Blumhouse continues to explore the dark side of technology with the development of ALMA8TEThe upcoming horror film (which also counts as an upcoming sci-fi film) features a similar plot to M3GAN — the company's 2022 hit about a robotic doll for children that turns deadly — but with a twist more, shall we say, brightly colored Turn. We will provide you with even more data about the next Blumhouse movie in our next guide to ALMA8TE.
What is the release date of SOULM8TE?
ALMA8TE is currently programmed It will hit theaters on January 2, 2026We wish we could tell you that it will be released a little sooner and that it will have a place in our 2025 film lineup. However, there is already another technophobic Blumhouse movie in theaters with the new 2024 film, Scaredin which a state-of-the-art virtual assistant becomes deadly.
What is SOULM8TE about?
You've probably already guessed that ALMA8TE is another Blumhouse production about a technological breakthrough that turns deadly. However, it is sure to stand out among the rest as it takes a much more adult approach to the material that sounds like a combination of the 2013 Oscar-winning romance His with a concept taken from the best episodes of Black mirror.
According to the official synopsis, the erotic thriller follows a man struggling to cope with the recent death of his wife. Hoping to cure his loneliness, he acquires a human-like android equipped with artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, as he grows closer to this new companion, she proves to be somewhat dangerous.
SOULM8TE is set in the M3GAN universe
We established from the top that the plot of ALMA8TE It is similar to M3GANWell, not only is it similar to one of the best horror movies of 2022, but it also exists in the same world.
Blumhouse first announced ALMA8TE as a spin-off of M3GAN which will “expand” the universe established in the surprise hit. This could be the beginning of an entire anthology franchise of great horror films made for the digital age.
The cast of SOULM8TE
Artificial intelligence has certainly become more advanced and more popular in recent years, but one thing it can't replace is genuine acting talent. Fortunately, the ALMA8TE The cast is made up of real human actors whose roles have not yet been officially revealed. Let's take a look at who will star in the thriller and what else you might know about them.
David Rysdahl
David Rysdahl is no stranger to horror anymore, having starred in the Hulu horror film No Exit and the 2023 horror comedy film, Boogeras well as the Black mirror Season 6 episode, “Mazey Day,” alongside his real-life wife, Zazie Beetz. The actor may be best known for Christopher Nolan's series Oppenheimer In the role of chemist and explosives expert Donald Hornig and Wayne Lyon in Fargo Season 5 of Noah Hawley, with whom he will reunite for the upcoming sci-fi TV show, Extraterrestrial: Earthcoming to FX in 2025.
Claudia Doumit
ALMA8TE will mark the horror feature film debut of Claudia Doumit, who appeared in a creepy musical comedy TV show in 2016 called How to be a vampireHowever, the Australian actor's most famous roles are Jiya, from the short-lived time travel drama Eternal and Victoria Neumann, whom anyone who has seen The boys The end of season 4 will not be part of The boys Season 5, unfortunately.
Lily Sullivan
She is already a qualified Scream Queen after her performances in the fifth installment of the Evil Dead Movies, 2023 The resurgence of Evil Deadand Monolith The following year is Australian actress Lily Sullivan, who made her acting debut in a dark satire. Mental since 2012 and then appeared alongside Daniel Radcliffe in 2017. Junglestars in Amazon Prime's mystery series Picnic at Hanging Rockand National Geographic Bark skins.
Directed by Kate Dolan
ALMA8TE This will be the second feature film by director Kate Dolan, who rose to prominence with her chilling thriller about Irish folklore. You are not my mother in 2021. He also wrote the script for this new film, based on an original draft by Rafael Jordan.
The original story of ALMA8TEHowever, it comes from the mind of acclaimed horror filmmaker James Wan (known for other great Blumhouse horror films such as Insidious) and his wife and collaborator Ingrid Bisu, who are also producing the film on behalf of Atomic Monster. Blumhouse founder Jason Blum has also signed on as a producer.
A direct sequel to M3GAN is also on the way
There is still more to the world of M3GAN in addition to ALMA8TEThe AI killer doll will return in the upcoming sequel, M3GAN 2.0which is scheduled to hit theaters on June 27, 2025. Fingers crossed we get to see a subtle teaser for the spin-off when it comes out.
How to watch SOULM8TE's predecessor, M3GAN
While you wait for the release of both M3GAN 2.0 and ALMA8TEyou'll be able to rewatch (or rediscover) the movie that started it all. Right now, M3GAN It is available with a Starz subscription, to rent on Amazon, or to purchase in physical format.
Stream M3GAN on Starz.
Rent or buy M3GAN on Amazon.
Buy M3GAN on Blu-ray at Amazon.
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