Last December it was announced that Netflix had ordered a brand new animated Ghost in the Shell series from directors Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed), and now the streaming service has unveiled the first teaser poster and trailer for the CGI anime series, titled Ghost in the […]
Netflix announces new Ghost in the Shell anime series
Streaming giant Netflix has announced that it has ordered a new Ghost in the Shell anime series entitled Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045, which will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed). YES, A NEW GHOST IN THE SHELL ANIME IS COMING.Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 […]
Justice League reshoot troubles, Avengers: Infinity War runtime, Bond 25 release date and more – Daily News Roundup
STAND TOGETHER… IN RESHOOTS Reports from a few months ago suggested that the Justice League reshoots were much greater than Warner Bros. were letting on. Even at San Diego Comic Con, Cyborg Ray Fisher claimed they were “brief if anything”. However a new report from Variety is saying otherwise. According to the outlet, Warner Bros. […]
Exclusive: Pilou Asbaek talks Ghost in the Shell and working with Scarlett Johansson
With Ghost in the Shell set for its UK home entertainment release on Digital on July 24th and on August 7th on DVD and Blu-ray, we chat to actor Pilou Asbaek about his role in the film as Batou, and working with Scarlett Johansson who portrays the character of Major. Were you familiar with the […]
Scarlett Johansson: Lost In Blockbusters!
Tom Jolliffe on Scarlett Johansson… I’m a fan of Scarlett Johansson. As an actress I think she’s interesting. She’s almost always engaging. She has a sultry old fashioned quality. Frankly she’s gorgeous, which whilst that shouldn’t be as important as it is in Hollywood (and it still is) that means she is a leading lady. […]
First Thor: Ragnarok trailer and poster, Gotham City Sirens casting news, Ghost in the Shell reboot and more – Daily News Roundup
THOR V HULK: DAWN OF RAGNAROK Seemingly out of nowhere, Marvel and Disney dropped the first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, which hits cinemas this November. The trailer depicts what we believe is the first act of the movie, in which Thor is taken to Sakaar where he does battle with Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk at the […]
Ghost in the Shell anime reboot announced
Publisher Kodansha and Japanese animation company Production I.Gare collaborating to create a new Ghost in the Shell anime project. The film will serve as a reboot and is set to be co-directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed). This news follows on from the release of the live-action […]
Japanese audiences praise Ghost in the Shell remake and are happy with Scarlett Johansson’s casting
Rupert Sanders’ controversial (in some circles) adaptation of Ghost in the Shell has received its fair share of good reviews in the West [read our review here], despite the ‘white-washing’ claims hanging over it. However, it hasn’t connected with audiences domestically. Its opening weekend of $19 million was very disappointing considering its $110 million budget, […]
Early Ghost in the Shell concept art featuring Margot Robbie as The Major
After years in development, Hollywood’s live-action Ghost in the Shell finally hit cinemas this past month, although it failed to live up to expectations financially and is looking at a loss of around $60 million – put down to the whitewashing controversy surrounding Scarlett Johansson’s casting as The Major. Before Johansson came on board the project, […]
Movie Review – Ghost In The Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, Juliette Binoche and Michael Wincott. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s […]