When your goofy, low-budget, horror sci-fi about an AI doll that runs amok grosses $180 million, you would be foolish not to make another. Three years after M3gan cleaned up at the box office, M3gan 2 sets the tone for 2025. Yes, it is going to be a year of sequels, remakes and series continuations.

Economically, this makes sense, as studios recover from covid-19, the writers’ strike and bloated budgets. Artistically, the news is better than it might appear: there is enough creativity going…