Scarlett Johansson to Star in Ghost in the Shell Live-Action Film
DreamWorks signs Scarlett Johansson onto a Ghost in the Shell live-action film adaptation, but the film needs to get off the ground.
Following up on this year's action movie Ghost in the Shell [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/lucy].
Cyberpunk Ghost in the Shell, which was originally a manga, follows Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg who's the squad leader of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission, tasked with fighting technology-related crime.
Johansson, who also plays Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff in the Avengers films, has growing star power associated with her name. Women-led stories in films have a hard time getting off of the ground compared to the many male-dominated films, but Johansson has proven she's a formidable action star, especially with Lucy making $394 million worldwide. Her involvement could lead to this film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell getting greenlit. It is a disappointment, however, that an Asian actress may not be playing Motoko Kusanagi.
DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg is a fan of the original animated film and has wanted to get this project off the ground for a while, Variety reports. Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is on board to direct the film. Paramount could come on as co-producer and financier, but there's no firm decision on that yet.
Ghost in the Shell first arrived as a manga in 1989 and was later adapted into an animated film in 1995. In 2002, the same animation company created a television anime series, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Most recently was the film series, Ghost in the Shell: Arise [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/129817-Ghost-In-The-Shell-Arise-Whispers-8-Minutes-Of-Team-Building], four 50-minute animated episodes that completed in 2014. Each adaptation has a slightly different take on Kusanagi and the story, so it will be interesting to see where DreamWorks' live-action adaptation would go.
Source: Variety [http://variety.com/2015/film/news/scarlett-johansson-signs-on-to-star-in-dreamworks-ghost-in-the-shell-exclusive-1201320788/]
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Following up on this year's action movie Ghost in the Shell [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/lucy].
Cyberpunk Ghost in the Shell, which was originally a manga, follows Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg who's the squad leader of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission, tasked with fighting technology-related crime.
Johansson, who also plays Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff in the Avengers films, has growing star power associated with her name. Women-led stories in films have a hard time getting off of the ground compared to the many male-dominated films, but Johansson has proven she's a formidable action star, especially with Lucy making $394 million worldwide. Her involvement could lead to this film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell getting greenlit. It is a disappointment, however, that an Asian actress may not be playing Motoko Kusanagi.
DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg is a fan of the original animated film and has wanted to get this project off the ground for a while, Variety reports. Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is on board to direct the film. Paramount could come on as co-producer and financier, but there's no firm decision on that yet.
Ghost in the Shell first arrived as a manga in 1989 and was later adapted into an animated film in 1995. In 2002, the same animation company created a television anime series, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Most recently was the film series, Ghost in the Shell: Arise [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/129817-Ghost-In-The-Shell-Arise-Whispers-8-Minutes-Of-Team-Building], four 50-minute animated episodes that completed in 2014. Each adaptation has a slightly different take on Kusanagi and the story, so it will be interesting to see where DreamWorks' live-action adaptation would go.
Source: Variety [http://variety.com/2015/film/news/scarlett-johansson-signs-on-to-star-in-dreamworks-ghost-in-the-shell-exclusive-1201320788/]
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