M3GAN stars an AI doll who wreaks havoc on everyone around her. Here's who plays the doll and how the filmmakers used a robot puppet to bring her to life.

M3GAN came to life through a mixture of CGI, puppetry and real actors. Amie Donald performed the movements for M3GAN's body while wearing an animatronic mask, while Jenna Davis voiced the deadly doll.

M3GAN 2.0 introduces Christian (Aristotle Athari) early on in the film, who appears to be a fellow advocate for AI reform, and he and Gemma even have a will-they-won't-they dynamic.

Of course, M3GAN is by no means the first creepy doll to grace the silver screen. There’s a storied history of dolls gone evil that dates back to film’s early days.

Ahead of 'M3GAN 2.0,' we visit the doll's design shop. Designers Adrien Morot and Kathy Tse on animatronics, AI and a house style that's won over Hollywood.

When M3GAN had to come alive for the cameras in scenes capturing her nuanced facial expressions and dialogue, her eyes were once again the windows to her soul — or lack thereof.

I n the horror-comedy M3gan, talented roboticist Gemma (Allison Williams) builds a Model 3 Generative Android—M3gan, for short—to help her 8-year-old niece Cady (Violet McGraw) cope with the ...

Chauncey, M3GAN, and that weirdo little boy are the new kids on the block, but they wouldn’t be anywhere without the sacrifices made by their ancestors, like Billy the Puppet or Annabelle.