upgrade (2018)
Written and directed by Leigh Whannell, Upgrade is a Sci-Fi, Action, and Cyberpunk film starring Betty Gabriel, Logan Marshall-Green, and Harrison Gilbertson. The plot sees a man suffering a tragic accident and becoming paralyzed as a result. He soon accepts a STEM implant that gives him back his body and much more.
Upgrade
- Director
- Leigh Whannell
- Release Date
- June 1, 2018
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Betty Gabriel , Logan Marshall-Green , Harrison Gilbertson
- Writers
- Leigh Whannell
- Runtime
- 100minutes
- Budget
- $3 million
Summary
Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem. Principal photography on the film began in 2017. Want to know more about Upgrade?
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