Captured Ghosts is a co-production of
Sequart Organization and Respect! Films, the follow-up to their documentary
Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods. As
Talking with Gods was drawing to a close, the filmmakers considered various subjects for a follow-up, but ultimately chose to focus on Ellis, due to the strength of his body of work and the mystique surrounding him as a personality. Production on the film began with a two-day interview with Ellis in a London hotel room in March 2010. Shooting continued until October 2011 in New York, Los Angeles, Leeds, London and San Diego. Among those interviewed are comics industry notables
Joe Quesada,
Matt Fraction,
Jason Aaron, Ellis's collaborators
Darick Robertson,
Phil Jimenez,
Cully Hamner and
Ben Templesmith, and more. The film also features a wide variety of cross media Ellis collaborators and friends including
Joss Whedon,
Helen Mirren,
Wil Wheaton,
Patton Oswalt,
Stoya, Zoetica Ebb, and more. ==Plot==