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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.
After multiple delays, Blumhouse Atomic Monster finally launches the newest android that is sure to light your fire while keeping you on the edge of your seat: SOULM8TE is set to release soon.
SOULM8TE arrives on Digital on August 1, 2026, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise, Monolith) stars alongside Claudia Doumit (“The Boys”). The spinoff is described as a ’90s-style erotic thriller with a “new technological twist.”
David Rysdahl also stars in the upcoming SOULM8TE.
The film follows “a man (Rysdahl) who acquires an Artificially Intelligent android (Sullivan) to help him cope with the recent loss of his wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, the man inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.”
Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) directs. The filmmaker rewrote an original draft from Rafael Jordan (Salvage Marines), based on a story by James Wan, Ingrid Bisu and Jordan.
“When Blumhouse Atomic Monster first approached me about an erotic thriller set in the M3GAN-verse, I thought, are you insane? But something drew me in. We exist in a bizarre time where companies sell us ‘connection’ through apps, algorithms, and AI. Yet those are the same forces pulling us apart. The lonelier we get, the more dependent we become on the tools doing the pulling,” states Dolan. “SOULM8TE is a movie about that vicious cycle. It is a satirical, unhinged movie that explores desire, obsession, autonomy, and control. It’s a movie that knows how ridiculous it is, and I’d argue it’s best watched the way you’d watch Basic Instinct or Showgirls now, with friends, a drink in hand, and zero shame about shouting at the screen.”
Producer and Blumhouse Atomic Monster CEO, Jason Blum says, “Kate Dolan has expertly blended tech paranoia with erotic thriller in SOULM8TE, which is just as fun as that sounds, but also has more on its mind than you might think.”
Watch the new trailer below that unleashes a new killer AI bot, this time for an older demographic. SOULM8TE is rated “R” for “Strong violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, and language.”