Live Action Ghost In The Shell Movie Update

Damn, this movie is gonna be sick!

OZY @ Do you even know what this is???! : D

ahhhhh!! this is so cool, i didn't know he was planning on directing this. i was watching Stand alone complex last night and its amazing.

@Ozy: That's a really ignorant blanket statement to make. Some anime films are as good if not better than the best films out there. Akira was ahead of its time in terms of animation (still doesn't look bad) and the story is epic. Ghost in the Shell is an incredible movie and the TV series isn't bad either. They discuss some really high-brow issues about the definition of life and the eventual creation of true artificial intelligence, cyborg bodies, etc., and how that will affect the definitions of "human" and "soul." Ninja Scroll is the ultimate in gory, adult ninja super-fiction.

@Ror: Great find! I've been keeping track of this story for a while. When Spielberg started talking about it I had hopes that it might actually happen.

OZY @ Lmao dude!! ; D

I was pretty worried about this one, but so far Ghost is sounding pretty good. Spielberg can capture the incredible visuals of Ghost, and Shutter Island looks like an interesting story (which means equally interesting writing). Maybe this will make up for DB:E

Ozy- I'm not gonna dump on ya or anything, but you really should give anime a chance before slamming it. Unfortunately many Americans do just that, dismissing it goofy cartoons with convoluted plots and exaggerated animations. While some of this is certainly true (DBZ a prime example), there are a lot of really, really good anime out there that are over-looked because of the above perception. Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Bleach and Full Metal Alchemist are a few examples. I can assure you there is no goofiness in Ghost at all, its as serious as a heart-attack. On the flip side, I've heard some Japanese fans dont like American comics because, to them, they are too short (anime stories are usually ongoing and progressive rather than having microcasm stories in the issues of non-arch comic books), and too serious. They've never read Emerald Dawn, or Hush, or Watchmen or whatever comic book issue so it would be unfair for them to say American comics sucks, right?

It all comes down to style. Anime has a certain style that some people love and others dont care for. Different strokes for different folks, know what I mean? Taste is subjective so theres nothing wrong about liking or not liking it, but there is something wrong in forming an opinion about it without giving it a chance. Just give it a shot. If you dont like it, then you can bitch about it all you wish without people jumping on ya. If you do, then you have a whole new medium of entertainment to explore. Either way you win :)

natasha- Cowboy Beebop is excellent and worth checking out. While I prefer the anime better, you can just check out the movie since its pretty much just like the show. That way, if you dont like it, you only wasted about 80 minutes of your life as opposed to an entire seasons worth of episodes ;)

I'm more of a fan of Battle Angel than GITS. So i can't wait for Cameron to tackle it. But i did enjoy the GITS anime and it could be a great film.

Brent- Ninja Scroll is THE SHIT!!!!! Best anime ever!!!

Who know´s this Might be even good?! Next i wanna see Akira, Ninja Scroll and Cowboy Bebop on big screen! If this succeed of course. With good director and screen writer they all can be huge hits.

GUYVER

CRYING FREEMAN

WICKED CITY

BillyBlack- HAHA!!! Too true my friend, Ninja Scroll CAN NOT be [frick]ed with!!! I've never seen a better anime than that. "Sword" was pretty cool but i didn't feel as "immersed" in it as much as Scroll.

I've been trying to find the dvd of an anime i saw when i was a kid called Red Hawk. I completely loved it cause it was comic bookish in the sense that the quirky character hid his powers to the rest of the world like a secret identity. It was awesome and had epic battles left and right. I hope i find it eventually. I guess i could always order it somehow. I love it as much as i did the Fatal Fury motion picture ;)) Classic teen shit LOL

Never was a fan of beebop though. Didn't appeal to me at all.

keep it like the anime and it will be awesome!

Ozy is the king of backtracking. god he's annoying

Motoko Kusanagi?

this might be good... for a movie
but as the work of art that GITS is it has no hope... charlie is very right
highly philosophical content in original GITS
and when there is action it's realistic, not dramatic.
we're talking 30 sencond fire fights max... so the whole "action... lots of action" kinda turns me off. we'll see i guess
god... i just feel bad for the kids of the future who will only know this pulp ameri-manga crap and not experiance true graphic art

The reason why this movie isn't going to be good is because it doesn't follow the manga's whole point. "[the movie] is about vast possibilities – all of this technology, the internet – it's about the limitless possibilities of this technology." This is about 10-20% of the actual theme in GitS. Individuality is the main theme of this amazing franchise. If this writer can not even see this, if she never even saw the movies/series/manga, she has no place writing this screenplay. I am looking forward to a massive letdown. (Sorry for the late response, just found out about this and had to post a comment)