Blumhouse is bringing an unholy trinity of unhinged ladies back to theaters for one night only, as Ma, M3GAN and Annabelle hit the big screen nationwide as part of the horror giant's Halfway to Halloween Film Festival.
As part of their 15th anniversary celebrations, Blumhouse is also teaming with Meta to bring to life Meta’s second screen experience, Movie Mate for the first time in theaters across the country, letting fans interact with the M3GAN chat bot (if you're brave enough), as well as getting never-before-seen content, trivia and behind the scenes info on the film in real time.
Accoring to an official press release, the MovieMate experience is only available to moviegoers who are in a theater and works by DM’ing the Instagram account @M3GAN account to start chatting with the mini maniac (maybe you can ask her some juicy details about the upcoming M3GAN 2.0 while you're at it.)
The festival will also include sneak peeks, exclusive recorded messages from directors and talent from the films, and surprise special appearances in select markets.
Blumhouse head honcho Jason Blum expresses his excitement for the festival:
“The question we always ask ourselves is why can’t every day be Halloween? So Halfway to Halloween brings us one step closer, and I couldn’t be happier that this year we are going nationwide […] In that same spirit of trying new things, we’re excited to give M3GAN fans an all-new experience in theaters from the team from Meta.”
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 9 at 9AM PT for the following films:
Wednesday, April 30 – M3GAN
(dir. Gerard Johnstone)
An artificially intelligent doll develops self-awareness and becomes hostile toward anyone who comes between her and her human companion.
Wednesday, May 7 – Annabelle
(dir. John R. Leonetti)
A haunted doll causes chaos in this spin-off of The Conjuring.
Wednesday, May 14 – MA
(dir. Tate Taylor)
A group of teenagers befriend a lonely middle-aged woman who lets them party in her basement, before they end up being terrorized by her.
Learn more about this year’s Halfway to Halloween Film Festival and grab your tickets here.
