turned out as planned. Not only did the direct sequel, M3GAN 2.0, bomb when it was released in theaters this past summer, but now we have the news that the completed spinoff Soulm8te has had its planned theatrical release cancelled.
Per Deadline, Universal Pictures has gone one step further than simply deciding to axe the planned release of the new horror movie (which was supposed to come out a few weeks from now on January 9, 2026). In addition to taking it off the 2026 movie release calendar, the studio is now actively looking for another studio to pick it up and distribute it. There are apparently no current hints as to where it will end up.
