Akela Cooper opens up about why M3GAN has been described as a queer icon. Cooper, who worked with M3GAN producer James Wan on the previous Blumhouse production Malignant, served as the screenwriter for the sci-fi/horror movie.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Since M3GAN's dance in the trailer went viral, leading Wan to even dress like the doll for Halloween as well as countless recreations, hype for the horror movie grew, leading to a successful opening weekend. Among the audience that M3GAN has garnered, the LGBTQ+ community seems to be extra invested in M3GAN's story.
"I actually asked one of my friends who is a gay man about that and he was saying this set-up is actually found family, where this little girl has lost her family, and she has to go live with her aunt. Then this doll is also brought into the situation. That resonates for a lot of people in the gay community, the idea of found family.
Besides the use of the found family trope, M3GAN could be a hit with LGBTQ+ people due to the killer doll's journey as the AI android breaks through her base programming and gains self-awareness, realizing what is important to her and seeking to protect it at all costs.
Will M3GAN Get A Sequel? Once the M3GAN trailer began trending on social media, sequel talks were reportedly already in the works, and the film's creators have even spoken about creating crossover movies with other popular killer dolls, such as Annabelle. Whether those crossovers indeed happen, it seems extremely likely that M3GAN is heading for a sequel announcement, especially given Blumhouse's tendency to produce horror franchises.
We like her because she serves 🐱
It was the titanium song wasn’t it?
Sickos are trying to sexualize a doll played by a 12 year old girl from New Zealand.
HolodomorVictim
Because she is slay
Nah, girl, it her sweet lewks and dance moves tbh.
No, it's because we can make edit with her dance
She’s camp. Dats it.
So y'all Stan a murder ai now couldnt you Stan like a normal person or something
Wigs Outfits Dancing Murdering Bullies Checking Yt Women who do too much C*nty Energy Not cause she some found family
I need her
she's a writer... she must know Horror + Camp = Queer Following.... right?
Is this written by a robot?
Babes that’s not what we meant by “Mother”
thought it was due to cunt and slay
I just like the dance tbh.
the concept of lgbt whatever 'icon' needs to be redefined.
The movie looks really bad
fridokell we were so right omg
Gay NOT LGBTQ+
Just say you liked her dance scene and end it at that…wtf?💀
lgbitque935711±×÷- (aka clown people) are good at making people hate things. I haven't seen the movie and I already hate it. Just another movie I won't watch.
It don’t. She just carried in that scene gurl…..you swimming to deep
😂😂😂😂
Why is every 'gay icon' some sort of serial killer or fictional monster that predates on children?
What are you an english teacher? We like her because she slays both metaphorically and literally
It ain't that deep. Are us gays really that different from straight people?
It’s just because she’s camp.
Yeah definitely that, not at all for the camp value
i feel like they’re saying this on purpose bc it’s funny. like it’s on theme for the movie. it’s a “serious” movie but it’s not really that serious…
I only watched it for this part
No girl she’s just camp
Straight people really think our entire lives are motivated by tragedy 😂
damn, we just liked the funny dance that's all
It’s a cunty doll who serves looks and does a slutty dance before killing annoying people. Common it’s not rocket science
Does the LGBTQ+ icon have a word for Das Unheimliche?
it’s a hit with the alphabet mafifi because we actually know what CAMP means 💀😂
Me & the rest of the gays:
Nah gurl…it’s because she does cute dances and looks like a tiny, homicidal version of Anna Delvey
I love how no one is pointing out they liked the movie because its good or well made lol
ari_maiara
DAS NOT WHY
? No
que
Ain’t got nothin to represent with the LGBT, it’s just an oddity to have a robot dancing before killing her victim!
Jesus
It is NEVER that deep
I- where did yall pull that from, that's not why🧍🏾♀️💀
Ah yes. Nobody else resonates with the idea of found family.
It's the dance, don't be dense
Y’all just be saying anything and this whole doll concept is corny
I never thought this. Seems like you are grasping onto something that's not there or suggesting this to the viewers. Who am I to say? I grew up in a chosen family. I never thought she was an LGBTQ+ icon. Also, they have taken the promotion, etc too far. I'm not interested anymore
That is not why ❤️
Im glad m3gan is an ally unlike pennywise
She's overthinking it
they are so clueless i can’t 😭😭
You did not talk to any gays before publishing this article, did you
girl no
Cmon lmao
She's just a powerful feminine figure Just what we love
she ate!
Like just say we liked the edit of her dancing to Her by Megan Thee Stallion
Is the dance!
nah she just serves
love you akela but it’s actually because of the silly dance she does
you spend all this money on marketing and can’t figure out the queers love a cunty little murderer who does a little dance
LMAFOOO no
Please, stop spouting shit.
who said this
lol that's not why
This isn’t what we meant by ‘mother’
Why does the LGBT community constantly try to make serial killers their icons?
No
absolutely not but good try
no she just serves cunt and slays (literally) and that's it
y’all… she wanted to be professional. she can’t just say “megan is cunt” in the middle of an interview
It’s the dance 💃
it's a film about an evil doll that wears makeup does a sassy dance and kills people.
Babe it’s the dance and her name. That’s it.
screenrant steals content
oh that’s not..
No its because she slays
Gay people = serial killers, if you insist.
This is so off
Nah it's cause she slays 💅💅
OMG that movie finally came out? I remember seeing the trailer a while back and thinking it looked really good. I will be watching 🤩
That’s literally not the reason but okay
We have a mental health crisis in this country disguised as 'gender and sexual freedom'
So LGBTQ+ are emotionless killers that dance?
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
M3gan Writer: 'THE GAYS THE GAYS THEY LIKE HER BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO FAMILY AND NOBODY LOVES THEM' Me: 'hee hee funny flippy bot'
You know what it never was? That serious
Oh as a gay dude I never really thought of that. She resonated with me cuz she’s a talking doll with deadpan campy humor, nice fashion sense, and great taste in music, oh and of course in the tradition of some of the best horror villains a la Chucky it was a given.
as a legendary Mariah Paris Balenciaga once said, IT'S CAMP
how in the fuck
No no. It was this
we love her cause she did a dance number sang titanium. also its camp.
No it’s that gay ass dance she does😭
for just the dancing.
It’s just bc she’s camp
No, honey. It's because Megan slays
That’s nice & all but no. It was the dance.
It's cuz she's serving cunt and camp
this is the english teacher response
She’s not an alphabet soup icon in any way! She’s a robot! Now if they’re implying that the alphabet soup is soulless and monstrous then…
Y’all got that from that movie 😂
Literally its just because she's an unhinged killer with a nice wig and slay dance moves 😭
Wow. Akela wrote for Star Trek: Strange New World, The 100 & Luke Cage.
?
Bouggie white woman who loses it. It's really not that deep
Megan is savage, loyal and dances like she doesn’t care — that’s why we like her.
Movie was trash
So revealing about how self-centered writers perceive themselves, and also what crazy, narrow worlds they live in. 🙄🤣
As a gay man, I just think M3GAN is super bad ass lol. Plus she’s a strong female villain. It ain’t that deep. We don’t have to “resonate” with a movie. Scream (1996) is very popular with gay people. Doesn’t mean we’re gonna do what Billy and Stu did lol
💀💀💀
nah, we saw that twirl and we were INVESTED.
it's because she can dance, it's not that serious
exactly shes our mother and we found her
Where's that tweet that said: 'Woman: does some psychopathic shit. Her gays: honestly, werk.' Cause this is what happened here.
“She’s an icon because of my writing” Nah.
No it’s actually because she’s a doll that does a cunty lil dance but thx for the movie none the less
you dressed chucky like an extra on gossip girl
No, it’s because she’s campy
oof... ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Actually we just like that she is a murderous C U N T with moves
a fucking sex doll
Akela cooper is so far detached from the gays she knows nothing
and is that gay community in the room with us right now
It’s cause she’s a dancing c**t for me
Its actually just because she's a girlboss and an icon.
is this Renesmee?
so she just sayin most gay people have no family or am i reading this wrong😭😭
Fundamental misunderstanding of why all the gays keep calling her mother
Nah its cuz she murders
The Alphabet mafia is full of narcissists if they seriously think Everything is about them.
it’s the silly little dance
No, we just love a strong killer female, especially who dances, and especially who protects others.
It's actually because she slays. Literally. And also dances.
bestie it's not that deep... we like her because she's a girlboss
Why do gays ruin everything? -A fellow gay.
Akela Cooper talking about M3GAN vs the actual ghëy community:
What 🙃
lgbt icon for white twinks that dont know how to douche
nah it’s her dancy dance
I never had anyone who would stand up for me. I have been beaten, bullied, harassed some1 went the extra mile and smeared feces on my locker. While I kept my head down & tried to fit into my small town everyone said it was my fault. Would have loved for M3gan to be my friend 💖
Cyborg Manifesto
I stan M3gan sm. Let me step on the scale!
no it's bc she vogued
The gays will say any female type character whether she’s over the top or an entertaining b*tch is a lgbt icon😂. It’s really not hard nowadays like look at how the gays love mommie dearest with “TINAAA BRING ME THE AXE” it’s over the top campy stuff that they love.
Its actually coz dances n kills ppl ... like the bigot roony chieng ...
We just like the cunty doll dude
huh its because she slays (figuratively and literally)
Not really
Lol yeah it’s not that deep. I mean if you wanna go in, the gays love an over the top girl who doesn’t give a fuck about anything cuz it represents feminine power
Akela no, it's not that serious
AkelaCooper How does it feel to know that the queers only loved your work for more superficial reasons; Are you content with this outcome?
Lol what. I’m gay and love her because she dresses well and kills people. It’s not that deep.
Now what is she going on about
All it takes is for a terrible movie with a crappy dance to make a doll a queer icon now?
Lmao a literal NPC
we actually just liked the fits and the dance but okay
No she just serves
it's not that she dances and kill people
kkkk nd a ver
She misinterpreted what the twinks meant when they said “Mother”
Her dance and sassy clap backs is what got me!
She’s an LGBTQ icon cause she’s campy as hell.
I'm pretty sure that's not it. It's because of how campy the doll is
actually its bc she dances and chased that lil boy thru the woods, also the sunglasses
It’s really not that deep. She just serves and we’re here for it.
She just slay.
No it’s cause she’s camp
i like that m3gan kills people actually
'Icon'
I mean maybe? I haven't seen it yet but the trailer made it look a little more visceral, like it might be more of a catharsis movie Also I want to know where the doll gets her clothes, and the dance is awesome
This is such a fucking reach I can’t 😭
Wtf
Not the brightest I see
Akela needs to watch RuPaul's drag race instead of Heartstopper
no it's cause she served (although movie itself did not serve much)
It’s the dance and the kunty retorts
Oh my god they ruined it
I thought it was the wig
Yea no that has nothing to do with it at all 😂
I'm deedpolling my name to M3GAN LGBTQ+ because this movie resonated with me so much thank you.
She missed the mark but had good intentions.
No like we think she's a big slay mama we don't want to be close to her bc we want to be her x
Icon?
Hm more the destruction , the killing and the dancing
the picture you used right here is why we like her it’s got nothing to do with family.
She also serves
They are so wrong ☠️☠️☠️
Sis it’s because she’s a vicious murderer who does a dance
girl what ? 😭😭😭 she just cunty
you’re reading into it too much
is she an LGBTQ+ icon?
'We as slay people get to choose our family'
she actually just ate up that flip it's not that complicated
and she slays 🔪
no it's because it's camp
It's because she serves.
No it’s the outfit, the wig and the dancing for me 😌
or it was the dancing scene with America Has A Problem over it
it’s a little too deep we just vibe with her
She’s an icon for queer people? I must have missed the memo I just thought she looked like a bad bitch and continued on with my life
its not that deep… it was the dancing bit from the first trailer that caught everyones attention
It’s literally just the dance babe
just look at the picture..clearly it’s just because shes mother
Nah it’s just the dancing and bad wig.
Nope... We just love a bad b***ch that makes her own rules.... 😌
it’s really not that deep 😭
raise ur hand if u didnt even know the plot of the movie b4 this tweet
It's a killer doll. How
Lololol what's their because that is NOT it and they deserve to be dragged
It’s cos she gives kunt.
It’s not that deep. She’s trying for 12 inches when all we need are 6.
Hmm No, it's not about family, the doll looks cunt and the movie is sort of campy, which we are starved for. Found family trope is such a stretch.
She’s stylish, dances and is a total b that will cut you. She is every Queen on Drag Race.
As a gay we like her cause she serves
No it’s literally just the dance
you made a movie about a dancing doll that goes ham. that’s why we love her 😂
nah it's cause she kills people
No thank you.
What a straight withe woman thing to say
Same vibes
Nah, we just wanted a girl friend who could serve ¢unt while murdering any boy who annoyed us.
Just say it’s Campy, girl.
That is….. an interesting opinion
no it's the america has a problem edir
wait, whaat that made zero sense 😄
We like her cause she dances while murdering people, not because we think she's read The Body Keeps the Score
They literally ruined it by saying this dumb shit lmao what the fuck did i just read
Nope
what
not even close
lmao what? this all happened before the movie even came out, it was literally just about the dance
The only reason why we like her so much is bc she does a kunty dance and slashes people now add her to DBD
shes mother and she slays like
That’s a little too thoughtful - she’s a strong female character that kicks ass in a bitchy sassy way that kills…her singing and dance routines.
Hon we just like that she’s fierce and does a dance
Gays: *stan an evil doll doing a c*nty dance* Akela Cooper:
Don’t try to get into our bus gurl that’s not the reason why you did it and we like it lol
actually we just think she’s cunty
Mira Madame_Rioxy baby, te dije que la vieras
unnecessary deep but ok
It’s also cuz she slays and serves if we being real
That’s not it
we literally just liked the dance
I'm done with your garbage.
actually its the dance she does
She was a gay icon from the first trailer. If you didn’t think a campy/sassy little bitch with impeccable style and that can dance but mows down everyone in her way wasn’t gonna be a gay icon, you clearly don’t know any gay people.
What is wrong with these group of humans. How does a killer AI become an important symbol for a community?
I so thought this was going somewhere dark 🤢
🙄
hahaha
But they won't claim Dahmer
I'm not entirely sure how a murderous robot who is executing their directive to the maximum extent.... is an icon of LGBTQ+
“She murders four people and a dog and is also an LGBTQ icon.”
Embarrassing. Desparate.
I'm so glad torrent sites still exist. Imagine financially supporting this industry.
🙄
wHAAT...
Enough already. Over saturation, guys.
really? do they have to do this?
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