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01-08-2015, 12:30 PM
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Scarlett Johansson and Ghost in the Shell live action movie
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/5/749...he-shell-movie
According to the above link Scarlett Johansson has sign on to a live action version of a Ghost in the Shell movie.
On the minus side Hollywood hasn't very reliably adapted anime to live action at all.
On the plus side the involvement of Steven Spielberg who is reportedly a fan of the anime and an actor as good as Scarlett Johansson is indicative of an effort to actually make a quality film.
I wonder who would play Batou... Tom Hardy was a name that came to mind, but there are probably others who can play the role.
What are your opinions about the likely outcome of this project and what other actors would you like to see in prominent roles?
Perhaps Benedict Cumberbatch as or Hugo Weaving as the voice of the AI they are tracking?
In any case it is certainly going to take a couple of years to make it to the screen if all goes well even if they get going on production asap.
According to the above link Scarlett Johansson has sign on to a live action version of a Ghost in the Shell movie.
Scarlett Johansson, who demonstrated that women make awesome, bankable action stars with last year's Lucy, has signed up for DreamWorks' adaptation of the anime Ghost in the Shell, according to Variety. Rupert Sanders, best known for Snow White and the Huntsman, will direct a script by Bill Wheeler.
The 1995 animated film Ghost in the Shell is itself an adaptation of the manga of the same name. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the film follows Motoko Kusanaigi and her security agency squad members on their search for a malicious hacker named the Puppet Master. That's really just the introduction, as the film blooms into a masterpiece about technology, sex, and paranoia.
"DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg is a huge fan of the original," says the report on Variety, "and has long wanted to get this film off the ground." Hollywood has a pathetic history of making action films with female leads, but it's also known to emulate recent successes. With Johansson's financial and creative hits Lucy and Under the Skin receiving acclaim — not to mention her role in Marvel blockbusters like The Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier — her talent and celebrity could be what's necessary to finally get the film made.
The 1995 animated film Ghost in the Shell is itself an adaptation of the manga of the same name. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the film follows Motoko Kusanaigi and her security agency squad members on their search for a malicious hacker named the Puppet Master. That's really just the introduction, as the film blooms into a masterpiece about technology, sex, and paranoia.
"DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg is a huge fan of the original," says the report on Variety, "and has long wanted to get this film off the ground." Hollywood has a pathetic history of making action films with female leads, but it's also known to emulate recent successes. With Johansson's financial and creative hits Lucy and Under the Skin receiving acclaim — not to mention her role in Marvel blockbusters like The Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier — her talent and celebrity could be what's necessary to finally get the film made.
On the minus side Hollywood hasn't very reliably adapted anime to live action at all.
On the plus side the involvement of Steven Spielberg who is reportedly a fan of the anime and an actor as good as Scarlett Johansson is indicative of an effort to actually make a quality film.
I wonder who would play Batou... Tom Hardy was a name that came to mind, but there are probably others who can play the role.
What are your opinions about the likely outcome of this project and what other actors would you like to see in prominent roles?
Perhaps Benedict Cumberbatch as or Hugo Weaving as the voice of the AI they are tracking?
In any case it is certainly going to take a couple of years to make it to the screen if all goes well even if they get going on production asap.
01-08-2015, 07:32 PM
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Last I checked S.J. is an actRESS but ....
this is one that could be really good with those two involved. It could also be nothing like the original, or it could be simply terrible. No way to know until the previews and leaked torrents come out.
this is one that could be really good with those two involved. It could also be nothing like the original, or it could be simply terrible. No way to know until the previews and leaked torrents come out.
01-08-2015, 09:23 PM
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a high brow complicated film with lots of artistic liberty and lengthy metaphysical discussions
spielberg
oh boy
can't wait for the explosions and mild left wing agenda
01-09-2015, 12:32 AM
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01-09-2015, 08:02 PM
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I prefer to treat people with respect, rather than abuse the language to appease their ignorance. That means that Richards was Governess of Texas and Boxer is a Senatrix.
01-10-2015, 04:22 AM
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