Ghost have shared the details of what we’ve all been waiting for: their debut feature film.
‘Rite Here Rite Now’ will launch in cinemas globally on June 20 and 22 only and has been directed by the Swedish rock legend’s Tobias Forge, along with Alex Ross Perry.
The full trailer launch and cinema tickets will be available from Thursday, May 09, with worldwide ticket links revealed via the film’s bespoke website.
The Grammy Award-winning outfit gave us an inkling about this news when they recently shared a video snippet to their socials, ending with the line “Coming soon to cinemas worldwide.”
Speaking of the new cinematic endeavour, Tobias Forge has shared:
“Over a decade ago when GHOST got signed to Loma Vista, Tom Whalley (owner and CEO) asked what the story of the band was.
“He felt telling a story was vital in order to get new fans engaged. I said that because we were a new ‘baby’ band and more importantly we were an ANONYMOUS baby band, there wasn’t really a compelling story to tell.
“Not yet anyway. But I told him that if he wanted a story, I could come up with one. This film is the fruit of that conversation.”
Director Alex Ross Perry, meanwhile, added:
“Collaborating with Tobias to expand the saga of GHOST into a feature film has been a wicked delight.
“This movie allowed us to be inspired by everything from silent horror to The Great Rock n’ Roll Swindle, from Ralph Bakshi to KISS Alive II.
“The influences were many, but above all, the ultimate goal was to make a one-of-a-kind feast not only for GHOST fans, but all lovers of the cinematic alchemy between rock spectacle and spooky delights.”
Shot over the course of Ghost’s two sold-out shows at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the film is set to fully immerse viewers in the technicolor melodrama of the vaunted live ritual that has helped to propel the band to their stardom.
But it’s also set to be much more than a mere concert movie, with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running Chapters series, featuring renditions of favorites from all five of Ghost’s albums.
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the film will be released via Loma Vista Recordings, with details that will complement the film’s cinema on-sale date of May 9.