UPGRADE Director Leigh Whannell Talks His Wild Sci-Fi Revenge Flick

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Ten years have passed since the first time I interviewed director Leigh Whannell, for a little horror film you may have heard of called SAW. Now he's back and more enthusiastic as I've ever seen him for his new movie, UPGRADE, a wild sci-fi revenge flick starring Logan Marshall-Green.Whannell talks with me about finally getting to make a movie to call his own, working with the geniuses at Blumhouse, and much more!

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