Evil Dead Rise star Lily Sullivan to lead M3GAN spinoff SOULM8TE

The upcoming M3GAN spinoff, SOULM8TE, now officially has one of its leads. It's the amazingly talented Australian actress Lily Sullivan, who is best known for starring in the supernatural horror flick Evil Dead Rise.

SOULM8TE comes from a collaboration between Atomic Monster and Blumhouse. Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) is signed on to direct. She rewrote the film's original draft, which was penned by Rafael Jordan. In addition, Jordan wrote the original draft from a story he, James Wan, and Ingrid Bisu came up with. Wan and Jason Blum will produce, while Bisu, Michael Clear, and Judson Scott will executive produce.

Although set in the M3GAN universe, SOULM8TE will follow a different story with a new set of characters. It will tell the story of a widower struggling with the loss of his recently deceased wife. To cope with the loss, the man acquires an android that he uses to take the place of his dead wife. But things go terribly wrong when the harmless android turns deadly. Sullivan will play the role of the artificially intelligent android in the horror thriller.

Unfortunately, that's all that's been revealed about her casting. Her character's name is unknown at the moment. Once we learn this juicy information, you'll be the first to know. We're still waiting on more cast additions as well. For example, who will be playing the widower? We have some actors in mind we could see playing the role, but we'll have to wait to see who is officially cast.

What we do know is when this highly anticipated spinoff will be hitting theaters. Make sure to save the date because SOULM8TE is set to be released in theaters on Jan. 2, 2026. That's all for now, folks.

Stay tuned to 1428 Elm because we will be sharing new information about SOULM8TE as it is released!

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