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Beat the Heat: M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

Opens on June 27

Director: Gerard Johnstone Run Time: 114 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2025

Starring: Allison Williams, Amie Donald, Ivanna Sakhno, Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw

Country: United States
Language: English


Presented as part of the free, “Beat the Heat” community screenings in partnership with Columbus City Council on Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27, 2025. Visit Gateway Film Center to pick up complimentary tickets. Doors open at 11:00am and admission includes a snack popcorn and bottled soda. Thank you for supporting local, nonprofit cinema!


About the film:

Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Allison Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules. Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno; Ahsoka, Pacific Rim: Uprising), the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around. With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original A.I. bitch is about to meet her match.

About the filmmaker:

Gerard Johnstone is a New Zealand screenwriter and director. He is known for the comedy sitcom series The Jaquie Brown Diaries and the horror films Housebound and M3GAN.

 

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BEAT THE HEAT 2025 IS SUPPORTED BY
Columbus City Council
GATEWAY FILM FOUNDATION MAJOR SUPPORT
Ohio Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Campus Partners
National Endowment for the Arts
WITH HELP FROM
G&J Pepsi
WOSU Public Media

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