Upgrade is a 2018 science fiction body horror film[3] written and directed by Leigh Whannell. A co-production between Australia and the United States,[citation needed] it stars Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. The film follows a man who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging leaves him paralyzed.[4] Jason Blum serves as a producer through his Blumhouse Productions banner