'Ahsoka's Ivanna Sakhno Joins 'M3GAN 2.0'

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Ivanna Sakhno joins Allison Williams and Violet McGraw
M3GAN 2.0
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The sequel picks up after the homicidal doll attack of the original film.
M3GAN 2.0
The release of has been set for May 16, 2025.

After breaking out Star Wars: Ahsoka like the mysterious villain Shin Hati, Ivanna Sakhno he is about to face another type of droid M3GAN 2.0. She will join Allison Williams i Violet McGraw in the horror sequel. Deadline reports that Sakhno's role will be important, but details about his character and the overall plot are still being kept under wraps.

All we know for now is that the sequel will pick up where the original film left off, following the murderous poisoning of the AI doll. Williams will reprise her role as Gemma, the designer of M3GAN, and McGraw will return as Cady, Gemma's orphaned niece who was given M3GAN as a companion. The 2022 original was a huge hit for horror entrepreneurs Jason Blum i James Wangrossing $181 million on a $12 million budget, and was well received by critics: in his review, Collider's Alyse Wax called it “a great movie. It's fun, it's funny, and it's weird.” Universal immediately put a sequel into development and plans to release it on May 16, 2025.

Who is Ivanna Sakhno?

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Sakhno appeared in several successful Ukrainian productions before heading to Hollywood, where she made her English-language debut in the horror film. The tree of the body. Roles in the action sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising and the Kate McKinnon/Mila Kunis comedy The spy who left me followed, as did a recurring role on Hulu High fidelity. His most notable role to date is that of the strange dark Jedi apprentice Shin Hati on Disney+ War of the galaxies series Ahsoka; Hati survived the end of the first season of the series, despite being abandoned by her evil allies, but it is still unknown if she will return for the second season of the series.

Much of M3GANThe creative team will be back M3GAN 2.0. Akela Cooper will write the script with Gerard Johnstone, who will return to the director's chair. Wan, Blum and Williams will produce, while Johnstone, Mark Katchur, Michael Clear i Judson Scott of the atomic monster, Ryan Turek from Blumhouse, i Adam Hendricks i Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer will executive produce.

M3GAN 2.0 it is expected to be published on May 16, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. The first film is currently streaming on Peacock in the US