M3GAN — the titular, murderous robotic star of the decade's buzziest horror film — is a villain tailor-made for these modern times.
In the film, devised by writers Akela Cooper and James Wan, a tween-sized robot named M3GAN — an acronym for "Model 3 Generative Android" — is created by a roboticist (played by Alison Williams) to be a companion to her newly orphaned niece, Cady (played by Violet McGraw).
In the movie trailer, M3GAN flaunts her killer (sorry) dance moves, which are modeled after everyday TikTok challenges. In the weeks leading up to the film's Jan. 6 release, M3GAN cosplayers executed her strange choreography in some brilliant TikToks (and flash mobs) of their own.
