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"Slay, queen." Doesn't just reading that under a picture of my face make it sound awkward?

Nevertheless, Blumhouse has released the first teaser trailer for upcoming sequel M3GAN 2.0, and it is my solemn responsibility as both a pop culture journalist and resident horror expert around these parts to report that it does, in fact, slay. Slay, queen.

Check it out, with my sincere apologies, below.

It's not much, sure, but to borrow another phrase that makes me sounds like a school counselor telling you not to use drugs, it's a teaser that understands the assignment. Blumhouse's first M3GAN film, directed by Gerard Johnstone and written by Akela Cooper, created a sweeping meme culture around the titular robot, partially because of the liberal use in promos of her TikTok dance scene. As you can see from the trailer above, Blumhouse remembers the chord the first movie struck and with whom, and is bringing back the killer moves for this round of advertising. 

Whether she'll actually be doing them in the movie remains to be seen, but even if she doesn't, this trailer proves that Blumhouse knows exactly who'll be seeing this film. Which, I want to clarify, will be myself, though I will be keeping my mouth shut, my undancing butt in the seat, and my painkillers close.

I have a strong feeling I'll be walking away from this film with my back in some pain. 

M3GAN 2.0 makes its way into theaters (and hopefully the retirement home I'll be in by then) June 27. 

In the immortal words of Danny Elfman, "Life's no fun without a good scare." We couldn't agree more, which is why we've cobbled together a couple pieces to send a chill up your spine. Join Popverse as we explore:

• The best horror movies of all time, according to horror aficionado Greg Silber
• The most underrated horror movies from the past couple years
• All the new and upcoming horror movies for 2025 and beyond

And much gore. Er, more. Much more.