SOULM8TE

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| director = Kate Dolan

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James Wan
Ingrid Bisu
Rafael Jordan

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James Wan
Jason Blum

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| cinematography = Narayan Van Maele

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| distributor = Universal Pictures

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SOULM8TE (pronounced "Soulmate") is an upcoming American science fiction erotic thriller film written and directed by Kate Dolan, from a story by James Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Rafael Jordan. A spin-off to M3GAN (2022), the plot will follow a man who buys an android to cope with the death of his wife. It stars Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit and Oliver Cooper. Jason Blum and James Wan serve as producers under their Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster banners.

SOULM8TE is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 9, 2026, by Universal Pictures.

Cast

Lily Sullivan
David Rysdahl
Claudia Doumit
Oliver Cooper
Steve Chusak
Ossian Perret
Emma Ramos
Isabelle Bonfrer
Robert Ashe
Jon Tarcy
Harleen Sahota
Charlie Kranz

Production

In June 2024, it was announced that a spin-off to M3GAN (2022) was in development. Kate Dolan signed on to direct from a script she wrote, with a story by James Wan and Ingrid Bisu.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=June 20, 2024 |title='M3GAN' Getting Horror Spinoff SOULM8TE From Atomic Monster, Blumhouse |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/m3gan-spinoff-soulm8te-atomic-monster-blumhouse-1235928158/ |access-date=June 20, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} That August, Lily Sullivan,{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Lily Sullivan Lands Lead In 'M3GAN' Spin-Off 'SOULM8TE' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/soulm8te-lily-sullivan-lands-lead-m3gan-spin-off-1236035783/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} David Rysdahl{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=August 13, 2024 |title=David Rysdahl Joins Lilly Sullivan In 'SOULM8TE', Domestic Thriller Out Of 'M3GAN' Universe |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/soulm8te-david-rysdahl-joins-lilly-sullivan-m3gan-spin-off-1236038895/ |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} and Claudia Doumit joined the cast.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=August 19, 2024 |title='The Boys' Alum Claudia Doumit Latest to Join 'M3GAN' Spin-Off 'SOULM8TE' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/soulm8te-claudia-doumit-joins-lily-sullivan-david-rysdahl-1236043894 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Principal photography had been completed by November 2024.{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2024 |title="Soulm8te": Finaliza el rodaje del spin-off de "M3gan" |url=https://www.aullidos.com/noticia/41187/soulm8te-finaliza-rodaje-pelicula/ |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=Aullidos}} In March 2025, Oliver Cooper, Steve Chusak, Ossian Perret, Emma Ramos, Isabelle Bonfrer, Robert Ashe, Jon Tarcy, Harleen Sahota, Charlie Kranz rounded out the cast.{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2025 |title=SOULM8TE Soundtrack |url=https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/soulm8te-soundtrack/ |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=SoundtrackTracklist}} Narayan Van Maele serves as the cinematographer, while John Cutler edited the film.{{Cite web |title=Narayan Van Maele Resume |url=https://admin.wp-a.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/VAN-MAELE-Narayan-DP-UK.pdf |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=Worldwide Production Agency}}{{Cite web |title=Mitglied - BFS |url=https://bfs-filmeditor.de/mitglied?tx_femanager_pi1%5Buser%5D=1044&cHash=133c8aa17d0496c2320f6e51f1968093 |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=BFS}}

Release

SOULM8TE is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 9, 2026, by Universal Pictures.{{Cite web |title='M3GAN' Spinoff Movie 'SOULM8TE' Gets a New January 2026 Release Date |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3867625/m3gan-spinoff-movie-soulm8te-gets-a-new-january-2026-release-date}} It was previously set for January 2.