Upgrade (film)

Not to be confused with Upgraded (film).

Upgrade
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeigh Whannell
Written byLeigh Whannell
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStefan Duscio
Edited byAndy Canny
Music byJed Palmer
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) (SXSW)
  • 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) (United States)
  • 14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) (Australia)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[3][4]
Box office$17 million[4]

Upgrade is a 2018 cyberpunk action film[5][6] written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. Upgrade follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging left him paralyzed.[7] The film was produced by Jason Blum, under his Blumhouse Productions banner.

After premiering on 10 March 2018 at South by Southwest, Upgrade was released on 1 June 2018 in the United States by OTL Releasing and Blumhouse Tilt, and on 14 June in Australia.[8] The film made $17 million on a $3 million budget and received positive reviews from critics, who called it "one part The Six Million Dollar Man, one part Death Wish revenge fantasy", and praised its dark humor and action sequences.[4][9]

  1. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (31 May 2018). "Film Review: 'Upgrade'". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ Upgrade at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ Bullard, Benjamin (13 February 2023). "Upgrade: This 2018 sci-fi flick did the Venom thing better than Venom". Syfy Wire. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Upgrade (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ Yamato, Jen (1 June 2018). "'Upgrade' director Leigh Whannell brings sci-fi action thrills to our tech-obsessed times". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Houghton, David (4 September 2018). "Matrix-level action and MCU charisma: Why Upgrade is the best sci-fi action movie of the year (that you've probably missed)". GamesRadar+.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (15 December 2016). "Prometheus Actor Logan Marshall-Green to Star in Sci-Fi Movie Stem". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (24 January 2018). "Shailene Woodley's Adrift Set for June Release in Deadpool 2 Slot". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. ^ Giles, Jeff (31 May 2018). "Adrift Gets There Eventually". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 June 2018.