Insidious director James Wan is set to reunite with producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions for the techno horror M3GAN, THR has revealed.
The film is being directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) from a script by Akela Cooper (American Horror Story), and tells of “a brilliant toy company roboticist who uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll’s programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend…with terrifying results.”
“I had such a great time working together with Jason on Insidious, a film that did a lot of good for both of us,” states Wan. “I don’t forget where I started from and I’m grateful and appreciative of Jason. We’ve been looking for something to collaborate on again since. Pretty much the concept is about embracing technology too much and relying too much on it. And what happens with technology runs amok. It’s a commentary on the world we live in and it feels relevant.”
Wan is currently hard at work on his next directorial offering, the DC blockbuster Aquaman, which will receive its first trailer at Comic-Con this weekend. Blumhouse will also be on hand in San Diego to showcase two of its upcoming releases in Halloween and the Unbreakable and Split sequel Glass.
