{"id":528971,"date":"2022-12-18T22:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/m3gan-director-reveals-thought-process-behind-viral-dance\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T22:30:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T19:30:30","slug":"m3gan-director-reveals-thought-process-behind-viral-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/m3gan-director-reveals-thought-process-behind-viral-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;M3GAN&#8217; director reveals thought process behind viral dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d21776a2f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d21776a2f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/m3gan-director-reveals-thought-process-behind-viral-dance\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98M3GAN_director_reveals_thought_process_behind_viral_dance%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;M3GAN&#8217; director reveals thought process behind viral dance&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98M3GAN_director_reveals_thought_process_behind_viral_dance%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;M3GAN&#8217; director reveals thought process behind viral dance&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>It slayed the internet. <\/p>\n<p>Director Gerard Johnstone explained Saturday his thought process behind the now-viral clip from his upcoming horror film \u201cM3gan,\u201d exclusively <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/m3gan-james-wan-inventing-killer-doll-dance-2023-preview\/\">reports Entertainment Weekly<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The clip of the Model 3 Generative Android\u00a0(M3gan) dancing has spawned several parodies and internet memes, turning the killer doll into an icon. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was one of those crazy, sleep-deprived, 3 a.m. thoughts,\u201d said Johnstone. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t it kind of be funny if the soundtrack suddenly became real and M3GAN ended up busting a move to whatever music was playing. It was just something that everyone embraced and loved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to one of the film\u2019s producers, the creative team already had memes ready to deploy if needed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had internally come up with memes to distribute, but we didn\u2019t end up needing to deploy them, because people started making their own,\u201d said \u201cM3gan\u201d star and producer Allison Williams. \u201cYou can\u2019t even dream that big when you\u2019re doing something like this. That was just such an exciting day. It was proof of concept.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The clip of the Model 3 Generative Android\u00a0(M3gan) dancing has spawned several parodies and internet memes, turning the killer doll into an icon. \" class=\"wp-image-25056328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1534 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The clip of the Model 3 Generative Android\u00a0(M3gan) dancing has spawned several parodies and internet memes, turning the killer doll into an icon. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-2.jpg?w=769\" alt=\"&quot;It was one of those crazy, sleep-deprived, 3 a.m. thoughts,&quot; said Johnstone. \" class=\"wp-image-25056255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1538 1538w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1153 1153w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769 769w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIt was one of those crazy, sleep-deprived, 3 a.m. thoughts,\u201d said Johnstone. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alberto Rodriguez\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The film follows a roboticist named Gemma (played by Williams)  who is suddenly in charge of taking care of her niece Cady after her parents suddenly die.\" class=\"wp-image-25056303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The film follows a roboticist named Gemma (played by Williams)  who is suddenly in charge of taking care of her niece Cady after her parents suddenly die.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Geoffrey Short \/ \u00a9 Universal Pictures \/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-3.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"&quot;M3gan&quot; is set to dance its way into theaters on January 6, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-25056325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1228 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=409 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/M3GAN-director-on-inventing-dolls-viral-dance-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cM3gan\u201d is set to dance its way into theaters on January 6, 2023.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Col<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film follows a roboticist named Gemma (played by Williams)  who is suddenly in charge of taking care of her niece Cady after her parents suddenly die. To help the young child cope with the anxiety and loneliness, Gemma deploys M3gan to be the child\u2019s friend. However, the robot\u00a0becomes increasingly protective of the child. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a film about people who don\u2019t spend enough time with their children,\u201d says Johnstone. <\/p>\n<p>The dance has exploded on TikTok with several users recreating the hilarious moment or using the image of the android as a meme. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>One iconic moment was at the premiere of the film where several dancers dressed as the robot managed to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@yananetreba_\/video\/7175363270453267754?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">recreate the dance for fans<\/a> just before watching the film. The TikTok has gained 1.3 million views. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cM3gan\u201d is set to dance its way into theaters on January 6, 2023.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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