Ghost tell us about new film ‘RITE HERE RITE NOW’: “The story goes far longer back than what we’ve exposed”

nme.com:

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge and filmmaker Alex Ross Perry have spoken to NME about the band’s debut feature film, RITE HERE RITE NOW.Out today (June 20), RITE HERE RITE NOW sees the band combine a typical concert film with an intricate narrative surrounding the band’s mysterious lore – one that’s been told since 2018.

The film comes at the tail-end of Ghost’s touring cycle behind 2022’s ‘Impera’ as fans are left wondering where the band goes from here.RITE HERE RITE NOW‘s mashing of the band’s fictional backstory and their music is the next step in band’s evolution.

While the two elements have largely remained separate from one another – the band’s narrative has mostly played out through YouTube chapters over the last six years – for director Alex Ross Perry, the film’s a chance for fans to enjoy the band’s music and their lore all in one place.As he puts it: “Ghost as a band is like a planet and the story is like the moon.

The moon is not part of the planet, but it orbits the planet.”Forge and Perry spoke to us about what it was like working together, why fans are so drawn to the band’s fictional story, a few surprises the film holds and more.