Upgrade
Director Leigh Whannell would want a boastful budget for a potential sequel to his 2018 movieUpgrade . Upgradeis a repulsion - action filmstarring Logan Marshall - Greenas Grey Trace , a valet who freeze off most new applied science in a futurist world . After a brutal attack that leaves his married woman all in and him paralyzed , he get a cybernetic organ transplant called STEM that helps him look for retaliation for his wife ’s demise . While the picture was not a boxful position smasher , it was still very profitable due to its small budget and a decisive success . It ’s consideredan underrated hit , with a very tacky and passionate fan fundament .
Upgradewas produced by the highly successful movie yield society Blumhouse . The companyspecializes in horror filmsand is responsible for producingParanormal activeness , The Purge , andThe Conjuringjust to name a few . FounderJason Blumseems to be just as excited for a potentialUpgradesequel as fans . He say that it is definitely something that he and Whannell have been thinking about . Blum said,“I would love anUpgradesequel … I will say that we have n’t put it to bottom yet . We have no quick plan , butUpgradeis very much on my mind — and on Leigh ’s thinker as well . ”
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Whannell has denied any talks for a continuation for a very long time . However , when asked about a sequel while promoting his Modern movieThe Invisible ManwithFandom , he say he enjoyed working on the first film , but would like a bigger budget if he ever made anotherUpgrademovie . Whannell said,“I love making that film , so I ’d love to do it with a mo more money . ”Whannell cited the business of Hollywood as to whether a sequel would be greenlit . He continued , " Hollywood economics dictates whether there ’s go to be a continuation , andUpgrade … I would n’t exactly call it a monster hit . "
It can be argued that we are in the golden eld of repulsion film . While often relegated to the Halloween season or the irksome picture months of January and February , horror and thriller movies have found massive success twelvemonth - round in the past X . Many repugnance films are now mainstream hit , both financially and critically . Notable instance include 2017’sIt , which becamethe highest grossing revulsion film of all timeand one of the high grossing radius - stag moving picture of all fourth dimension . There ’s also Blumhouse ’s ownGet Out , which receive four Academy Award nominating address and even earn a winnings for Best Original Screenplay forJordan Peele .
Directors and writer are currently front to stir up the genre with tonic stories , andUpgrade ’s mix of repulsion and action is cautionary of this . It is absolved why fans are clamoring for a subsequence , and hopefully Leigh Whannell and Jason Blum can make it pass . AnUpgradesequel could be just the thing to take the movie from a cult classic to a veridical hit .
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