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The first trailer for "Ghost in the Shell" live action was released starring Scarlet Johansson and Takeshi Kitano; showed classic Japanese imagery and great CG effects. Read More »
Producer explains how "Ghost in the Shell" will honnor the style and story based on the manga/anime origin. Producer also shares what part of the manga the story will be based on. Read More »
When Scarlett Johansson was cast as Major Motoko Kusanagi in the Hollywood adaptation of "Ghost in the Shell," there was a roar of indignation over hiring a white woman in an Asian role, and the controversy sparked up again when the first photo of Johansson in the role was released. Now, filmmaker and screenwriter Max Landis has just shared his two cents on the whitewashing controversy. Read More »
After the rumors of Wolf of Wall Street actress Margot Robbie being linked to Rupert Sanders-directed Ghost in the Shell movie adaptation were dismissed when she was cast in The Suicide Squad, a new name started circling the project: Scarlett Johansson. This week, reports have confirmed that the Avengers: Age of Ultron starlet will take on the lead role of cyborg protagonist Motoko Kusanagi, which is surely going to be nice for fans of the manga/anime and comic books in general. Should we expect an NC-17 rating though? Read More »
It looks like the rumors of Wolf of Wall Street actress Margot Robbie dropping out of the recently announced, Rupert Sanders-directed Ghost in the Shell movie adaptation could be true. Apparently, Robbie has a superhero/villain future with a possible role in Suicide Squad, leaving the anime and manga's live-action film down a lead actress. Fortunately, reports claim The Avengers' Black Widow actress Scarlett Johansson has been offered the role! Read More »
As of this week, director Rupert Sanders could have his leading lady for the movie adaption of the popular anime and mange series Ghost in the Shell. Reports claim Wolf of Wall Street starlet Morgot Robbie is in early talks for this film, with many reports speculating that she could be up for the leading role of Motoko Kusanagi. For those familiar with this series, every sentence preceding this one should be incredibly exciting. Read More »
