{"id":8047,"date":"2024-06-13T12:40:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=8047"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:40:19","slug":"see-new-clip-from-ghosts-debut-feature-film-rite-here-rite-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=8047","title":{"rendered":"See New Clip From GHOST&#8217;s Debut Feature Film &#8216;Rite Here Rite Now&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GHOST-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GHOST-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GHOST-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GHOST-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GHOST-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GHOST.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ahead of its world premiere,&nbsp;<strong>Trafalgar Releasing<\/strong>&nbsp;has unveiled a first-look clip of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s debut film,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>. In the spirit of the feature film, the clip juxtaposes mesmerizing live footage of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;performing for capacity crowds, showcasing a sequence of the song&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Kaisarion&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;from the 2022 album&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Impera&#8221;<\/strong>, with intriguing backstage machinations sure to fuel fever-pitch speculation regarding plot threads drawn from the&nbsp;<strong>Grammy<\/strong>-winning band&#8217;s &#8220;Chapters&#8221; series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the overwhelming demand, further theatrical dates have been added to the worldwide launch of\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>, which will now premiere in cinemas over four days on June 20, June 21, June 22 and June 23. Tickets are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ritehereritenow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Ghost - RITE HERE RITE NOW (Sneak Preview)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X6V_EKtuaCM?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s&nbsp;<strong>Tobias Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Alex Ross Perry<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>&#8220;Her Smell&#8221;<\/strong>),<strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;combines never-before-seen 2023 concert footage of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band&#8217;s long-running&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Chapters&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shot over the course of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s two sold-out shows at Los Angeles&#8217;s hallowed Kia Forum,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;fully immerses viewers in the technicolor melodrama of the vaunted live ritual that has helped to propel Sweden&#8217;s foremost theatrical rock export to&nbsp;<strong>Grammy<\/strong>-winning, chart-topping, arena-headlining status the world over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;is, however, so much more than a concert movie.&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s debut feature film combines live performance from the two-night finale of the band&#8217;s&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Re-Imperatour&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;U.S.A. 2023 with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band&#8217;s long-running&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Chapters&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;series. The result is an utterly unique phantasmagorical blend: Flesh and bone renditions of favorites from all five of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s albums as well as the&nbsp;<strong>RIAA<\/strong>&nbsp;platinum-certified&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Mary On A Cross&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;and more are interwoven with the silver screen debuts of a few faces familiar to the band&#8217;s legions of fans \u2014 all interacting behind the scenes with&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s&nbsp;<strong>Papa Emeritus IV<\/strong>, as his future and fate lay in the hands of the Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment \u2014 as a shadow of uncertainty looms \u2014 completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original motion picture soundtrack to&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;will be released on July 26 via&nbsp;<strong>Loma Vista Recordings<\/strong>. A fitting 18-song complement to&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s debut feature film, the band&#8217;s first-ever original soundtrack will be available on all formats (digital, CD, 2xLP). Pre-orders are live now, and include the soundtrack&#8217;s live version of&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Absolution&#8221;<\/strong>, captured at that now-legendary two-night stand at the Forum, as an instant grat track available on&nbsp;<strong>YouTube<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;explained: &#8220;Over a decade ago when&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;got signed to&nbsp;<strong>Loma Vista<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Tom Whalley<\/strong>&nbsp;(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 &#8216;baby&#8217; band and more importantly we were an&nbsp;<em>anonymous<\/em>&nbsp;baby band, there wasn&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director&nbsp;<strong>Alex Ross Perry<\/strong>&nbsp;said: &#8220;Collaborating with&nbsp;<strong>Tobias<\/strong>&nbsp;to expand the saga of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;into a feature film has been a wicked delight. This movie allowed us to be inspired by everything from silent horror to&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;The Great Rock N&#8217; Roll Swindle&#8217;<\/strong>, from&nbsp;<strong>Ralph Bakshi<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>KISS &#8216;Alive II&#8217;<\/strong>. The influences were many, but above all, the ultimate goal was to make a one-of-a-kind feast not only for&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;fans, but all lovers of the cinematic alchemy between rock spectacle and spooky delights.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/a847724d0aacadda925181199036ee32.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kymberli Frueh<\/strong>, SVP of programming and content acquisitions at&nbsp;<strong>Trafalgar Releasing<\/strong>, added: &#8220;The mystery, mystique, and musical style of&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;has created such a dedicated allegiance to the band. Our cinemas provide the perfect immersive experience to unite fans as a community and experience&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&#8216;s elaborate performances with big screens and big sound.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;is produced by&nbsp;<strong>Popecorn Cinematic Pictures<\/strong>. Producers include&nbsp;<strong>Kristen Mulderig<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Rick Sales<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Craig Butta<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Jonas \u00c5kerlund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last October,&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;confirmed that footage from the band&#8217;s September 2023 two shows at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California would be used as part of the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When I first started putting it together, I was, like, &#8216;Oh my god, I&#8217;m going to faint because there&#8217;s so much to think about,'&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/ghost-tobias-forge-film-concert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metal Hammer<\/a>&nbsp;magazine. &#8220;Then it was, like, &#8216;No, no, just don&#8217;t think about it at all.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;shows at the Forum were device-free experiences. Use of phones and smart watches was not permitted in the performance space. Upon arrival at the venue, devices were secured in individual&nbsp;<strong>Yondr<\/strong>&nbsp;pouches that were opened at the end of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have never seen a crowd interact the way that they did since I was in a club band,&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;said. &#8220;They were the best shows I&#8217;ve ever done with&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>, just because I didn&#8217;t have to see those fucking mobile phones.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tobias<\/strong>&nbsp;went on to say that&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;was &#8220;essentially shooting a film. And we used two nights of crowds as extras,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a film with a concert element. So a lot of what you experienced [at the two L.A. shows] is going to be part of this project.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tobias<\/strong>&nbsp;was also asked if the&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;film will be similar to&nbsp;<strong>METALLICA<\/strong>&#8216;s&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Through The Never&#8221;<\/strong>, which starred members of the iconic rock band and&nbsp;<strong>Dane DeHaan<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>&#8220;Chronicle&#8221;<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;The Amazing Spider-Man 2&#8221;<\/strong>).&nbsp;<strong>DeHaan<\/strong>&nbsp;played a young band crew member who is sent out on an urgent mission while the band is playing a rousing live set in front of a sold-out crowd and unexpectedly finds his world turned completely upside down.&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;replied: &#8220;In the sense that it&#8217;s a concert with something else combined.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Forum shows,&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;performed the song&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Twenties&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;live for the very first time live. They also played their cover of&nbsp;<strong>Roky Erikson<\/strong>&#8216;s&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;If You Have Ghosts&#8221;<\/strong>, which was originally reimagined by&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;for their 2013 EP&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;If You Have Ghost&#8221;<\/strong>. The band&#8217;s version of the track at the Forum featured two cellists with a piano playing, and it was performed on a separate stage from the rest of the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/a847724d0aacadda925181199036ee32.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2019,&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;told&nbsp;<strong>Revolver<\/strong>&nbsp;that there was a&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;feature film in the works. He added, however, that this wouldn&#8217;t be your typical &#8220;rockumentary&#8221; or even a concert film, but something else entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Most films about bands are biographical, and I see no reason to tell our story yet,&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit like premature ejaculation. You have to have a career first and then you can tell the real story, so that was never an option. And when you yank away that, what do you have? Well, that would be a fictional story.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When&nbsp;<strong>Forge<\/strong>&nbsp;spoke to&nbsp;<strong>Revolver<\/strong>&nbsp;about the&nbsp;<strong>GHOST<\/strong>&nbsp;film four years ago, he explained that it would be a while before the project came to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The cog wheels are turning on that one,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;re just trying to figure out a lot of the practicalities. Making a film is a big endeavor. Another problem that I have had over the course of my career is that I don&#8217;t have a shit-ton of time. I&#8217;ve learned over the years that it&#8217;s really important not to do everything at once.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of its world premiere,&nbsp;Trafalgar Releasing&nbsp;has unveiled a first-look clip of&nbsp;GHOST&#8216;s debut film,&nbsp;&#8220;Rite Here Rite Now&#8221;. In the spirit of the feature film, the clip juxtaposes mesmerizing live footage of&nbsp;GHOST&nbsp;performing for capacity crowds, showcasing a sequence of the song&nbsp;&#8220;Kaisarion&#8221;&nbsp;from the 2022 album&nbsp;&#8220;Impera&#8221;, with intriguing backstage machinations sure to fuel fever-pitch speculation regarding plot threads drawn&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=8047\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">See New Clip From GHOST&#8217;s Debut Feature Film &#8216;Rite Here Rite Now&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8049,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8047\/revisions\/8049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}