The 1995 'neo-noir cyberpunk' animated feature "Ghost in the Shell", directed by Mamoru Oshii, based on manga comics by Masamune Shirow, starring Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, and Iemasa Kayumi, will be re-released November 8, 2023 in theaters:
".... with a narrative incorporating philosophical themes focusing on self-identity in the year 2029, 'cyborg' federal agent 'Maj. Motoko Kusanagi' ...
"... hunts 'The Puppet Master', who illegally hacks into the computerized minds of cyborg-human hybrids.
"Her pursuit of a man who can modify the identity of strangers leaves Motoko pondering her own makeup...
"... and what life might be like if she had more human traits.
"With her partner, she corners the hacker...
"... but her curiosity about her own identity...
"... sends the case in an unforeseen direction..."
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".... with a narrative incorporating philosophical themes focusing on self-identity in the year 2029, 'cyborg' federal agent 'Maj. Motoko Kusanagi' ...
"... hunts 'The Puppet Master', who illegally hacks into the computerized minds of cyborg-human hybrids.
"Her pursuit of a man who can modify the identity of strangers leaves Motoko pondering her own makeup...
"... and what life might be like if she had more human traits.
"With her partner, she corners the hacker...
"... but her curiosity about her own identity...
"... sends the case in an unforeseen direction..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 11/6/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Creator is a sci-drama film directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the film with Chris Weitz. Set in a dystopian future where a war between the humans and the artificial intelligence rages on, Joshua an ex-special forces agent is recruited to capture and kill the Creator, who is known as the architect of advanced AI. The Creator stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Allison Janney, and Madeleine Yuna Voyles. So, if you loved the original sci-fi film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Space Sweeper (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Set in 2092, spaceship Victory is one of the many that live off salvaging space debris. Crewed with a genius space pilot Tae-ho(Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang(Kim Tae-ri), an spaceship engineer Tiger Park(Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs(Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After...
Space Sweeper (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Set in 2092, spaceship Victory is one of the many that live off salvaging space debris. Crewed with a genius space pilot Tae-ho(Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang(Kim Tae-ri), an spaceship engineer Tiger Park(Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs(Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After...
- 9/29/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Iconic Events Releasing, a company specializing in distributing special engagement theatrical events to theatres, brings the action and bold visual storytelling of anime to the big screen as it announces a slate of upcoming nationwide theatrical events for the latest installment of Ax Cinema Nights.
A different acclaimed anime feature will be screened at over 300 theatre locations across the country beginning in September and continuing through February 2024.
Celebrated films will include a Satoshi Kon Film Festival that will screen 3 of the legendary Director's most renowned anime feature films – Perfect Blue 25th Anniversary, Tokyo Godfathers 20th Anniversary, and Paprika, as well as special presentations of Ghost In The Shell and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Both subtitled and dubbed screenings are scheduled.
Ax Cinema Nights is a year-round movie event series celebrating the best new and classic anime films by bringing them to theaters across North America. It provides the passionate fan...
A different acclaimed anime feature will be screened at over 300 theatre locations across the country beginning in September and continuing through February 2024.
Celebrated films will include a Satoshi Kon Film Festival that will screen 3 of the legendary Director's most renowned anime feature films – Perfect Blue 25th Anniversary, Tokyo Godfathers 20th Anniversary, and Paprika, as well as special presentations of Ghost In The Shell and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Both subtitled and dubbed screenings are scheduled.
Ax Cinema Nights is a year-round movie event series celebrating the best new and classic anime films by bringing them to theaters across North America. It provides the passionate fan...
- 8/25/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
"The Matrix," like all great stories, was built on some great inspirations. Its basal foundations can be daunting, involving some deep dives into Buddhist theology, philosophy, and the development of AI. The Wachowski sisters drew from three non-fiction grimoires, if you'll pardon the term, to build their world of machine and man. "Out of Control," by Kevin Kelly, is a look at the potential of mechanical evolution. "Introducing Evolutionary Psychology" by Dylan Evans shaped the id of Neo's life. And "Simulacra and Simulation" by Jean Baudrillard is a well-known philosophical treatise that birthed Morpheus' "desert of the real."
These are tough books, but they provide terrific insight into the thought process behind the Matrix itself. Readers who would prefer to take the blue pill instead and jaunt through imaginary worlds in search of a similar fix to Neo's journey through ones and zeros toward his personal nirvana will find plenty of science fiction to enjoy,...
These are tough books, but they provide terrific insight into the thought process behind the Matrix itself. Readers who would prefer to take the blue pill instead and jaunt through imaginary worlds in search of a similar fix to Neo's journey through ones and zeros toward his personal nirvana will find plenty of science fiction to enjoy,...
- 12/22/2022
- by Margaret David
- Slash Film
Season 2 of Netflix's "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045" is headed your way this May, and now there's a trailer here to prove it. Based on the manga "The Ghost in the Shell" by Shirow Masamune, "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045" follows the continuing adventures of Motoko Kusanagi, voiced by Atsuko Tanaka in Japanese and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in the English dub.
Tanaka has been with the franchise since it first made the leap to the screen in 1995 with the influential anime film, "Ghost in the Shell." She reprised her role in the 2004 sequel, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence," and the...
The post Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2 Trailer: Head Back Into the Stand Alone Complex on Netflix appeared first on /Film.
Tanaka has been with the franchise since it first made the leap to the screen in 1995 with the influential anime film, "Ghost in the Shell." She reprised her role in the 2004 sequel, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence," and the...
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- 3/28/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Out hthis week from Lionsgate is the 4K edition of the celebrated anime classic Ghost in the Shell. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time when Ghost in the Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital 4K Ultra HD) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on September 8th from Lionsgate. Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, and Kôichi Yamadera. Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date.
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious...
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious...
- 9/11/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time when Ghost in the Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital 4K Ultra HD) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on September 8th from Lionsgate. Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s […] More...
- 8/11/2020
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Santa Monica, CA – Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time when Ghost in the Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital 4K Ultra HD) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on September 8th from Lionsgate. Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, and Kôichi Yamadera. Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date.
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from...
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from...
- 7/30/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Lionsgate has announced that the groundbreaking Ghost in the Shell will arrive on 4K Ultra HD this September in celebration of its 25th anniversary! Here's the official press release, cover art, and trailer:
Santa Monica, CA – Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time when Ghost in the Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital 4K Ultra HD) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on September 8th from Lionsgate. Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, and Kôichi Yamadera. Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date.
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi,...
Santa Monica, CA – Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time when Ghost in the Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital 4K Ultra HD) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on September 8th from Lionsgate. Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, and Kôichi Yamadera. Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date.
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara, Tawanda Manyimo, Anamaria Marinca | Written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, Ehren Kruger | Directed by Rupert Sanders
Based on the famous Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime. While investigating a dangerous criminal, Major makes a shocking discovery – the corporation that created her lied about her past life in order to control her. Unsure what to believe, Major will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery of her true identity and exact revenge against the corporation she was built to serve.
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Based on the famous Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime. While investigating a dangerous criminal, Major makes a shocking discovery – the corporation that created her lied about her past life in order to control her. Unsure what to believe, Major will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery of her true identity and exact revenge against the corporation she was built to serve.
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- 8/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
A lot has been written about 2017’s live action “Ghost in the Shell” remake. The popular manga series by Masamune Shirow had already seen several successful anime adaptations when Scarlett Johansson stepped into what became one of her most controversial roles to date. Fans of the original and advocates for racial diversity alike were disappointed that a Japanese character had been cast with a white actress, and “Ghost in the Shell” became the latest glaring example in a long line of Hollywood “whitewashing.”
Read MoreHow Video Essays Helped Kogonada Make One of the Most Exciting Debuts of 2017
But that wasn’t the only thing Dreamworks got wrong in their version. A compelling new video essay by The Nerdwriter argues that the latest “Ghost in the Shell” stole images from the anime, but missed the point of the story by dulling their vibrancy and diminishing their power.
A side by side...
Read MoreHow Video Essays Helped Kogonada Make One of the Most Exciting Debuts of 2017
But that wasn’t the only thing Dreamworks got wrong in their version. A compelling new video essay by The Nerdwriter argues that the latest “Ghost in the Shell” stole images from the anime, but missed the point of the story by dulling their vibrancy and diminishing their power.
A side by side...
- 8/8/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
While fully aware of Japan’s Ghost in the Shell and its impact as a Manga and Anime, I never experienced any version of it. As a result, I watched the recent live-action film version without preconceived notions. I knew all about the casting controversy but until there’s an actress of Japanese descent who can open a movie wide, casting decisions, such as this, will continue. So get over it.
Masamune Shirow created an interesting meditation on where humanity is going as he, like Ray Kurzweil, foresees the day when man and machine blend into a singular being. It won’t be overnight, nor will it be neat and easy. As a result, the question of what does it mean to be human permeates the film as written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger and directed by Rupert Sanders.
The story centers on Major (Scarlett Johansson), an...
Masamune Shirow created an interesting meditation on where humanity is going as he, like Ray Kurzweil, foresees the day when man and machine blend into a singular being. It won’t be overnight, nor will it be neat and easy. As a result, the question of what does it mean to be human permeates the film as written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger and directed by Rupert Sanders.
The story centers on Major (Scarlett Johansson), an...
- 7/21/2017
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Hollywood, Calif. – “Totally riveting” (Bill Zwecker, Fox-tv) and filled with “heart pounding excitement” (Pete Hammond, Deadline), the thrilling and eye-popping Ghost In The Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand July 25, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The future comes early on Digital HD July 7.Set in a world where people are enhanced with technology, Ghost In The Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime. While investigating a dangerous criminal, Major makes a shocking discovery – the corporation that created her lied about her past life in order to control her. Unsure what to believe, Major will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery of her true identity and exact revenge...
- 5/30/2017
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The Major will make house calls this summer with Paramount Home Media Distribution's 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release of the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie on July 25th, following its Digital HD debut on July 7th.
Press Release (via Broadway World): “Totally riveting” (Bill Zwecker, Fox-tv) and filled with “heart pounding excitement” (Pete Hammond, Deadline), the thrilling and eye-popping Ghost In The Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand July 25, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The future comes early on Digital HD July 7.
Set in a world where people are enhanced with technology, Ghost In The Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime.
Press Release (via Broadway World): “Totally riveting” (Bill Zwecker, Fox-tv) and filled with “heart pounding excitement” (Pete Hammond, Deadline), the thrilling and eye-popping Ghost In The Shell arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand July 25, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The future comes early on Digital HD July 7.
Set in a world where people are enhanced with technology, Ghost In The Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime.
- 5/30/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This summer, Arrow Video will take viewers back into Herbert West's lab with a limited edition Us Blu-ray of Stuart Gordon's Lovecraft adaptation Re-Animator, featuring two discs and 4K restorations of both the unrated and standard cuts of the horror comedy.
Other July releases from Arrow include the previously postponed Blu-ray of Pulse (2001) in the Us and UK, a UK-only Blu-ray release of Psycho II, as well as new books exploring the respective legacies of The Blair Witch Project and Ghost in the Shell (1995). You can view all of the upcoming items below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates.
From Arrow Video: "Now over to our only Us only title this month…
Us Title: Re-Animator (Blu-ray) Limited Edition
Stuart Gordon’s enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning restoration packed with special features!
Pre-order now: http://bit.ly/2oRCh91
Release Dates: 25 July...
Other July releases from Arrow include the previously postponed Blu-ray of Pulse (2001) in the Us and UK, a UK-only Blu-ray release of Psycho II, as well as new books exploring the respective legacies of The Blair Witch Project and Ghost in the Shell (1995). You can view all of the upcoming items below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates.
From Arrow Video: "Now over to our only Us only title this month…
Us Title: Re-Animator (Blu-ray) Limited Edition
Stuart Gordon’s enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning restoration packed with special features!
Pre-order now: http://bit.ly/2oRCh91
Release Dates: 25 July...
- 4/21/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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Ghost in the Shell may well go down as a flash in the pan – a beautiful, blinding flash, but a forgettable one nonetheless – but you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who wasn’t impressed by the film’s super-slick visuals.
In tapping into the archives of Masamune Shirow’s seminal manga, Paramount and director Rupert Sanders truly embraced the cyberpunk sensibilities of Ghost in the Shell, even if the film was hamstrung by claims of whitewashing all throughout development. That criticism ultimately loomed large over the movie’s domestic opening, and Paramount’s executives have since conceded that the controversial decision to elect Scarlett Johansson in the role of The Major clipped the wings of Ghost in the Shell before it could make much of a dent at the international box office.
The end result is an estimated $60 million write-down for Paramount, and the death...
Ghost in the Shell may well go down as a flash in the pan – a beautiful, blinding flash, but a forgettable one nonetheless – but you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who wasn’t impressed by the film’s super-slick visuals.
In tapping into the archives of Masamune Shirow’s seminal manga, Paramount and director Rupert Sanders truly embraced the cyberpunk sensibilities of Ghost in the Shell, even if the film was hamstrung by claims of whitewashing all throughout development. That criticism ultimately loomed large over the movie’s domestic opening, and Paramount’s executives have since conceded that the controversial decision to elect Scarlett Johansson in the role of The Major clipped the wings of Ghost in the Shell before it could make much of a dent at the international box office.
The end result is an estimated $60 million write-down for Paramount, and the death...
- 4/14/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Rupert Sanders’ “Ghost in the Shell” has gotten its share of controversy and poor reviews. Now, Paramount’s live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 beloved manga has gotten the “Critics Are Raving” treatment.
Read More: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Box Office Was Hurt by Whitewashing Controversy and Poor Reviews, Says Paramount Executive
From the whitewashing controversy ignited by the casting of Scarlett Johansson to play the lead in adaptation of the classic Japanese anime series, to the film’s similarities to “The Matrix,” the “Critics Are Raving” trailer by ScreenCrush gathers some of the most negative critical reactions to the film, which was released in theaters in the U.S. on March 31. The trailer features clips from the film’s previously released trailers.
Read More: 7 Classic Anime That Hollywood Should Remake After ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (And One That They Really Need to Leave Alone)
Shirow’s iconic manga series...
Read More: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Box Office Was Hurt by Whitewashing Controversy and Poor Reviews, Says Paramount Executive
From the whitewashing controversy ignited by the casting of Scarlett Johansson to play the lead in adaptation of the classic Japanese anime series, to the film’s similarities to “The Matrix,” the “Critics Are Raving” trailer by ScreenCrush gathers some of the most negative critical reactions to the film, which was released in theaters in the U.S. on March 31. The trailer features clips from the film’s previously released trailers.
Read More: 7 Classic Anime That Hollywood Should Remake After ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (And One That They Really Need to Leave Alone)
Shirow’s iconic manga series...
- 4/10/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
How ‘Smurfs,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and more are keeping their brands alive after live-action disappointments.
As the live-action Hollywood version of Ghost in the Shell looks to lose $60m after audiences ignored it at the box office last weekend, Japanese publisher Kodansha and anime studio Production I.G. have announced a new animated project based on Masamune Shirow’s classic manga with Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki on board as co-directors.
There are no other details, not even clarification on whether the plan is for a new anime series or feature, and this is something that has been teased since before the new movie’s release, but the timing of the greenlight announcement comes across as damage control, reminding fans that Ghost in the Shell will live on as a property more properly once again.
It’s also interesting that this is happening as the animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village opens in theaters. Sony...
As the live-action Hollywood version of Ghost in the Shell looks to lose $60m after audiences ignored it at the box office last weekend, Japanese publisher Kodansha and anime studio Production I.G. have announced a new animated project based on Masamune Shirow’s classic manga with Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki on board as co-directors.
There are no other details, not even clarification on whether the plan is for a new anime series or feature, and this is something that has been teased since before the new movie’s release, but the timing of the greenlight announcement comes across as damage control, reminding fans that Ghost in the Shell will live on as a property more properly once again.
It’s also interesting that this is happening as the animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village opens in theaters. Sony...
- 4/7/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Brace yourselves, readers, I'm about to go on a bit of a controlled rant in just a few moments. Today, Paramount's domestic distribution chief Kyle Davies has released a statement regarding the lackluster box office performance and whitewashing of the live-action anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost In The Shell. First, let's take a look at the quote, and then... Read More...
- 4/5/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
“Ghost in the Shell” opened to $19 million last weekend, less than half what “The Boss Baby” made over the same three days. The film received backlash for the better part of a year due to its casting of Scarlett Johansson in the lead role, which Paramount executive Kyle Davies now admits played a part in the film’s disappointing financial take so far.
“We had hopes for better results domestically. I think the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews,” said Davies, Paramount’s domestic distribution chief. “You’ve got a movie that is very important to the fanboys since it’s based on a Japanese anime movie. So you’re always trying to thread that needle between honoring the source material and make a movie for a mass audience. That’s challenging, but...
“We had hopes for better results domestically. I think the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews,” said Davies, Paramount’s domestic distribution chief. “You’ve got a movie that is very important to the fanboys since it’s based on a Japanese anime movie. So you’re always trying to thread that needle between honoring the source material and make a movie for a mass audience. That’s challenging, but...
- 4/5/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
When Scarlett Johansson was announced as the lead in Rupert Sanders' live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, people had issues with her suitability for the role. And now that the film has been released, opinions are divided. Whitewashing issues aside, some feel that her interpretation of Major Motoko Kusanagi is not true to the character. That in itself opens a whole other can of worms though, as the Major has been portrayed in quite a few different ways already. In Masamune Shirow's original graphic novels, the Major is a mercenary on contract with Government forces, a confident (sometimes arrogant) leader of a team of specialists. She also has a penchant for jokes, booze, drugs and gleefully experiments with debauchery. Her past and gender...
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- 4/4/2017
- Screen Anarchy
2017-04-03T06:22:28-07:00Why 'Ghost in the Shell' Bombed
Opening in 3,440 locations, the movie, starring Scarlett Johansson as a cyber-warrior determined to discover the truth about her own life, pulled in just $19 million domestically — ranking third on the weekend. It was easily overshadowed by the $49 million debut of Fox/DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby and the third frame of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which took in another $47.5 million.
“Ghost in the Shell suffered from tough reviews, an unfamiliarity of North American audiences with the source material, a so-called 'whitewashing' controversy that may have had an effect — though it's almost impossible to quantify that effect empirically — and a very crowded and competitive marketplace that has taken down almost as many films as it has boosted to unprecedented heights,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for ComScore.
Internationally, where Ghost opened in 53 territories,...
Opening in 3,440 locations, the movie, starring Scarlett Johansson as a cyber-warrior determined to discover the truth about her own life, pulled in just $19 million domestically — ranking third on the weekend. It was easily overshadowed by the $49 million debut of Fox/DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby and the third frame of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which took in another $47.5 million.
“Ghost in the Shell suffered from tough reviews, an unfamiliarity of North American audiences with the source material, a so-called 'whitewashing' controversy that may have had an effect — though it's almost impossible to quantify that effect empirically — and a very crowded and competitive marketplace that has taken down almost as many films as it has boosted to unprecedented heights,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for ComScore.
Internationally, where Ghost opened in 53 territories,...
- 4/3/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Ryan Lambie Apr 4, 2017
Boss Baby soared and the glossy Ghost In The Shell faltered. So what happened? Ryan takes a look...
"We're not remaking, we're reimagining alongside you." That was how director Rupert Sanders pitched his live action version of the 90s manga and anime to a crowd of journalists, bloggers and anime fans at an event in Tokyo last year. Taking in a small exhibition of props, a Q&A, preview footage and pounding industrial live music, the event was, perhaps, an attempt to change the public discourse surrounding a controversial movie.
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Aside from the inevitable suspicion surrounding a Hollywood version of a cult Japanese property, there was also the more damaging accusation of whitewashing. Scarlett Johansson was, after all, taking on the role...
Boss Baby soared and the glossy Ghost In The Shell faltered. So what happened? Ryan takes a look...
"We're not remaking, we're reimagining alongside you." That was how director Rupert Sanders pitched his live action version of the 90s manga and anime to a crowd of journalists, bloggers and anime fans at an event in Tokyo last year. Taking in a small exhibition of props, a Q&A, preview footage and pounding industrial live music, the event was, perhaps, an attempt to change the public discourse surrounding a controversial movie.
See related Paul Verhoeven interview: Elle, creative risks and RoboCop Saluting the film scores of Paul Verhoeven movies Lobotomising Schwarzenegger: Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall
Aside from the inevitable suspicion surrounding a Hollywood version of a cult Japanese property, there was also the more damaging accusation of whitewashing. Scarlett Johansson was, after all, taking on the role...
- 4/3/2017
- Den of Geek
2017-04-03T04:47:34-07:00Weekend Box Offfice: 'Bossy Baby' Beats 'Beauty'
DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby proved to be the boss, all right. The Fox release grabbed an estimated $49 million over its debut weekend, unseating Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to take the top spot at the domestic box office.
Boss Baby just managed to edge out Beauty, which collected another $47.5 million during its third weekend as its domestic gross rose to $395.5 million.
The news wasn’t so upbeat for the weekend’s other new wide release, Paramount’s futuristic thriller Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson. Based on a Japanese manga, the film, which became the poster child for whitewashing when Johansson was cast in the central role of a cyber-soldier, grossed an underwhelming $19 million as it settled into the third spot in the rankings.
On the international front, Beauty led all its...
DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby proved to be the boss, all right. The Fox release grabbed an estimated $49 million over its debut weekend, unseating Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to take the top spot at the domestic box office.
Boss Baby just managed to edge out Beauty, which collected another $47.5 million during its third weekend as its domestic gross rose to $395.5 million.
The news wasn’t so upbeat for the weekend’s other new wide release, Paramount’s futuristic thriller Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson. Based on a Japanese manga, the film, which became the poster child for whitewashing when Johansson was cast in the central role of a cyber-soldier, grossed an underwhelming $19 million as it settled into the third spot in the rankings.
On the international front, Beauty led all its...
- 4/3/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
The reviews are in on Ghost in the Shell and I would say that so far they’ve been outstanding. Many people are saying the film redefines animé and that an entirely new genre of film has arrived. And for those who don’t realize this yet, the new Scarlett Johansson starred feature is based on and completely modeled after the classic 1995 movie of the same name. The 1995 film was directed by Mamoru Oshii and based on a manga series by Masamune Shirow, and was considered a masterpiece. Its influence was far-reaching – most notably on The Matrix. Despite the
That Time Siskel & Ebert Reviewed Ghost in the Shell in 1995...
That Time Siskel & Ebert Reviewed Ghost in the Shell in 1995...
- 4/2/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
This Hollywood remake of the 90s anime classic pays tribute to the original while broadening its appeal. And it looks fantastic…
How do you improve on one of the greatest anime films ever made? The groundbreaking 1995 original Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii and based on a manga series by Masamune Shirow, was a masterpiece. Its influence was far-reaching – most notably on The Matrix. But Ghost in the Shell was a challenging watch. For every shot of a generously breasted naked cyborg plummeting from the top of a building, there was a scene in which characters grappled with knotty philosophical questions. What is the nature of identity when the brain is souped up with cyber-implants and the soul is reduced to a series of electrical impulses? (Incidentally, the question of why a cyborg would need a gigantic pair of knockers in the first place was left unanswered.)
The...
How do you improve on one of the greatest anime films ever made? The groundbreaking 1995 original Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii and based on a manga series by Masamune Shirow, was a masterpiece. Its influence was far-reaching – most notably on The Matrix. But Ghost in the Shell was a challenging watch. For every shot of a generously breasted naked cyborg plummeting from the top of a building, there was a scene in which characters grappled with knotty philosophical questions. What is the nature of identity when the brain is souped up with cyber-implants and the soul is reduced to a series of electrical impulses? (Incidentally, the question of why a cyborg would need a gigantic pair of knockers in the first place was left unanswered.)
The...
- 4/2/2017
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
‘Ghost In the Shell’ Is Pretty Except When It’s NotEye-catching designs and an intriguing performance by Scarlett Johansson aren’t quite enough.
It’s a new world, one where cybernetic enhancements are the norm to aid people in everything from vision and movement to the quicker absorption of alcohol, and Major Killian (Scarlett Johansson) is the shiniest toy on the shelf. While others are human with electronic additions, she’s a human brain inside a synthetic shell. A terrorist attack one year earlier left her body ravaged, but thanks to the work of Hanka Robotics and Dr. Ouelet (Juliette Binoche) Major is now a top agent with the city’s anti-terrorist unit.
Her latest assignment sees her tracking a mysterious threat named Kuze (Michael Pitt) whose digital wizardry and armed goon squads have led to the murder of several Hanka executives and scientists. The closer she gets to him though the closer she gets to a...
It’s a new world, one where cybernetic enhancements are the norm to aid people in everything from vision and movement to the quicker absorption of alcohol, and Major Killian (Scarlett Johansson) is the shiniest toy on the shelf. While others are human with electronic additions, she’s a human brain inside a synthetic shell. A terrorist attack one year earlier left her body ravaged, but thanks to the work of Hanka Robotics and Dr. Ouelet (Juliette Binoche) Major is now a top agent with the city’s anti-terrorist unit.
Her latest assignment sees her tracking a mysterious threat named Kuze (Michael Pitt) whose digital wizardry and armed goon squads have led to the murder of several Hanka executives and scientists. The closer she gets to him though the closer she gets to a...
- 4/2/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Dispirited Away: Sanders Succeeds with Somber Live-Action Remake of Cult Manga
The essence of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 cult manga Ghost in the Shell automatically lends itself as fodder for the regurgitated tendencies of the film industry, its plot (and evolution) a mirroring metaphor for its robotic-human hybrid heroine, an as-yet-named portmanteau whose brain (a concept freely exchanged with the notion of a soul or a ghost) has been salvaged when her body could not, and thus becomes retrofitted into a sleek, sexy, and lethally weaponized body.
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The essence of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 cult manga Ghost in the Shell automatically lends itself as fodder for the regurgitated tendencies of the film industry, its plot (and evolution) a mirroring metaphor for its robotic-human hybrid heroine, an as-yet-named portmanteau whose brain (a concept freely exchanged with the notion of a soul or a ghost) has been salvaged when her body could not, and thus becomes retrofitted into a sleek, sexy, and lethally weaponized body.
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- 4/1/2017
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
As a member of the elite Section 9 defense squad, her day job frequently involves being shot at, but more worrisome to Major (Scarlett Johansson) than any bullet is her memory in Ghost in the Shell. A live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s seminal manga, the new film from director Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) has a lot on its mind, and while it doesn’t quite live up to its ambitious story, it does pack one hell of a punch.
In the not-too-distant future, not only can you get a facelift, you can also buy cybernetic enhancements that meld your skin with computer technology, keeping you plugged into the online world at all times. But convenient cybernetic enhancements have opened the door to a new form of cyber-terrorism led by a mysterious entity known as Kuze (Michael Pitt), and it’s up to the cyborg Major and the...
In the not-too-distant future, not only can you get a facelift, you can also buy cybernetic enhancements that meld your skin with computer technology, keeping you plugged into the online world at all times. But convenient cybernetic enhancements have opened the door to a new form of cyber-terrorism led by a mysterious entity known as Kuze (Michael Pitt), and it’s up to the cyborg Major and the...
- 3/31/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Check out these essentials even if you don’t catch the new movie.
Another week, another live-action remake of an animated classic. Well, you could argue that most of Ghost in the Shell isn’t really live action, since there’s so much that’s CG. You could also say it’s not a remake so much as a new adaptation of a Japanese comic book. Regardless, a lot of it is a pretty faithful copy, so a good percentage of this week’s list of Movies to Watch could apply to the manga or the anime versions of the story (I’m making it a given that you should see the original). That’s good for any of you boycotting the new movie due to its whitewashing controversy.
These 12 titles are worth seeing either way:
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Despite being a cheap, cheesy sci-fi B movie, this is a significant work for being possibly...
Another week, another live-action remake of an animated classic. Well, you could argue that most of Ghost in the Shell isn’t really live action, since there’s so much that’s CG. You could also say it’s not a remake so much as a new adaptation of a Japanese comic book. Regardless, a lot of it is a pretty faithful copy, so a good percentage of this week’s list of Movies to Watch could apply to the manga or the anime versions of the story (I’m making it a given that you should see the original). That’s good for any of you boycotting the new movie due to its whitewashing controversy.
These 12 titles are worth seeing either way:
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Despite being a cheap, cheesy sci-fi B movie, this is a significant work for being possibly...
- 3/31/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
It was always only a matter of time until modern Hollywood resigned itself to remaking anime. Which isn’t to suggest that the uniquely Japanese medium is somehow unworthy of being used as fodder for Western blockbusters — on the contrary, anime has provided some of the most progressive, adventurous, and visionary filmmaking of the last 30 years — but rather to acknowledge the palpable whiff of inevitability with which Paramount is releasing “Ghost in the Shell.”
It’s not like studio executives are obsessive fans of the franchise, it’s not like former Paramount CEO Brad Grey bought every new DVD of “Stand Alone Complex” as it was released in the United States and can walk you through every detail of the Laughing Man case, it’s not like the people in power were just patiently waiting for the entertainment climate to warm up to the idea of a star-studded Major Kusanagi...
It’s not like studio executives are obsessive fans of the franchise, it’s not like former Paramount CEO Brad Grey bought every new DVD of “Stand Alone Complex” as it was released in the United States and can walk you through every detail of the Laughing Man case, it’s not like the people in power were just patiently waiting for the entertainment climate to warm up to the idea of a star-studded Major Kusanagi...
- 3/31/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
“Ghost in the Shell,” an anime adaptation from Paramount, DreamWorks and Reliance Entertainment, blew past the competition at the Thursday box office, picking up $1.8 million from evening screenings in 2,229 locations. That compares favorably with “The Girl on the Train” and “10 Cloverfield Lane,” both of which went on to gross more than $25 million during their opening weekends. “Ghost in the Shell” is a Rupert Sanders adaptation of the Japanese manga series by Masamune Shirow, which was also made into a 1990s anime film. Scarlet Johansson stars as “The Major” Mira Killian, a human-cyborg hybrid crimefighter who, along with her team known.
- 3/31/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
Two Very Different Movies Look to Divide Up the Weekend Box Office Business
With Disney’s Beauty and the Beast continuing to dominate at the box office with $90 million this past weekend, and Saban’s Power Rangers (Lionsgate) also doing exceedingly well with $40 million in second place, you wouldn’t think anyone would try to release a movie that might get overshadowed by those two blockbusters.
That said, what’s interesting about this weekend is the fact there are two very different movies that are competing very heavily for second place with DreamWorks Animation’s latest animated family film, The Boss Baby (20th Century Fox), taking on the live action English remake of Ghost In The Shell (Paramount), starring Scarlett Johansson. In most cases,...
Two Very Different Movies Look to Divide Up the Weekend Box Office Business
With Disney’s Beauty and the Beast continuing to dominate at the box office with $90 million this past weekend, and Saban’s Power Rangers (Lionsgate) also doing exceedingly well with $40 million in second place, you wouldn’t think anyone would try to release a movie that might get overshadowed by those two blockbusters.
That said, what’s interesting about this weekend is the fact there are two very different movies that are competing very heavily for second place with DreamWorks Animation’s latest animated family film, The Boss Baby (20th Century Fox), taking on the live action English remake of Ghost In The Shell (Paramount), starring Scarlett Johansson. In most cases,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
The new Ghost In The Shell is a strange creature, an art robot, a cine-droid that replicates the pace and look of anime in the uncanny valley of live-action. It isn’t a remake of Mamoru Oshii’s sci-fi animated feature, which is a classic of the genre, but a very studious homage; the plot is original (provided one has never played a video game influenced by Ghost In The Shell), though it draws ideas from later animated adaptations of Masamune Shirow’s manga series. As in all the other versions of this multi-media, multiple-continuity franchise, the setting is a quasi-dystopian cyberpunk future where Japan is the sole superpower and the United States no longer exists. The Major (Scarlett Johansson, perfectly cast), a gooey human brain encased in a high-tech cyborg body, is the most advanced special operative in Section 9, an anti-terrorist unit made up of cybernetically enhanced migrants ...
- 3/30/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Rupert Sanders’ Ghost In The Shell live-actioner dawns with universal promise. Rainbow-colored building exteriors erect a neon-laced megacity (once again New Port City). Scarlett Johansson bursts through plate-glass and bullet-times the shit out of some mecha-Geishas. We haven’t yet endured a barrage of slaps to foreign culture and racial appropriation. Yes, Sanders lives in better times for the first few minutes of his synthetic-assassin tranquilizer – then it’s like an aesthetic “Abort” button is smashed. Dark nights negate any 3D usefulness, drowning skyscraper-tall advertisement holograms and eye-catching beautification. Life fleets, pacing tumbles and the whole thing begins to feel like a legless cyborg crawling out of futility.
Oh, and to those who cried whitewashing? Oh man. You guys are gonna be Sooooo pissed. Especially after all the marketing attempts to assure otherwise. Anywho…
Johansson transplants herself into the cybernetic shell of Major, a government operative whose human brain sits in an engineered super-body.
Oh, and to those who cried whitewashing? Oh man. You guys are gonna be Sooooo pissed. Especially after all the marketing attempts to assure otherwise. Anywho…
Johansson transplants herself into the cybernetic shell of Major, a government operative whose human brain sits in an engineered super-body.
- 3/30/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Hollywood is always looking for the next big medium to adapt to the big screen. They spent years trying to get comic book movies right, and after decades of solid attempts, they finally seem to hit on a winning formula with the likes of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. I’ve always wondered how long it would take them to head overseas and start adapting anime. Given the cultural differences, I knew it wouldn’t be an easy feat. If you’ve had a chance to check out Dragon Ball Evolution, you can see just how difficult it is to get right.
For years now, there have been several anime and manga that have seemed to constantly be in development, and near the top of that list was always Ghost in the Shell. After countless years, we finally have the long-awaited adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson.
Based on the Masamune Shirow manga...
For years now, there have been several anime and manga that have seemed to constantly be in development, and near the top of that list was always Ghost in the Shell. After countless years, we finally have the long-awaited adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson.
Based on the Masamune Shirow manga...
- 3/30/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
On the eve of its theatrical release, the first wave of reviews for Ghost in the Shell has surfaced online and at least so far, the critical consensus ranges from good to flat-out pointless.
Staying with the more positive verdicts for the time being, below you’ll find that most, if not all review snippets shower praise on the film’s cutting-edge CGI, which brings the bustling city of neo-Tokyo to life overly well. And though it’s not necessarily a case of style over substance, the main complaint leveled against Ghost in the Shell is that Rupert Sanders’ manga adaptation is derivative of its modern-day genre peers, as opposed to being a nuanced account of Masamune Shirow’s genre-defining source material. Elsewhere, Scarlett Johansson also drew praise for her performance as Major, a best-in-class cyborg sent onto the city streets to fight terrorism head on.
We’ve collected a...
Staying with the more positive verdicts for the time being, below you’ll find that most, if not all review snippets shower praise on the film’s cutting-edge CGI, which brings the bustling city of neo-Tokyo to life overly well. And though it’s not necessarily a case of style over substance, the main complaint leveled against Ghost in the Shell is that Rupert Sanders’ manga adaptation is derivative of its modern-day genre peers, as opposed to being a nuanced account of Masamune Shirow’s genre-defining source material. Elsewhere, Scarlett Johansson also drew praise for her performance as Major, a best-in-class cyborg sent onto the city streets to fight terrorism head on.
We’ve collected a...
- 3/30/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
MaryAnn’s quick take… Trite characters, very well-worn clichés of Sf cinema, and a mystery that is completely transparent. All about production design, and even that is familiar. I’m “biast” (pro): big science fiction fan
I’m “biast” (con): not much of an anime fan
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
No, I have not read the manga by Masamune Shirow. I have not seen the 1995 animated film. (I’ve seen Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.) I have not seen the 2002 animated TV series. I have not seen the 2013 animated web series. I have not seen the 2015 animated film. (All of these originated in Japan, and fit solidly into the genre of anime, a particular subcategory of storytelling of which I am not much of a fan.)
And that’s fine. Generally, it’s a neutral matter,...
I’m “biast” (con): not much of an anime fan
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
No, I have not read the manga by Masamune Shirow. I have not seen the 1995 animated film. (I’ve seen Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.) I have not seen the 2002 animated TV series. I have not seen the 2013 animated web series. I have not seen the 2015 animated film. (All of these originated in Japan, and fit solidly into the genre of anime, a particular subcategory of storytelling of which I am not much of a fan.)
And that’s fine. Generally, it’s a neutral matter,...
- 3/29/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Johansson does cyberbattle in a westernised reimagining of the Japanese anime classic that proves watchable but doesn’t have the spirit of the original
In all her un-nippled robotic nudity, Scarlett Johansson swoops down from a high building, ready to do cyberbattle with hackers, criminals, terrorists and the concept of human identity itself. Here is the top-dollar adaptation of the Masamune Shirow manga serial and the resulting 1995 anime gem by Mamoru Oshii. It has been standardised and westernised with hardly any actual Japanese characters left in it, and effectively reimagined as a superhero origin myth, with tropes derived from the existing templates laid down by Metropolis, Robocop, Blade Runner and Total Recall. The film incidentally makes some play with rudimentary Hawking-style robot voices. There are some stately cameos from Juliette Binoche and Takeshi Kitano.
It is a spectacular movie, watchable in its way, but one which – quite apart from the...
In all her un-nippled robotic nudity, Scarlett Johansson swoops down from a high building, ready to do cyberbattle with hackers, criminals, terrorists and the concept of human identity itself. Here is the top-dollar adaptation of the Masamune Shirow manga serial and the resulting 1995 anime gem by Mamoru Oshii. It has been standardised and westernised with hardly any actual Japanese characters left in it, and effectively reimagined as a superhero origin myth, with tropes derived from the existing templates laid down by Metropolis, Robocop, Blade Runner and Total Recall. The film incidentally makes some play with rudimentary Hawking-style robot voices. There are some stately cameos from Juliette Binoche and Takeshi Kitano.
It is a spectacular movie, watchable in its way, but one which – quite apart from the...
- 3/29/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The review embargo has been lifted for Ghost in the Shell, the controversial Scarlet Johansson cyberpunk vehicle based on Masamune Shirow's classic manga series and the subsequent animated adaptation from director Mamoru Oshii. Does Rupert Sanders' live-action remake live up to its predecessors? The answer seemingly depends on whom you ask.
The live-action remake of the classic 1995 animated movie is, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Jordan Mintzer, "a heavily computer-generated enterprise with more body than brains, more visuals than ideas, as if the original movie’s hard drive had been wiped clean of all that was dark, poetic and...
The live-action remake of the classic 1995 animated movie is, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Jordan Mintzer, "a heavily computer-generated enterprise with more body than brains, more visuals than ideas, as if the original movie’s hard drive had been wiped clean of all that was dark, poetic and...
- 3/28/2017
- by Graeme McMillan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"It won't stop until they control everyone." Opening in theaters everywhere worldwide this weekend is the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, based on the popular manga/anime, starring Scarlett Johansson as the human-cyborg Major. To give the movie one final push, Paramount has released this final trailer, featuring tons of VFX-polished futuristic footage. The sci-fi action movie also stars Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Michael Wincott, Rila Fukushima, Chin Han, plus Takeshi Kitano, Joseph Naufahu, with Pilou Asbæk as Batou. I'm glad to hear the original music in this trailer, and see new footage of her fighting the tank robot. I'm planning to watch this movie this week, still hopeful it's actually good after all. Here's the final official trailer (+ posters) for Rupert Sanders' Ghost in the Shell, direct from YouTube: You can still see the first trailer or second trailer for Ghost in the Shell, plus the Mamoru Oshii featurette.
- 3/27/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Get ready to hack the ghost.
The groundbreaking anime that lead to countless imitators both live-action and in the realm of animation, Ghost in the Shell has long been thought of as a masterpiece. With the new live-action feature lifting sequences right from the pages of Masamune Shirow’s manga, its the perfect time to ask why has Ghost in the Shell influenced so many? And despite the hotly debated casting choices, how will this new adaptation possibly live up to the legacy of its fore-bearer?
The cyberpunk series first got its start from the mind of Masamune Shirow. Shirow had been writing Manga throughout the 1980’s including one of his biggest hits, Appleseed. Appleseed had all the trademarks of Shirow Manga; philosophical, hard science-fiction stories with adequately sexualized female characters. That played well toward a Western market that was just beginning to have access to Japanese Manga and Anime in the early 90’s. When...
The groundbreaking anime that lead to countless imitators both live-action and in the realm of animation, Ghost in the Shell has long been thought of as a masterpiece. With the new live-action feature lifting sequences right from the pages of Masamune Shirow’s manga, its the perfect time to ask why has Ghost in the Shell influenced so many? And despite the hotly debated casting choices, how will this new adaptation possibly live up to the legacy of its fore-bearer?
The cyberpunk series first got its start from the mind of Masamune Shirow. Shirow had been writing Manga throughout the 1980’s including one of his biggest hits, Appleseed. Appleseed had all the trademarks of Shirow Manga; philosophical, hard science-fiction stories with adequately sexualized female characters. That played well toward a Western market that was just beginning to have access to Japanese Manga and Anime in the early 90’s. When...
- 3/27/2017
- by Max Covill
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We're just a little over a week out from the release of Ghost In The Shell and Paramount has been amping up their marketing campaign for this final stretch with the release of several clips, featurettes and more. I suppose we won't have long to wait to see if the Rupert Sanders directed flick proves to be a worthy adaptation of Masamune Shirow's work, but at the very... Read More...
- 3/23/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
It was the very first teaser released for Paramount’s live-action adaptation and now, with little over a week to go until the film’s worldwide launch, a new Ghost in the Shell promo has arrived to showcase that iconic water fight sequence in its entirety.
Featuring Scarlett Johansson’s elusive Major in action, up above you’ll see her one-of-a-kind cyborg track a known terrorist directly into a sprawling pool of ankle-deep water. Cloaked in some form of invisibility device, ScarJo’s kick-ass heroine then toys with the armed goon, before revealing herself just in time to send him spinning through the air. Indeed, the slow-mo sequences evoke comparisons to The Matrix, and fans of Masamune Shirow’s über-popular manga franchise will no doubt feel right at home via the new promo above. As a matter of fact, barring a few lines of dialogue from The Major, it comes...
Featuring Scarlett Johansson’s elusive Major in action, up above you’ll see her one-of-a-kind cyborg track a known terrorist directly into a sprawling pool of ankle-deep water. Cloaked in some form of invisibility device, ScarJo’s kick-ass heroine then toys with the armed goon, before revealing herself just in time to send him spinning through the air. Indeed, the slow-mo sequences evoke comparisons to The Matrix, and fans of Masamune Shirow’s über-popular manga franchise will no doubt feel right at home via the new promo above. As a matter of fact, barring a few lines of dialogue from The Major, it comes...
- 3/21/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Two weeks out from release, Paramount has lifted the curtain on an all-new featurette for Ghost in the Shell, which essentially places the Ghost in the shell.
Coming to us via Coming Soon, the two-minute promo features director Rupert Sanders and members of the VFX team discussing the film’s “Shelling” sequence – that is, the moment when Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost is uploaded into a cutting-edge synthetic body. Those familiar with Masamune Shirow’s genre-defining manga series know all too well that it’s this process, one which raises nine kinds of existential questions, where Shirow’s series finds its name, and it’s enough to spark a bona fide identity crisis for ScarJo’s fearless leader.
Known simply as The Major in Paramount’s live-action interpretation, Ghost in the Shell‘s heroine is the driving force behind neo-Tokyo’s Section 9, an elite counter-terrorism unit comprised of the finest mercenaries in the city.
Coming to us via Coming Soon, the two-minute promo features director Rupert Sanders and members of the VFX team discussing the film’s “Shelling” sequence – that is, the moment when Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost is uploaded into a cutting-edge synthetic body. Those familiar with Masamune Shirow’s genre-defining manga series know all too well that it’s this process, one which raises nine kinds of existential questions, where Shirow’s series finds its name, and it’s enough to spark a bona fide identity crisis for ScarJo’s fearless leader.
Known simply as The Major in Paramount’s live-action interpretation, Ghost in the Shell‘s heroine is the driving force behind neo-Tokyo’s Section 9, an elite counter-terrorism unit comprised of the finest mercenaries in the city.
- 3/17/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Scarlett Johansson stars in the cyberpunk anime adaptation, Ghost In The Shell. Here's our review...
Think about some of the techno-thrillers that emerged in the mid-90s: Sandra Bullock vehicle The Net, say, or Michael Douglas-Demi Moore harassment-in-the-workplace Vr opus, Disclosure. Watch them now, and they look almost painfully quaint.
Now take a look at Ghost In The Shell, director Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga; 22 years on, and it’s barely aged a day. It imagines a future where human and machine have long since fused; typists can have their hands replaced with ten-fingered robot limbs capable of banging out 1,000 words per second. Minds can be augmented for faster learning; eyes can be replaced with more powerful optical sensors. Yet in this future Tokyo, where humanity is on the cusp of leaving its body for a life in cyberspace, there’s a growing sense...
Think about some of the techno-thrillers that emerged in the mid-90s: Sandra Bullock vehicle The Net, say, or Michael Douglas-Demi Moore harassment-in-the-workplace Vr opus, Disclosure. Watch them now, and they look almost painfully quaint.
Now take a look at Ghost In The Shell, director Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga; 22 years on, and it’s barely aged a day. It imagines a future where human and machine have long since fused; typists can have their hands replaced with ten-fingered robot limbs capable of banging out 1,000 words per second. Minds can be augmented for faster learning; eyes can be replaced with more powerful optical sensors. Yet in this future Tokyo, where humanity is on the cusp of leaving its body for a life in cyberspace, there’s a growing sense...
- 3/17/2017
- Den of Geek
When it comes to Hollywood remakes of well known Japanese properties, the end results can be a little mixed; for every The Ring, there's a Godzilla (1998) waiting in the wings. It remains to be seen which side the upcoming adaptation of Masamune Shirow's "Ghost in the Shell" will fall on, but I've been pleasantly surprised, at least in the visual sense, of what... Read More...
- 3/16/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Twenty-two years after voicing the characters of Mamoru Oshii’s anime “Ghost in the Shell,” the original voice cast will now reunite to dub the new live-action film into Japanese, as reported by Kotaku.
Atsuko Tanaka, who voiced the original Major Motoko Kusanagi in the 1995 anime is returning to voice Scarlett Johansson’s character, The Major. The actress also voiced the lead character in the sequels “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” (2004) and “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” (2005).
Read More: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Video Shows How Weta Workshop Made Scarlett Johansson’s Thermoptic Suit
Akio Otsuka will voice Batou as he did in the original anime and its sequels. The actor is also known for voicing Snake in the action/adventure video game series “Metal Gear.” Koichi Yamadera is joinning Tanaka and Otsuka as the voice of Togusa.
“It’s been a while since they’ve played these characters,...
Atsuko Tanaka, who voiced the original Major Motoko Kusanagi in the 1995 anime is returning to voice Scarlett Johansson’s character, The Major. The actress also voiced the lead character in the sequels “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence” (2004) and “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” (2005).
Read More: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Video Shows How Weta Workshop Made Scarlett Johansson’s Thermoptic Suit
Akio Otsuka will voice Batou as he did in the original anime and its sequels. The actor is also known for voicing Snake in the action/adventure video game series “Metal Gear.” Koichi Yamadera is joinning Tanaka and Otsuka as the voice of Togusa.
“It’s been a while since they’ve played these characters,...
- 3/10/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Ghost in the Shell is now only three weeks away from its theatrical release, and the promos continue to pour online. The latest two – one featurette, one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it TV spot – are designed to shed some light on Scarlett Johansson’s ass-kicking Major as she sets off on a journey to discover the truth behind her missing identity.
Engineered to be the flagship product of Hanka Robotics, Johansson’s one-of-a-kind cyborg is deployed onto the streets of neo-Tokyo with one goal in mind: to stamp out any and all terrorism before it bubbles to the surface. Doing so will force The Major on a one-way collision course with Kuze, the chief antagonist of Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell movie.
Borrowing elements from the iconic Puppet Master, director Rupert Sanders has revealed in the past that Kuze is something of an evil amalgamation, one which seeds inspiration from a handful...
Engineered to be the flagship product of Hanka Robotics, Johansson’s one-of-a-kind cyborg is deployed onto the streets of neo-Tokyo with one goal in mind: to stamp out any and all terrorism before it bubbles to the surface. Doing so will force The Major on a one-way collision course with Kuze, the chief antagonist of Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell movie.
Borrowing elements from the iconic Puppet Master, director Rupert Sanders has revealed in the past that Kuze is something of an evil amalgamation, one which seeds inspiration from a handful...
- 3/8/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
If human-cyborg hybrids and rich, cyberpunk action don’t suit your fancy, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s another Scarlett Johansson vehicle coming in the not-so-distant future, and it’s literally worlds away from Masamune Shirow’s iconic manga franchise.
Its name? Rough Night, a female-led comedy directed by Broad City‘s Lucia Aniello. Flanked by Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, and Ilana Glazer, Johansson’s bride-to-be descends on Miami ready to roll back the years with her nearest and dearest. Aniello’s wild and raunchy picture, one he co-wrote with Broad City cohort Paul W. Downs, taps into that all-too-familiar feeling of reuniting with old friends after years spent apart. It’s a universal emotion, one tinged with a warm and fuzzy feeling of nostalgia, and in outlining Rough Night to BuzzFeed, Aniello heaped praise upon his leading ladies, whose chemistry simply lights up the screen.
Its name? Rough Night, a female-led comedy directed by Broad City‘s Lucia Aniello. Flanked by Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, and Ilana Glazer, Johansson’s bride-to-be descends on Miami ready to roll back the years with her nearest and dearest. Aniello’s wild and raunchy picture, one he co-wrote with Broad City cohort Paul W. Downs, taps into that all-too-familiar feeling of reuniting with old friends after years spent apart. It’s a universal emotion, one tinged with a warm and fuzzy feeling of nostalgia, and in outlining Rough Night to BuzzFeed, Aniello heaped praise upon his leading ladies, whose chemistry simply lights up the screen.
- 3/8/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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