Rusty Ghosts

Rusty Ghosts is a 2026 cyberpunk action drama film directed by Drew Goddard and written by Vincent Holloway from a story by Goddard. It stars Aaron Paul, Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, Diego Luna, Jason Issacs, Winston Duke, and Tzi Ma.

The film follows a rebellious man who finds his dead sister, after being killed by an unknown man, in a robot's body. He then

The film was produced by Peter Chernin, under his Chernin Entertainment banner. After premiering on 21 February 2026 at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film was released on 6 May 2026 in the United States by A24. The film received critical acclaim for it's direction, and also praised it's writing and characters.

Plot
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Cast

 * Aaron Paul as
 * Scarlett Johansson as
 * Miles Teller as
 * Diego Luna as
 * Jason Issacs as
 * Winston Duke as
 * Tzi Ma as

Production
The film's original concept came from Goddard himself, where he imagined a world where robots could be controlled by humans, and thought of it as "Ghostbusters meets Blade Runner". He met producer couple Katherine Bennett and Jack Caldwell when he was developing the story. Together, they pitched the concept to many other studios before settling on Peter Chernin's Chernin Entertainment.

Release
A24 acquired the distribution rights

Reception
The movie gained critical acclaim from both critics and audiences, with people

Future
There are two sequels of this movie that were both produced by Daybreak Entertainment after the 1st film.