New footage fromCinemaConhas revealed a look at the upcoming movieSoulm8te. The movie is anM3GANspinoffabout a man who purchases an AI robotto cope with losing his late wife. The film features a leading cast including Claudia Doumit, David Rysdahl, Lily Sullivan, Steve Chusak, Emma Ramos, Ossian Perret, and Oliver Cooper. It is directed by Kate Dolan and based on the script co-developed by Dolan, Ingrid Bisu, Rafael Jordan, and James Wan. It is set for release on June 08, 2025.
In a Universal presentation at CinemaCon attended byScreenRant,new footage has been revealed forSoulm8te. The footage starts out with an adult robot being delivered to an apartment. After the robot is seen doing helpful tasks around the house, she tells her male purchaser, “I love you. Tell me you love me.” The robot then becomes obsessed with him, and threatens his human girlfriend, eventually trying to murder her. Check out the full footage description below:
It begins with someone delivering an adult robot to an apartment. She is then shown doing all sorts of things like cleaning, offering companionship, etc. She then tells the guy who purchased her: “I love you. Tell me you love me.” She becomes obsessed. She threatens and harms anyone who comes close to the guy who purchased her. His girlfriend tries to negotiate with her, but the robot says, “Don’t try that girl power sh*t with me,” then tries to drown her.
What This Means For Soulm8te
It Puts A Spin On The M3GAN Universe
Soulm8tewas first announced in June 2024, after anM3GANsequel had already been announced. Its promotion at CinemaCon shows that the franchise is a big priority for Universal. The coming months will be important for the budding robot doll universe, asM3GAN 2.0is set for releaseon August 02, 2025. After this release, audiences will only have to wait about six months before another installment in theM3GANuniverse is available viaSoulm8te.
Soulm8tedoes stand out from its predecessors in thatits AI doll is “an adult robot.“InM3GAN, the titular robot was created to be a childlike companion for engineer Gemma’s grieving niece. From the early plot description,Soulm8tewill also feature themes of coping with grief, as the protagonist was previously described as having lost his wife. However, it will have to take on these themes using adults as its main characters, changing the tone from the previous movies in the universe.
Our Take On The Soulm8te Footage
There Are A Lot Of AI-Based Film Plots Recently
This movie is set for release at an interesting time, whenmovies focused on AI are on the rise. This year has already seen the release of thesci-fi horror filmCompanion, which has some similarities withSoulm8tein that it features a robot girlfriend and her human boyfriend. I was wary that theM3GANspinoff would seem like a copycat story after this film was released, but from the footage description, it actually sounds likeSoulm8teis somewhat of a reversal ofCompanion, making the robot the evil one.
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Soulm8te follows a grieving man who uses an artificially intelligent android to cope with the loss of his wife. However, his efforts to create a sentient companion lead to unintended consequences as the android transforms from a harmless lovebot into a lethal soulmate.
