Ghost have released a teaser clip for an upcoming cinematic film.
The 30-second trailer was shared to Instagram and sees Papa Emeritus IV onstage, presumably twirling to bid farewell to an audience at the end of a performance. The clip is soundtracked by sweeping strings and has a startling one-frame jump cut to Sister Imperator before displaying the text: “Coming soon to cinemas worldwide.”
Little else has been revealed about the movie, though Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge did tell Metal Hammer that live footage shot during the band’s two September 2023 shows at The Forum in Inglewood, California, would be used in the upcoming film.
These shows were special in that audience members were not allowed to use phones or devices during the concert. Upon entering the venue, phones were stowed and then later returned to concertgoers upon the conclusion of the set.
“I have never seen a crowd interact the way that they did since I was in a club band,” Forge said. “They were the best shows I’ve ever done with Ghost, just because I didn’t have to see those fucking mobile phones.”
Forge said that the band was “essentially shooting a film” during those two concerts, using “crowds as extras.”
“It’s going to be a film with a concert element,” he said. “So a lot of what you experienced [at the two L.A. shows] is going to be part of this project.”
When the interviewer asked if the movie would be similar to Metallica’s pseudo narrative-concert film Through the Never, Forge said: “In the sense that it’s a concert with something else combined.”
“When I first started putting [the project] together,” Forge added, “I was, like, ‘Oh my god, I’m going to faint because there’s so much to think about. Then it was, like, ‘No, no, just don’t think about it at all.’”
Back in September, Forge also offered an update on Ghost’s next album, revealing that he has “a few songs” in the tank for the follow-up to 2022’s Impera.
Stay tuned to Heavy Consequence for updates on Ghost’s upcoming movie and album. Watch the teaser for the film below.