Hardcore horror fans may be a little surprised when going to see M3GAN 2.0, as the new sequel really ups the ante in terms of action and sci-fi elements, and tends to leave a lot of horror tropes behind in the process. But that’s the beauty of our favorite wild, murderous AI doll M3GAN; she’s a complex queen, as director Gerard Johnstone explains why he steered the franchise into new genres.
"I'm really proud of the first movie, and I almost didn't want to do anything that would adversely affect that movie," says Johnstone to GamesRadar+. "And a great way to do that is like, just not do the same thing again and not even stay in the same genre."
