We're finally done with the quick clips, because Paramount Pictures is here with the first full trailer for the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie. Watch as Scarlett Johansson introduces the footage, which looks very visually faithful to Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime film adaptation, below. …Read more »
In keeping with the tradition of super-short clips, the latest preview of the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie is another blink and you'll miss it affair. Still, it manages to include a quick sample of the Major's thermoptic suit, as Scarlett Johansson makes a …Read more »
Principal photography has wrapped on the live-action Ghost in the Shell film, and that means the cast are freed up for the inevitable press tour. First stop: Tokyo. That’s the word from Anime Anime, who just announced that the Japanese capital will host a special …Read more »
While the look and feel of an anime series is largely defined by its director, writer, character designer and the rest of the cast and crew, it’s also undeniable that each anime studio has its own distinctive stamp. With that in mind, Japanese site Gakumado …Read more »
The Robert Rodriguez-directed live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga has another new actor to add to the cast. Following up on the recent announcement of Jackie Earle Haley as a monstrous cyborg, we have another villain going to actor Ed Skrein. Skrein …Read more »
Following up on an official still and some set photos, it looks like we have a fresh peek at the cast of the live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation in costume. While the source of the leaked photos is somewhat dubious, the images offer a …Read more »
Weta Workshop, the New Zealand-based effects studio behind the live-action Ghost in the Shell film’s practical effects are on-site at San Diego Comic-Con, and they have brought some Ghost -related goods along with them. WETA’s Comic-Con display appears to be giving con-goers a first look …Read more »
(Almost) too sexy for TV. That’s this week’s theme over at ranking site Goo, where they’ve asked their readers to vote on a list of anime heroines who just skirt the limits of what’s acceptable on broadcast television. Who made the cut by wearing the …Read more »
Law & Order , CSI , True Detective : America loves its police shows, all right, but it doesn’t have a lock on genre by any means. To prove the point, ranking site Goo has asked its readers to list their 20 favorite police anime. …Read more »
For anyone who doesn’t know the deal, a super-brief summary: the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film stars Scarlett Johansson, a decidedly non-Asian actor, as Ghost in the Shell ’s heretofore Asian main character. Cue controversy. Controversy that the principals behind the live-action adaptation …Read more »
Let’s go for a ride. From giant robots to airborne gliders to 3D maneuver gear, from the beginning, the world of anime and manga has featured a wide and amazing array of rideable machines. Polling site Charapedia recently asked its readers what anime machines they’d …Read more »
Production I.G, the anime studio behind Ghost in the Shell , Kuroko’s Basketball and Psycho-Pass , has gotten into the retail game. The I.G Store, which opened April 16 in Shibuya’s Marui building, is up and cranking and is full of merch from I.G’s most …Read more »
With lots of Ghost in the Shell fans upset that a live-action version is even being created, let alone starring a non-Asian as main character Motoko Kusanagi, two guys who appear to be down with the project – at least enough to go visit the …Read more »
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