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‘M3GAN’ Spinoff ‘Soulm8te’ Pulled from Release, Being Shopped
Originally scheduled for release on January 9, 2026, Soulm8te has been dropped from Universal’s release calendar.
Deadline reports that the studio is shopping the film, which takes place in the M3GAN universe.
The decision comes in the wake of the disappointing response to M3GAN 2.0, which grossed $39 million worldwide against an estimated $25 million budget. By contrast, the first M3GAN made $180 million on a $12 million budget in 2022.
SOULM8TE is directed by Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother), written by Dolan and Rafael Jordan (Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon), and produced by Atomic Monster’s James Wan and Blumhouse’s Jason Blum.
The film follows a man who acquires an artificially intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless love-bot into a deadly soulmate.
Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise), David Rysdahl (“Alien: Earth”), Claudia Doumit (“The Boys”), Arty Froushan (“Daredevil: Born Again”), and Oliver Cooper (Project X) star.
“SOULM8TE is basically set in the same AI world [as M3GAN] but seen through a more grown-up perspective, one that embraces all the great erotic thrillers from the ’90s,” Wan previously stated. “It’s like Fatal Attraction but with robots.”
It’s possible that any references to M3GAN will be removed from the film if it sells to another studio.
A heist turns nightmarish for Lizzy Caplan (Cobweb) in the offbeat comedy thriller Drag, and the SXSW darling now has an official release date.
Briarcliff Entertainment will release Drag in theaters on January 29, 2027.
The thriller follows “two estranged sisters who attempt to rob a secluded home in rural upstate New York. What begins as a simple burglary spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. As tensions rise and panic sets in, the sisters are forced into a painful and increasingly absurd fight for survival before the homeowner returns.”
It’s described as “Equal parts thriller and physical comedy,” which “explores sibling rivalry, physical pain, and the uniquely chaotic bonds of family.”
Lucy DeVito (“Little Demon”), John Stamos (“Full House”), and Christine Ko (“Dave”) also star.
The release announcement comes with a new look at Drag, introducing the estranged sisters caught in a heist nightmare.
Drag is co-written and co-directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer, marking their feature debut.
The film is produced by Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, and Jake DeVito through Jersey Films 2nd Avenue.
Briarcliff CEO Tom Ortenberg called Drag “a brilliantly original film that’s suspenseful, hilarious, and completely unpredictable. The cast led by Lizzy, Lucy, John, and Christine are the magic that makes the concept work. Audiences are in for a huge treat.”
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