Film theaters, malls, bedrooms, gyms — identify a location, and M3GAN’s dance has doubtless been carried out there. Months earlier than “M3GAN” even premiered, TikTokers latched onto a selected dance scene from the horror movie, re-creating the peculiar strikes and spawning a brand new viral pattern.

First teased within the trailer final October, the sequence begins with the titular AI doll rolling back and forth and whipping her arms round entrance with Jell-O-like fluidity. After nailing an aerial cartwheel, she strikes a leg-up pose in opposition to the blood-red wall, grabs a knife, and prepares to kill her subsequent sufferer. A slayer of each people and flips? Now that is our type of double risk.

As with most viral dance challenges, the variations are countless. Some creators are sporting beige clothes and tights to repeat M3GAN’s costume within the film. Others are mimicking her strikes to the tune of various songs, from Bella Poarch’s “Dolls” and Taylor Swift’s “It is Good to Have a Buddy” and Beyoncé’s “America Has a Drawback.” Every video has, in flip, fueled hype for the film, which has been crushing the field workplace since hitting theaters on Jan. 6.

Although a standout second, the dance scene was truly not included within the movie’s unique script, director Gerard Johnstone instructed Leisure Weekly. “It was a kind of loopy, sleep-deprived, 3 a.m. ideas,” he stated. “Would not it type of be humorous if the soundtrack immediately turned actual and M3GAN ended up busting a transfer to no matter music was enjoying?” The dance was pieced collectively by choreographer Kylie Norris and dropped at life by Amie Donald, the 12-year-old actor who bodily embodied M3GAN for elements of the film.

There’s already speak of a possible “M3GAN” sequel, and if Common Footage does green-light one, hopes will likely be excessive for an additional delightfully creepy dance sequence. Learn forward to look at among the finest re-creations to hit TikTok up to now.