‘M3GAN’ director reveals if he’d do third film after ‘challenging’ sequel

M3GAN is just getting started.

Gerard Johnstone, the director of the horror franchise starring Allison Williams, has confirmed that there are already conversations about making “M3GAN 3.0.”

“Yes, absolutely. It makes sense for there to be more of these movies,” Johnstone exclusively told the Post. “To what extent I’ll be involved in, I don’t know.”

But Johnstone noted that he needs a break from work before he tackles a potential third film.

“I’m really looking forward to a holiday, quite frankly,” the filmmaker shared, admitting that making “M3GAN 2.0” was “really challenging” for him.

“It was like two years of really intense work and I put everything I had into this movie,” he said of the sequel.

“So it’s hard for me to think of anything beyond this moment. But I hope that the movie is good enough that people will really want to see more of her in the future.”

While “M3GAN 3.0” has yet to be officially announced, Universal Pictures is making a spinoff, “SOULM8TE.”

The project, set for release in 2026, is about a man who buys an android to cope with his wife’s death. Kate Dolan is directing while Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit and Oliver Cooper are set to star.

Johnstone confirmed that he’s not involved in the spinoff.

“I haven’t actually seen it yet to be quite honest, so no, I’m not involved,” he stated. “But yeah, it’s hugely gratifying to be part of a movie that generates spin-offs.”

Johnstone also wants the “M3GAN” franchise to include a TV show eventually.

“I’d love to see a Japanese “M3GAN” anime series,” he told the Post. “And then you’re sort of not bound by the limits of technology. I think it would be really fun to see.”

“M3GAN 2.0,” the follow-up to the 2023 original, follows the iconic robot being rebuilt to help Gemma (Williams) and her niece Cady (Violet McGraw) defeat a dangerous humanoid military robot.

Johnstone gushed over Williams, 37, to The Post, calling her “a very talented actress” and “a very intelligent person.”

“She is very knowledgeable on things and well researched and so she kind of brings that to her character,” the director said. “She really is the perfect person to play Gemma in that way. You believe that even though she’s the toy creator, she is smart enough to have also cracked more of X Paradox and figured out how to make this incredible robot that has all AI capabilities.”

“She’s a great teammate and colleague and as a producer of the film, she really gets involved in all the nitty-gritty creative problem solving things,” Johnstone continued. “She has complete trust in me and my tone and where I’m going, so she’s a really great collaborator.”

“M3GAN 2.0” is in theaters now.