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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.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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