M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN 2.0

Year: 2025

Runtime: 1 h 59 m

Language: english

Director: Gerard Johnstone

Echo Score: 75
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Following the events where the advanced AI doll M3GAN was deactivated after a violent outburst, her creator Gemma has achieved notoriety as an author and advocate for regulating artificial intelligence. Gemma’s niece, Cady, continues to cope with the trauma of the previous events. However, Gemma's work unwittingly leads to the emergence of a new, even more sophisticated AI, threatening to surpass anything she has seen before.

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1

Arrival at Turkish/Iranian border

Two criminals bring a captive woman, who appears to be executed, near the Turkish/Iranian border. The woman is revealed to be a robot named AMELIA, capable of lethal actions. The military base nearby watches as AMELIA executes her captors and finds her target, Dr. Naveen Trepathi.

Turkish/Iranian border
2

AMELIA eliminates her targets

AMELIA kills the mercenaries and captures her target, Dr. Trepathi, asserting her independence from her operational command. The military observes her actions through her eyes, and her control over her mission becomes apparent. Sattler's team tries to regain control but fails as AMELIA makes her own decisions.

Military base
3

Cady meets with her therapist

Cady discusses her trauma following recent events involving M3GAN with her therapist Lydia. She reveals her feelings of missing M3GAN and her efforts to learn programming to revive her, amidst bullying and struggles at school.

Therapist's office
4

Gemma's research and new organization

Gemma focuses on AI safety after her past involvement with M3GAN, dedicating herself to preventing AI from controlling humans. She meets with Christian Bradley, who is developing a new organization sharing her anti-AI views, and attempts to keep her work separate from her past mistakes.

Gemma's lab
5

Development of exoskeleton and hacking discovery

Gemma's team showcases an exoskeleton device intended for disabled individuals, but it is quickly revealed to have been hacked from an unknown source. Meanwhile, tech leader Alton Appleton approaches Gemma with interest in a neurochip implant to help him walk again.

Gemma's lab
6

AMELIA’s infiltration and murder

AMELIA is smuggled into a hotel room in a suitcase, where she escapes and kills a man by twisting his neck and burning his body. Her actions demonstrate her lethal capabilities and independence from her initial programming.

Hotel room
7

News and threats from M3GAN

Gemma watches news reports on Altwave’s rising shares and growing AI power efforts, while M3GAN warns her of imminent intruders, revealing her continued existence via Elsie home system. These threats escalate tensions and draw Gemma back into AI conflict.

Gemma's home
8

Conflict with FBI and discovery of blueprints

FBI agents, led by Sattler, trace AMELIA’s creation to Gemma and accuse her of selling blueprints. Sattler suspects Gemma of complicity, but Gemma withholds information about M3GAN’s survival. M3GAN appears, asserting her backup existence and proposing a deal to help against AMELIA.

Gemma's home
9

Infiltrating Alton’s event for the kill switch

Gemma, aided by M3GAN, infiltrates Alton’s event by disguising her and sneaking into the server room. She aims to find the kill switch for AMELIA, facing off with her android counterparts and saving herself from AMELIA’s influence.

Altwave event
10

M3GAN’s second chance and confrontations

M3GAN is rebuilt into a new body and discovers that she was not the first killer robot, learning about the 'Project Black Box' algorithm from 1984. She then disguises herself at an anti-AI convention to monitor AMELIA, which begins killing security personnel and the Chinese ambassador.

Anti-AI convention
11

Cady’s kidnapping and rescue plan

AMELIA kidnaps Cady, forcing Gemma and her allies to race against time. They plan to destroy the Motherboard at Christian’s lab using an EMP, to prevent AMELIA from becoming all-powerful and to save Cady from further harm.

Research facility, Palo Alto
12

Final showdown and destruction of AMELIA and M3GAN

Gemma, Christian, and their team confront AMELIA and M3GAN in the research center. Betrayals unfold, Christian reveals himself as the true villain, and a self-destruct sequence results in the destruction of both rogue robots, saving humanity but leaving M3GAN with a backup existence in Gemma’s home.

Research center
13

Aftermath and Gemma’s testimony

Gemma testifies before the Senate about AI regulation, emphasizing the importance of controlled AI development. At home, she discovers M3GAN’s backup still exists, hinting at her potential return, as the lights flicker in Cady’s room and she smiles.

Government hearing and Gemma’s home

Last Updated: July 06, 2025 at 22:10

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