ghost in the shell Archives

Mondo Releases Original Anime Ghost In The Shell Steelbook Today
At the end of the month, we're going to be getting a live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson The casting of Johansson has been quite controversial… but that's not what we're going to talk about here In 1995, director Mamoru Oshii was the first to adapt the manga story by Masamume[...]
ECCC Exclusive: Definitive Guide To Ghost In The Shell Coming From Kodansha
Judd Morse is reporting from ECCC for Bleeding Cool, Kodansha Comics gave Emerald City Comicon attendees an exclusive look at their new, definitive guide book to all things Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell README: 1995-2017. Ben Applegate, Associate Director of Publishing Services for Penguin said that the book will be "the definitive guide to the anime[...]
Exclusive: Kodansha Comics Announces 'Ghost in the Shell' Anthology For Spring 2018
Judd Morse is reporting from ECCC for Bleeding Cool, Publisher Kodansha Comics today announced a new Ghost in the Shell anthology, Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network, due out in the Spring of 2018.  The anthology is being billed as "an international collaboration between Shirow Masamune and Western comics creators," and will feature previously unseen stories set[...]
Major Will Get Her Revenge In A New Trailer And Poster For 'Ghost In The Shell'
The Ghost in the Shell movie has been fighting an uphill public relations battle from the moment they cast Scarlett Johansson in a role many felt was whitewashing The casting aside there has been little evidence presented, thus far, that this won't be a shot for shot re-make of the legendary manga of the same[...]
Scarlett Johansson's 'Ghost In The Shell' Releases New Video Character Cards
It's now under a month before Hollywood's live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's anime classic, Ghost in the Shell, hits theaters on March 21st and the film's twitter account is teasing out the characters with a series of video cards of the main characters The main story follows a cyborg named The Major (played by Scarlett[...]
Ghost In The Shell Super Bowl Spot Brings New Footage And Action
Ghost in the Shell has launched a little early ahead of the big game This short little spot brings a bunch of new footage too, with several looks at Pilou Asbæk as Batou It certainly ain't short of action.  Take a look: It's nearly Super Bowl time While that of course does mean a lot of focus is[...]
First Ghost in the Shell Figures Revealed From Funko
One of the more…controversial movies coming out in spring is the live action Ghost in the Shell film, and now there are Pops to go with it Look for them this spring.   Today is London Toy Fair and Funko has been killing it with their reviews today One of the more…controversial movies coming out in[...]
Original Ghost In The Shell Film Returns To Theaters
With the upcoming live-action adaptation due in theaters March 31st, the original anime classic Ghost In The Shell is returning to theaters on February 7th and 8th. Lionsgate and Funimation Films are putting the 1995 animated film back into 110 theaters Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the film follows a female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi,[...]
Ghost In The Shell Director Promises The Remake Won't Be The "Hollywood" Version
Understandably anime fans are a little cautious of Ghost in the Shell Hollywood has a way of taking properties, especially foreign properties, and sanitising them to death. Director of the upcoming Americanisation of Ghost in the Shell, Rupert Sanders, is trying his hardest to try and kill that perception Speaking to Empire, the director said that[...]
Catch Ghost In The Shell's Opening Shelling Sequence Right Here
Ghost in the Shell has a lot of work to do if it is going to convince anime fans that a Western focused film will capture the spirit of the original It's not going to be an easy task in the slightest, that is for sure. However, we do have a new point of reference here[...]
Ghost In The Shell Director Defends Scarlett Johansson Casting
The Ghost in the Shell trailer landed yesterday, and it looks like a neat adaption The controversy over Scarlett Johansson's casting as Major hasn't gone away though, with many seeing it as white washing the character. Speaking at an event held for the film (via Wired), director Rupert Sanders defended the decision, saying it was a[...]
First Official Poster For Ghost In The Shell
To go with the first official trailer, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures have released this new poster for Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson The actress plays the Major, a special ops cyborg and leader of  Section 9, an elite task force built to handle the most dangerous criminals. Ghost in the Shell opens March 31st,[...]
The First Ghost In The Shell Trailer Really Ramps Up The Style
Ghost in the Shell understandably had fans of the iconic anime worried when it was first announced Live action anime movies are tricky, and taking on something as well known and loved as this is enough to make more than a few people pause for a minute. We have our first trailer for the film now[...]
Our First Look At Scarlett Johansson In Ghost In The Shell Teaser
Paramount dropped this teaser for Ghost in the Shell today with a full trailer set to be released November 13th The film has been a controversial for the casting of Scarlett Johansson in the role of the Major (in the manga she's Major Kusanagi). Ghost in the Shell is due in theaters March 31st, 2017 Paramount[...]
Ghost In The Shell Producer Talks About Which Stories The Film Is Adapting
Ghost in the Shell is almost certainly going to be a controversial movie for fans Anime lovers are pretty precious over their favorite material, so I know for many, an Americanisation of the source brought into the real world is enough to get them a little wary. Regardless, it is going ahead, and there are a lot[...]
Ghost In The Shell Film Gets Five Intriguingly Cryptic Teasers
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano, Chin Han, Lasarus Ratuere and Juliette Binoche, Ghost in the Shell hits theaters March 31, 2017 Man Been way too long since I read this Time to dive into some Masamune Shirow manga in the meantime… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HapT0SKcyfYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ghost In The[...]
The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Remake – Look! It Moves! by Adi Tantimedh
Adi Tantimedh writes, I've watching the internets hate the idea of Scarlet Johansson being cast to play the heroine of the Hollywood live-action Ghost in the Shell movie and it got me thinking about moves that remake foreign stories. You can accuse the producers of the movie of racism and whitewashing, and you might have a point[...]
Scarlett Johansson To Lead Ghost In The Shell Adaptation
Marvel may not have a Black Widow movie in the works, but after the success of Lucy, Dreamworks is ready to give Scarlett Johansson the lead in their upcoming adaptation of Ghost In The Shell… and the latest word from Variety is she has accepted. The film is based on Shirow Masamune's cyberpunk manga of the[...]
When Gamera Got An Alan Moore-style Reboot – Look! It Moves! By Adi Tantimedh
Kazunori Itó is a writer who's comfortable with hardcore Science Fiction themes, having previously scripted Mamoru Oshii's Patlabor movies and Ghost in the Shell, and Shusuke Kaneko is a writer-director with a thoughtful, revisionist approach to genre, whether thrillers, Science Fiction or Horror He would go on to direct the live action movie version of[...]
Bleeding Cosplay – From Shredder To Catbug
(https://www.facebook.com/JunkersCosplay)Photographer: Martin Wong (https://www.facebook.com/martinwongphotography) Lulu (Final Fantasy X) : Gixye (http://gixye.deviantart.com/) Photographer : Byza (http://www.byza.it) Naruto & Naruko Sexy no jutsu (Naruto) : Ooonaruto-chanooo (http://ooonaruto-chanooo.deviantart.com) & NaruGoldilocks (http://narugoldilocks.deviantart.com) Photographer : Dark-Uke (http://dark-uke.deviantart.com/) Ritualist (Guild Wars) : Livia Zita (https://www.facebook.com/livia.zita) Photographer : Eva and Brigitta Lokay Motoko (Ghost in the Shell) : Crystal Graziano (https://www.facebook.com/crystalcosfx) Photographer : BigWhiteBazooka (http://bigwhitebazooka.deviantart.com) Ada Wong (Resident Evil)[...]