The Matrix movies were great blockbusters, yet there were people who claimed it was a Ghost in the Shell rip-off. Well, here's good news for those people and the rest of us.
DreamWorks is developing a new movie of Ghost in the Shell, best known as the '95 anime movie based on Masamune Shirow's manga franchise. DreamWorks already set a scriptwriter on it, namely, Laeta Kalogridis, after his work on the upcoming Martin Scorsese thriller, "Shutter Island", which stars Leonadro DiCaprio, he decided to adapt the Japanese manga property, "Ghost in the Shell." Jamie Moss, who was hired last year to write the script, was fired from his position.
The brothers Avi and Ari Arad, together with Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment are attached to produce the new 3-D Live Action feature film. The brothers Arad are most known for their works on comic books adapted movie's, which are basically all Marvel Live-Action movies and they even produced several episodes and TV animated series of Marvel. Seaside Entertainment's Steven Paul also worked on most of those films, but he's also know for his other works like A Dog of Flanders, Big Stan and his latest game-adapted movie, Tekken.
Created by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell first published back in 1989. It went on to generate two more manga editions and three anime film adaptions and an anime TV series. It's second move, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence" was also released by DreamWorks in 2004 in the U.S.
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look at the producer...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1354278/
of my personal preference:
on the upside: Iron Man (wasn't too bad)
on the downside: The Punisher, Ghostrider, The Incredible Hulk (ugh)
so based on this 1/4, so 25% chance it won't suck horribly
I think it was mangahut
But good job on the announcement.
I thought it was just a FULL 3D Movie...
Having nothing to do with real characters being in it.
But whatever, good stuff
Anyways don't forsake anime because hollywood is doing it.. I'm an american and one day I hope to help produce a live action movie of an anime.. My only chance is through the american entertainment industry.
How about you guys offer your help in this instead of waiting to see if they make it bad or not. Give suggestions etc like things that would help this movie succeed. Maybe they will listen.. since it is just starting out..
ok, so you are not very bright. Did everyone know of George Lucas before Star Wars, or the Wachowski brothers before the Matrix? Obviously those were terrible movies because the directors were not well known. And you don't have to put an Asian looking person in an anime movie. Or maybe you can explain to me why almost none of the characters in mangas actually look like Japanese people.
Did you not remember "DragonBall Evolution?" The movie bomb at the box office cus they didn't cast an asian guy to play goku not only that but 90% of the fans want an asian goku. So wats wrong with an asian playing an asian manga character? If you know someone better lets hear it.
That the story takes place in Japan is one thing, it can easily change locations and stay just as good. But why would you want to hire asian people who don't even look like the manga characters since most of them don't have any asian looks. Especially in Ghost in the Shell.
WHAAA??? it takes place in japan with all japanese characters. It wouldn't make any sense if you have an all white japanese public security force, amirite?
and isn't this going to be an all cg movie? ugh that might even be worse.
The Punisher is a good movie. -.-
and @Lee-tyme; you dont have to casting an asian person is not going to make it any better; the reason dragonball bombed is because they changed too many things, it wasnt even dragonball, just a rip-off of it
now we consider Hollywood.. im not saying they are not capable of making good live actions... they are more than capable.. they are not willing.. there is no investment. which in turn gives birth to pieces of shit like DBE...
with the Right amount of CG and Casting this would look amazing as a movie.
but i seriously doubt they actually have that much budget, which would lead me to think this is going to turn out pretty horrible
This.