M3GAN writer Akela Cooper explains why the AI doll has become an LGBTQ+ icon. 'This little girl has lost her family. Then this doll is also brought into the situation. That resonates for a lot of people in the gay community, the idea of found family.'
Akela Cooper opens up about why M3GAN has been described as a queer icon. Cooper, who worked with M3GAN producer James Wan on the previous Blumhouse production Malignant, served as the screenwriter for the sci-fi/horror movie.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Since M3GAN's dance in the trailer went viral, leading Wan to even dress like the doll for Halloween as well as countless recreations, hype for the horror movie grew, leading to a successful opening weekend. Among the audience that M3GAN has garnered, the LGBTQ+ community seems to be extra invested in M3GAN's story.
"I actually asked one of my friends who is a gay man about that and he was saying this set-up is actually found family, where this little girl has lost her family, and she has to go live with her aunt. Then this doll is also brought into the situation. That resonates for a lot of people in the gay community, the idea of found family.
Besides the use of the found family trope, M3GAN could be a hit with LGBTQ+ people due to the killer doll's journey as the AI android breaks through her base programming and gains self-awareness, realizing what is important to her and seeking to protect it at all costs.
Will M3GAN Get A Sequel? Once the M3GAN trailer began trending on social media, sequel talks were reportedly already in the works, and the film's creators have even spoken about creating crossover movies with other popular killer dolls, such as Annabelle. Whether those crossovers indeed happen, it seems extremely likely that M3GAN is heading for a sequel announcement, especially given Blumhouse's tendency to produce horror franchises.
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