Browsing: Ghost in the Shell

Scarlett Johansson has reportedly left the film Rub and Tug after yet another casting controversy, this time regarding her being cast in the role of a trans man. Perhaps you’ll recall the accusations of whitewashing surrounding the actress’s casting in Ghost in the Shell (even thought the character was, you know, a robot), which were repeated but […]

After the disappointing reception for Ghost in the Shell’s big live-action adaptation, fans of manga have been waiting for a glimpse of the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel film. The first trailer for the James Cameron-produced film from 20th Century Fox just hit. https://youtu.be/CqYfXOYqzy4 Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Til Dawn) from a script by Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys) […]

The winner of the Silliest Statement Made by a Studio Executive award for this week, Paramount distribution chief Kyle Davies was discussing the box office results for Ghost in the Shell with CBC: We had hopes for better results domestically. I think the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews. You’ve got a movie that is very important […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] For full disclosure, I have not in fact ever read or watched Ghost in the Shell in any of its forms. I would have had to have been a hermit not to pass through the later 80s and into the 90s without at least encountering it’s fans and getting at least a passing […]

Scarlett Johansson was a terrible choice to front the live action adaptation of favorite anime Ghost In The Shell.  I’m leading with that because it’s the main thought I had leaving the theater.  She was boring, one dimensional, and brought the scenes featuring her down when she spoke.  This is probably not entirely her fault, but […]

  With all the turmoil churning around Paramount Pictures’ upcoming release of the live-action remake of Ghost in the Shell, the studio seems to be continuing their efforts to build bridges with the fans of the original anime. The Japanese-language dub of the film will feature many of the same voice actors as had been part […]

Judd Morse is reporting from ECCC for Bleeding Cool, Kodansha Comics gave Emerald City Comicon attendees an exclusive look at their new, definitive guide book to all things Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017. Ben Applegate, Associate Director of Publishing Services for Penguin said that the book will be “the definitive guide to the […]

Judd Morse is reporting from ECCC for Bleeding Cool, Publisher Kodansha Comics today announced a new Ghost in the Shell anthology, Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, due out in the Spring of 2018.  The anthology is being billed as “an international collaboration between Shirow Masamune and Western comics creators,” and will feature previously unseen stories […]

It’s now under a month before Hollywood’s live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s anime classic, Ghost in the Shell, hits theaters on March 21st and the film’s twitter account is teasing out the characters with a series of video cards of the main characters. The main story follows a cyborg named The Major (played by Scarlett […]

Direct from the Cannes Film Festival announcement this morning we have our very first image of the upcoming Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures Ghost In The Shell.  Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is directing, Scarlett Johansson (The Jungle Book, Captain America: Civil War) is starring, and we have the official press release: The film, which is based on the […]