Originally scheduled for release on January 9, 2026, Soulm8te has been dropped from Universal’s release calendar.

Deadline reports that the studio is shopping the film, which takes place in the M3GAN universe.

The decision comes in the wake of the disappointing response to M3GAN 2.0, which grossed $39 million worldwide against an estimated $25 million budget. By contrast, the first M3GAN made $180 million on a $12 million budget in 2022.

SOULM8TE is directed by Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother), written by Dolan and Rafael Jordan (Yeti: Curse of the Snow...