Upgrade (film)

Upgrade
Upgrade
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Leigh Whannell
Written by	Leigh Whannell
Produced by	Jason Blum; Kylie Du Fresne; Brian Kavanaugh-Jones;
Starring	Logan Marshall-Green; Betty Gabriel; Harrison Gilbertson;
Cinematography	Stefan Duscio
Edited by	Andy Canny
Music by	Jed Palmer
Production; companies	Blumhouse Productions; Goalpost Pictures; Nervous Tick Productions; Film Victoria; Automatik;
Distributed by	OTL Releasing; BH Tilt (International); Madman Entertainment (Australia);
Release dates	10 March 2018 (SXSW); 1 June 2018 (United States); 14 June 2018 (Australia);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Australia; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$17 million

Upgrade is a 2018 cyberpunk action horror film 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. 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. 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.