After a suicide attempt, he is visited by Eron, who convinces him to accept a STEM implant. Cortez to identify their attackers causes Grey to sink into depression. Grey returns home months later as a wheelchair-using quadriplegic, under the care of his mother, Pamela. Four men kill Asha and shoot Grey in the neck, severing his spinal cord. Returning home, Grey and Asha's self-driving car malfunctions and crashes. While visiting his home, Eron reveals his latest creation, a chip called STEM that can manage a human’s motor functions. Grey asks Asha to help him return a refurbished car to his client Eron Keen, a renowned tech innovator.

In 2046, Grey Trace, an auto mechanic, lives with his wife Asha who works for Cobalt, one of the companies contributing to human-computer augmentations. The film 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. The film was produced by Jason Blum, under his Blumhouse Productions banner.Īfter 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. Upgrade follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging left him paralyzed. Upgrade is a 2018 cyberpunk action film written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson.

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