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Gizmodo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
James Wan Knows You're Dying for Details About That R-Rated ‘M3GAN' Sexbot Spin-Off
Everyone's favorite kill-crazy toy not named Chucky is back in theaters June 27, and if M3GAN 2.0 captures audiences like the 2023 original did, a third film seems all but guaranteed. But before a trilogy might happen, another film in M3GAN's universe will arrive: SOULM8TE, the previously announced R-rated spin-off that will examine the dangers of AI from a more grown-up perspective. In new interviews, producer James Wan and M3GAN star Allison Williams (an executive producer on SOULM8TE) spilled a few beans on what to expect. Both Wan and Williams told Entertainment Weekly that SOULM8TE came from the inevitable questions raised by a world with the means to create an eerily lifelike AI doll. 'We will give you a different person and a different story and an R-rated world to do this in. Let M3GAN be M3GAN, and leave her out of this completely,' Williams said. 'It felt irresistible to then say, if a M3GAN existed in our world, someone would take that tech and put it in the form of a female-bodied person whose sole purpose on the planet is to pleasure a person. We extrapolate from there.' Wan said SOULM8TE is 'basically set in the same AI world but seen through a more grown-up perspective, one that embraces all the great erotic thrillers from the '90s. It's like Fatal Attraction but with robots.' There will be humor baked in, but not on the level of 'sassiness' as what the M3GAN films bring to the table. Look for SOULM8TE—directed by Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) and starring Evil Dead Rise's Lily Sullivan as the terrifying AI companion—to spice up theaters January 2, 2026. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Perth Now
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Restaurant transforms to breathe life into vacant shopfronts
A temporary gallery is opening up next door to Subiaco's Regal Theatre with an exhibition from local artists as part of a new city initiative to transform vacant spaces into vibrant hubs. Launching this Thursday, Subiaco has partnered with urban-renewal organisation SPACEMRKT to transform a former Sicilian restaurant into a temporary gallery space Dubbed Hayside Gallery, the venue's inaugural exhibition, titled Tension, will display a range of work across different forms of media that explore themes of form, pressure and contrast. Your local paper, whenever you want it. Curated by Shaye Preston and Kate Dolan, from Side Project, creatives include photographer Ivan Shaw, painter Emma Benichou, industrial artists Kartika Laili Ahmad and Benjamin Kontoullas, mixed-media creators Stephen Brameld and Jay Staples, sculptor Fernando Sala of FDO Studio, visual artist and signwriter Sam Bloor, as well as Dolan. Running until July 19, the space will also hold a series of art workshops, community events and artist-in-residence programs. Pictured is Shaye Preston and Joel Benichou from SPACEMRKT and Artist and Exhibition Co Curator Kate Dolan. Credit: Riley Churchman / The West Australian Also in the works is a community painting project, which will invite locals to contribute to a collaborative, evolving mural. Previously The Corner Italian, the site, located at 484 Hay Street, was temporarily offered to SPACEMRKT by local developer Westbridge Funds ahead of a major redevelopment next door to the heritage-listed 1930s Regal Theatre. The $78 million development, which was approved last September, comprises a nine-storey building with five commercial tenancies, a small bar and more than 70 apartments. Alongside the demolition of the former restaurant, part of the neighbouring Regal Theatre will also be knocked down to make way for accessibility upgrades, additional toilets and new bar facilities to the heritage space. Marking Subiaco's second venture with SPACEMARKT, Subiaco mayor David McMullen said the collaboration was a perfect example of realising the potential of vacant spaces for community benefit. The proposed Westbridge mixed use development next to the Regal Theatre in Subiaco Credit: Supplied / Supplied 'The partnership between the city and SPACEMRKT supports the transformation of vacant shopfronts that would otherwise continue to sit empty,' he said. 'The result is pop-up style community hubs, which encourage vibrancy, creativity and artistry. We look forward to seeing the Hay Street gallery evolve in coming months.' Director of SPACEMRKT Joel Benichou echoed Cr McMullen's sentiment. 'Creative energy can thrive anywhere, especially in the spaces most people overlook,' Benichou said. 'These two projects show what's possible when artists are given room to experiment and connect with their surroundings.' Hayside Gallery is open Thursday to Sunday. Visit for workshop bookings and more information.
Scotsman
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Kate Dolan brings award-winning show 'The Critic' to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Multi-award-winning comedian and rising star Kate Dolan brings her highly-anticipated second hour to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe with The Critic, for which she recently won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Award 2025. Kate will be performing her latest award-winning show at the Fringe at Assembly George Square, The Box 30th July – 24th August at 6.25pm. Edinburgh Festival Fringe tickets are on sale now. Full dates and tickets at The Critic is a rare sighting into the sleepless comedian's mind, unravelling, in real time, for all to hear… live on stage! If you've ever wondered 'what was she thinking?', now is your chance to find out. It's about time to bring Kate back down to earth, and who to keep her most humble than her own inner monologue. Earlier this year, The Critic won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Award, in memory of the late, great comic Lynda Gibson, which is awarded to a local, independent show that bucks trends and pursues the artist's idea first and foremost. With Kate being from the Midlands, yet based in Sydney, this marks her as the first Brit, and first non-Australian in over 20 years, to win the award. Kate's critically-acclaimed debut show, A Different Kind of Unhinged, cemented her reputation as a comedic force, saw her win the Adelaide Fringe Emerging Artist Award 2024, profiled in The New York Times: Australia and named as one of the Metro's 'Names to Remember from the Fringe' 2024. As a live-performer, Kate's appearances include the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala, Sydney Comedy Festival Fresh Artist Showcase and Best of the Fest: New Class (UK), as well as being selected to perform at the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the past two years, including being invited on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. Kate was a 2019 Funny Women Regional Finalist, 2023 RAW Comedy State Finalist, 2023 Joke Off Finalist and2023 Funny Women Content Creator Finalist. Kate also co-hosts the podcast Becoming Best Friends alongside fellow comedian Danielle Walker.
