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Japanese audiences praise Ghost in the Shell remake and are happy with Scarlett Johansson’s casting

April 10, 2017 by Luke Owen

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, […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Ghost in the Shell, Scarlett Johansson

Movie Review – Ghost In The Shell (2017)

March 31, 2017 by Shaun Munro

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: Chin Han, Ghost in the Shell, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Michael Wincott, Pilou Asbæk, Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano

Second Opinion – Ghost in the Shell (2017)

March 31, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, Peter Ferdinando, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Anamaria Marinca, and Chin Han. 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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anamaria Marinca, Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Ghost in the Shell, Juliette Binoche, Lasarus Ratuere, Michael Pitt, Peter Ferdinando, Pilou Asbæk, Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano

Joss Whedon to direct Batgirl, SUPER LONG runtime for Justice League, The Last Jedi promo art and more – Daily News Roundup

March 31, 2017 by Luke Owen

BUM-NUMBINGLY LONG Well strap yourselves in folks, it looks like Zack Snyder’s Justice League is going to be a very long movie. If rumours are to be believed, Justice League will be TWO HOURS AND FIFTY MINUTES long. That’s twenty minutes longer than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now it should be noted that […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Ant-Man and the Wasp, Batgirl, Deadpool 2, Ghost in the Shell, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes

Critical Thinking: Just Review The Damn Movie

March 30, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

Because of the deep, dark, burning hot embers this topic stirs within me, I’m going to give a you a TL;DR version. Dear Movie Critics: just review the damn movie. Not the controversy surrounding the movie, not the on set issues or reshoots, not the marriage that collapsed due to the raw sexual friction between […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies, Television Tagged With: Ghost in the Shell, Iron Fist, Scarlett Johannson

Movie Review – Ghost in the Shell (2017)

March 29, 2017 by Ben Robins

Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: The victim of a horrific crash is transformed into a cyber-enhanced soldier, the first of her kind, and joins a team dedicated to bringing down the city’s most dangerous criminals. […]

Filed Under: Ben Robins, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Chin Han, Ghost in the Shell, Juliette Binoche, Mamoru Oshii, Michael Carmen Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano

Scarlett Johansson defends Ghost in the Shell whitewashing, Warcraft 2 update, Halloween reboot and more – Daily News Roundup

February 11, 2017 by Luke Owen

SCARJO DEFENDS GHOST IN THE SHELL One of the big talking points coming out of the casting of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell was the reported “whitewashing” of the role. Many have come out to defend the casting, and now Johansson herself has spoken out about it. “I certainly would never presume to play […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Batman & Robin, Coolio, Divergent, Duncan Jones, Fifty Shades of Grey, Ghost in the Shell, halloween, Jay and Silent Bob Rebooted, john carpenter, Power Rangers, Shailene Woodley, Warcraft, Warcraft 2

Scarlett Johansson addresses Ghost in the Shell whitewashing accusations, new TV spot released

February 10, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release next month, a new TV spot has arrived online for Rupert Sanders’ highly-anticipated live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, which you can check out below… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-faw6bvk9A Meanwhile, during a recent interview with Marie Clare, star Scarlett Johansson addressed recent accusations of whitewashing aimed at the movie: “I certainly would never presume to […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Ghost in the Shell, Scarlett Johansson

Ghost in the Shell trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

November 14, 2016 by Luke Owen

The Flickering Myth team react… SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, Logan Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Assassin’s Creed, Power Rangers and more After a string of 10-second teasers a few months ago, the first full trailer for the highly-anticipated (but very controversial) adaptation of sci-fi […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Flickering Myth Reaction, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell producer addresses Scarlett Johansson casting controversy

July 2, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Back in April, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks released the first image of Scarlett Johansson as The Major in the upcoming live-action manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell, prompting a wave of criticism towards another instance of Hollywood “whitewashing”. Speaking to Buzzfeed, producer Steven Paul has addressed – and attempted to play down – the controversy, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ghost in the Shell, Scarlett Johansson

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