EXCLUSIVE: M3GAN 2.0 is in manufacturing because it heads for a June 27, 2025 theatrical launch with Timm Sharp, Aristotle Athari and Jemaine Clement boarding the Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Divide/Conquer sequel.
Additionally getting back from the unique 2023 $181M international grossing film is Brian Jordan Alvarez as Cole and Jen Van Epps as Tess.
Gerard Johnstone, as we beforehand instructed you, is returning to the helm with a screenplay penned by Akela Cooper, who wrote the primary movie.
Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis have been beforehand confirmed to return for the sequel which can even star Ivanna Sakhno.
Jason Blum, James Wan and Williams are producers on M3GAN 2.0. Michael Clear and Judson Scott, of Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, will EP. Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek can also be an EP with Mark Katchur. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath, from Divide/Conquer, are additionally EPs.
Sharp’s appearing profession began with Undeclared for FOX, created by Judd Apatow. Since then, Sharp has starred in dozens of films and over 40 TV reveals together with Enlightened, ’til Demise, Blunt Speak, Drunk Historical past, It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia, and most lately Apples By no means Fall, Primarily based On A True Story and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The actor is repped by Odenkirk Provissiero Leisure.
Athari was a forged member on Saturday Evening Stay from 2021-2022. He additionally starred on HBO’s Silicon Valley. He lately starred in Molli and Max within the Future reverse Zosia Mamet that premiered at SXSW and within the indie comedy movie The French Italian reverse Cat Cohen and Chloe Cherry, that premiered at Tribeca this yr. He fashioned the comedy group “Goatface,” together with Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Fahim Anwar. Athari starred in, directed, and co-wrote a comedy particular with the group, which aired on Comedy Central. He can presently be seen on Season 3 of Max’s Hacks. Athari is represented by CAA and Stride Administration.
Clement is greatest identified from the comedic people band Flight of the Conchords who went on to have their very own HBO sequence. He starred lately in Avatar: The Means of Water and may be seen subsequent in Sony’s Harold & The Purple Crayon. He created and govt produces the comedy sequence Wellington Paranormal (CW/HBO Max), in addition to What We Do In The Shadows (FX/Hulu). He’s presently writing and govt producing the upcoming AppleTV+ sequence Time Bandits, based mostly on Terry Gilliam’s 1981 movie. Clement is represented by UTA and Yorn Levine.
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Alvarez will subsequent be seen starring, present working, and producing FX’s new comedy English Trainer debuting on Sept. Alvarez created the YouTube digital sequence The Homosexual And Wondrous Life Of Caleb Gallo, which was nominated for a 2016 IFP Gotham Impartial Movie Award for “Breakthrough Collection – Quick Type,” and has resulted in a cope with Lionsgate to develop the sequence for TV. Alvarez’s different credit embrace the characteristic movie Every little thing Is Free, during which he directed, produced, and starred in, in addition to CW’s Jane The Virgin, Netflix’s comedy Grace and Frankie, Epix’s Jayson, the Netflix comedy sequence Particular, and his breakout position in NBC’s Will & Grace reboot. Alvarez is represented by CAA, Leisure 360, Ziffren Brittenham, and Narrative.
Van Epps
Van Epps will probably be seen subsequent in a recurring position reverse Lisa Kudrow in Time Bandits. She beforehand starred as “Nicole”, the ex-wife of John Cho’s character, within the Amazon characteristic Don’t Make Me Go. Extra credit embrace the Hulu characteristic No Exit, the Apple TV+ sequence Mr. Corman, the Netflix sequence Cowboy Bebop and the Amazon sequence The Wilds. Van Epps is represented by Echo Lake Leisure, Navigation Media Group, New Zealand’s Gail Cowan Administration and Ziffren Brittenham.
Johnstone is represented by CAA, Key Creatives, and Nelson Davis.
