Megamind 2 / Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate

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Megamind 2 or Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate refers to the upcoming Dreamworks animation film, intended as a sequel to the 2010 cult classic movie Megamind. Also announced alongside the sequel movie was the TV series Megamind Rules!, coinciding with the release of a trailer in early 2024. Following the announcements, Megamind fans reacted generally unfavorably towards the new movie, citing different voice acting and animation, as well as a perceived difference in writing from the original. The film and TV show are set to be released on Peacock on March 1st, 2024.

History

Rumors of a sequel to the 2010 cult meme classic film Megamind began on February 11th, 2022, when it was announced that Peacock would be creating a series featuring the characters, originally entitled Megamind’s Guide To Defending Your City. According to The Sun,^[2] Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, writers of the original film, would be returning as showrunners.

The announcement of the series led to speculation that there would also be a movie sequel to Megamind. However, this was not confirmed until February 1st, 2024, when DreamWorks Animation released the first trailer for a Megamind sequel, entitled Megamind vs the Doom Syndicate. Released on the @Dreamworks official X^[1] (formerly Twitter) account, the trailer received two million views, 3,500 likes and over 2,000 reposts in two days (shown below).

Ollo Mega-fans, I’m BACK! Rejoice and stream my new film Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate AND my all-new series ⚡ ️Megamind Rules! ⚡ Both streaming Mar 1 on @Peacock! pic.twitter.com/c4YKVD8wHn

— DreamWorks Animation (@Dreamworks) February 1, 2024

The sequel would be followed by the previously announced Megamind series, now renamed to Megamind Rules. Both are set to release on Peacock Kids on March 1st, 2024.

Online Presence

Following the release of the trailer, Megamind fans showed an overwhelming dislike of the upcoming movie. The original post by @Dreamworks received nearly six hundred comments, many of which viewed the trailer very unfavorably. One frequent target of discussion was the perceived decrease in animation quality. For instance, on February 2nd, 2024, X^[3] user @fratboychester reposted a clip, comparing the graphics of the film to Paw Patrol. The X post received 226 likes and 18 reposts in a day (seen below).

why megamind 2 have paw patrol graphics … https://t.co/mjYOwVSaCX

— chester (@fratboychester) February 2, 2024

By the following day, the news about Megamind 2 began to trend on TikTok, where users also voiced disapproval of the upcoming film based on the trailer. As the trailer trended on TikTok, the primary complaints focused on the animation, as well as the lack of the original voice actors, particularly Will Ferrell. On February 2nd, TikToker @3cfilms described many fans’ frustrations in a TikTok^[4] that received over 2.1 million views and 157,000 likes in less than a day (below, left). Also on February 2nd, TikToker @yourlocalchunk posted a video about Megamind 2, expressing disapproval with a clip of a distressed Giancarlo Esposito. The TikTok^[5] earned over 2.5 million plays and 332,000 likes in a day (below, right).

Not My Megamind

After the release of the trailer, numerous accounts on X began to adopt the phrase "That's not my Megamind" in posts about the upcoming film. For instance, on February 4th, X^[6] user @DaBoiHimself69 used the caption in reply to the movie's trailer, alongside an extreme close-up gif of Tighten from the original Megamind. The post (seen below) received 74 likes in a day.

Oh. That's not my Megamind. https://t.co/WanjEkVPK9 pic.twitter.com/cu0t53Z9v2

— DaBoi (@DaBoiHimself69) February 1, 2024

Repetition of this phrase in numerous posts led to the hashtag #notmymegamind being created on X.^[7] One early appearance of the hashtag was in a February 1st post by @MonsieurPhilly that earned 37 likes in a day (seen below).

#notmymegamind pic.twitter.com/jcgheafCVV

— Philly Philly 🦅🅰️🐕 (@MonsieurPhilly) February 1, 2024

Movie poster parodies

The movie poster was the subject to several parodies, depicting a variety of characters as the "versus" that Megamind would be fighting. They seemed to echo the perception that the enemy was rather arbitrarily chosen.

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