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Upgrade 2018
SatiricalScience fiction actionThriller
A 2018 action thriller film, Upgrade was written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The movie stars Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. It tells the story of a technophobe who receives a chip implant after being paralyzed during a mugging. This cyberpunk film was produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions production company.
The film debuted on 10 March 2018 at South by Southwest before its U.S. release on 1 June 2018 by OTL Releasing and Blumhouse Tilt. It opened in Australia on 14 June. Upgrade was made for $3 million and grossed $17 million. Critics responded positively, describing it as "one part The Six Million Dollar Man, one part Death Wish revenge fantasy", while noting its dark humor and action scenes.
Cast
- Logan Marshall-GreenGrey Trace
- Betty GabrielDetective Cortez
- Harrison Sloan GilbertsonEron Keen
- Melanie VallejoAsha Trace
- Benedict HardieFisk Brantner
- Linda CropperPamela
- Simon Maidenthe voice of STEM
- Richard CawthorneSerk Brantner
- Christopher KirbyTolan
- Kai BradleyJamie
Crew
- Director
- Leigh Whannell
- Writer
- Leigh Whannell
- Producer
- Jason Blum, Kylie du Fresne, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
- Cinematography
- Stefan Duscio
- Editing
- Andy Canny
- Music
- Jed Palmer
Details
- Production
- Automatik, Blumhouse–Atomic Monster, Film Victoria, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions
- Distributor
- BH Tilt (International), Madman Films (Australia), OTL Releasing
- Budget
- $3 million
- Box office
- $17 million
