The movie’s behind-the-scenes team details the challenging creation of the murderous droid.
It’s one thing to program a movie robot to talk and even kill.
But how do you get that sucker todance?
Behind the scenes image from the set of ‘M3GAN’.Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures
So, it was quite grueling, but ultimately those really tricky films produce good results.
“At one of these sessions, we came up with the idea of doing a killer-doll movie.”
“Both of us thought that movie was extraordinary,” says Blum.
‘M3GAN’: Behind the scenes image.Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures
“I’d actually sent him a few projects before M3GAN, which he’d turned down.
I was very happy he looked atM3GANand said yes.”
I thought the potential of it was just great."
Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures
“I’m a big fan of Gerard, I loveHousebound,” says Wan.
“M3GANneeded someone who could take Akela’s terrific script and execute it in a way that actually works.
Because it’s not an easy movie to make work.”
“We actually went back and forth a fair bit,” says Wan.
“Gerard was pretty instrumental early on about wanting to make M3GAN as realistic as possible.
I think that uncanny valley quality about it is what makes it really, really creepy.”
“It was one of those crazy, sleep-deprived, 3 a.m. thoughts,” he says.
It was just something that everyone embraced and loved."
“It definitely was a challenge to bring M3GAN to life,” says Wan.
“Listen, at the end of the day, she’s not real, she’s a doll.
“Basically, every department, I feel, was involved.
It was certainly a unique performative experience for me, playing scenes with M3GAN.
I don’t know that I’ll ever have that experience again.”
“She was a real miracle find,” says the director.
“She’s a a little farm girl from New Zealand.
She just brought so much to it, and she just blew everyone away.
She had to do so much and she’s a real marvel.”
The dialogue spoken byM3GANwas delivered by actress and singer Jenna Davis.
“Amie would do the voice on-set often,” says Johnstone.
It was important it felt like a cool big sister that you could buy.”
M3GANhit theaters Friday and will likely earn close to $30 million by the end of the weekend.
Both Wan and Blum say they would be happy to make a sequel.
Director Johnstone agrees, but admits it might be a little while before he makes more M3GAN.
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