Live Action Ghost in the Shell Movie
 

The Ghost in the Shell live action movie is still happening with Scarlett Johansson, and they just cast Japanese actor Beat Takeshi for the role of Daisuke Aramaki, the chief of Public Security Section 9
http://kotaku.com/hollywood-ghost-in...pan-1762583224

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...xo6vokmqwd.jpg

The whole cast should have been Japanese in the first place. Not interested in a whitewashed Ghost in the Shell.

F**king this.

& while I LOVE Takeshi Kitano, he's an odd choice for this role.

Interesting choice. Hopefully they'll at least try to make him look like Aramaki. Same goes for ScarJo with Motoko.

Here's the first image of Scarlett Johansson in the Ghosts in the Shell movie.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fantas...amount-a137553

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgAKLNXUAAAH9Tl.jpg

Apparently, Black Widow has been messing around with the scissors and hair dye she drunkenly purchased at Wal-Mart. Motoko looks like a generic Caucasian action girl.

Although I am curious as to how much they adapted the characters' traits (not just Kusanagi but also Aramaki and the whole Section 9 crew) from the manga as compared to the animated film. There was a warmth and camaraderie they all shared.

If they used the 1995 film as a template and tried to dumb down/simplify character motivations even more than that...then this movie might suck.

There's no "might" about it, it's been white-washed, case closed. Suck city.

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Read about that creep. How much you want to bet Robo-Scarlet has been equipped with a Fleshlight™ in her caboose?

You know you would. You all would.

I prefer my women to be of the human variety, thank you very much.

I guess it's time to have the talk; this is where Scar-jo's come from.

Well, yeah. If I'm going to pay tens of thousands of dollars for a replica robo-Scarlet Johansson, yeah, I better be able to f*ck it.

Still pretty creepy.

Wait, now what part is creepy. :lol:

But hold up, Scar-jo is the last person I'd cast in this role, white washing or not.

Not to mention, why do we care about a live action GITS? The Anime was outstanding in it's day, and still remains a classic, but isn't it more to do with the level of artistry in the animation? Isn't it basically female blade runner, give or take?

Like, for my 10 dolla, I'd much rather 2hours with the guy in those pics - hell, give him the budget of GITS and a team, and see what we get.

WAY more interesting. 2cents.

Looks like the pot's being stirred quite nicely already! Not sure how I feel about this one, but I kind of hope it turns out to be good- might o see it out of curiosity if nothing else.

If people want to watch Ghost in the Shell, then they should just watch the anime. Not a foreign adaptation of it.

I wouldn't even trust Japan to pull out a good live action adaptation of GiTS, let alone USA.

As soon as this was announced, it was obvious they were going with non-Japanese actors for the most part.

So yeah, I'll just pretend this movie doesn't exist.

Apparently the studio tried to use visual effects to make Scarlett look Asian: http://screencrush.com/ghost-in-the-...johnasson-vfx/

Unbelievable :roll: I hope this film bombs hard.

What the :lol:

Motoko looks white as all hell.... the only thing Asian about her is the name. I'm more concerned about the general setting of the movie. Is it still going to take place in Japan or will they screw it up even further and make it take place in the US instead?

Survey says it's probably the latter. :roll:

Some set pics:

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...oxdcoexgb4.JPG

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...rsld5upqgn.JPG

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-fi...-major-a142431

I think that's doing GitS a disservice. :P

At least Batou sort of looks okay? http://clarkcountychatter.com/public...ault/shrug.gif

There are tons of examples of whitewashing in Hollywood that are far more insulting like the recent Dr. Strange one. To Hollywood's defense they only do it because sadly no one wants to see Asian actors.

It's been over ten years since I saw GitS but are asian actors really required? Is it that big of a deal to change Motoko's name? That doesn't even sound like a real name either and googling the name seems to confirm that. She's an android and I don't expect that to necessarily be asian looking. What things make this necessarily be set in Japan? Is the movie taking place in Tokio that important? It's more about what makes a human a human than anything else If I recall correctly. The concept of GitS can be done in any setting.

When I watch an anime I don't particularly think of the character as Japanese unless the setting is explicitly in Japan. With that said I wouldl've liked a japanese major and I think Johansson will make a terrible major and I'm unsure if Hollywood will be able to recreate what made GitS so awesome in the 90s but I do have higher hopes than this japanese produced version since their live action adaptations are usually DTV trash.

Edit: I just saw a set pic and if they're going for a Japanese look to the character or the setting is still Tokio then yeah it's going to be pretty embarrasing.

Further proof that this project is being run by morons:

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/g...disappointment

I don't mind a character being referred to simply by their rank, but that's pretty damn insulting. If it's such a big deal, simply rename the character.

I had no idea Edge of Tomorrow (or Live, Die, Repeat) was originally a manga or whatever it was before the movie.

leaked images show Scarlett Johansson and the rest of the actors in costume.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/anime_...on-and-a144787

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Not sure who the black dude is meant to be.

Teaser videos shows a bit of footage, plus the logo was revealed.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/anime_...ootage-a145342

http://s16.postimg.org/6lyriai79/434343.jpg

Two more teasers got released.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/anime_...ost-in-a145348

New clip:



Dare I say it? This actually looks good and loyal to source material! The script still has all the potential to be crap though.

Personally I don't care if this movie flops or not, they are releasing hardcover books of the manga, 1.5 and 2

I'm more than content

Hopefully 2 will be uncensored this time.

Here's some BTS footage from Entertainment Tonight.

Thanks for that TigerClaw. :tcool:

"I like the wig."
"It's my hair."

:lol:

Man that interview was awkward. Footage looks cool though. Still not sure about the hair myself.

Batou has his Sleepless Eyes! YES!

Looks like they're even doing the scuba diving scene from the 95 movie.

Here's a featurette on the movie, It also features the creator of the original anime.

These 3 shots please me to no end!