GHOST IN THE SHELL Starring AVENGERS' Scarlett Johansson Gets A Release Date

GHOST IN THE SHELL Starring AVENGERS' Scarlett Johansson Gets A Release Date

It was recently revealed that Scarlett Johansson will star in a big screen adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, and we now have a release date for the movie!

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By JoshWilding - Jan 13, 2015 02:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Anime & Manga

It has been announced by Disney today that Ghost in the Shell will be released on April 14th, 2017. Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is directing from a script which was written by Bill Wheeler (The Reluctant Fundamentalist). Scarlett Johansson is attached to star in Dreamworks' adaptation of the Japanese anime/magna.

In other release date news, Jon Favreau's live action/CGI adatation of The Jungle Book has now been pushed back and won't reach us until April 15th, 2016. Scarlett Johansson will also be in that movie, as will Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Lupita Nyong'o, and Ben Kingsley.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/13/2015, 2:42 PM
Whitewash lol. I love scarlett though. Hope it kicks ass but at times I wish they were faithful to the Japanese culture and casted as in actors. If I takes place in Japan, is scarjo character just statiined there
grif
grif - 1/13/2015, 2:48 PM
lol whatever. this franchise has been long milked out already anyway. its so past dead to me.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 1/13/2015, 2:55 PM
I don't know a lot about Ghost in the Shell, it's definitely got my interest though.

Sucks that both Jungle Book movies have been pushed back now, but I'm still really looking forward to them. Especially the Andy Serkis version
JusticePourTous
JusticePourTous - 1/13/2015, 2:55 PM
Amazing how there's none of the "Motoko is Japanese! Casting an american is an insult to the character" on this site when the change is whitewashing. Everyone seems cool with it. We didn't get quite the same reaction to Johnny Storm or Idris as James Bond. Wonder why that could be...
Pigdango
Pigdango - 1/13/2015, 2:59 PM
I know Henry Cavill debunked the Batman v Superman split rumors, but Disney moving the Jungle Book now paves the way for a potential blockbuster movie, be it BvS Chapter 1 or whatever, to take that spot and hold #1 for 3 weeks. With WB and Disney playing nice after their earlier showdown over Cap 3's release date, I wonder...
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/13/2015, 3:00 PM
I would rather they didn't Americanize Anime,I suppose i'll give it a chance on the strength of Edge Of Tomorrow which was also adapted from a Manga.
SoundWave
SoundWave - 1/13/2015, 3:04 PM
Disney? Dreamworks? what the he11?! "Ghost in the Shell" MUST be rated R and have a lot of nudity! What Disney and Dreamworks are doing here?! F*ck this adaptation...
RetroSapien
RetroSapien - 1/13/2015, 3:04 PM
I hope that this turns out well. At some point, manga and anime are going to make that same successful leap to the silver screen that comic books have in recent years. Someone's bound to do this right eventually...right?
TheOverlord
TheOverlord - 1/13/2015, 3:06 PM
The anime is a classic. Kinda wish they weren't remaking it.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/13/2015, 3:07 PM
Better be rated r....ghost in the shell is mature. DreamWorks being involved scares me that it'll be pg13
Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/13/2015, 3:10 PM
Pass. Not interested since Hollywood has already ruined this adaptation by whitewashing the Major.
Chekkarma
Chekkarma - 1/13/2015, 3:12 PM
Love me some Scarlett but horrible casting choice. My choice right here...
PAF
PAF - 1/13/2015, 3:14 PM
It's funny how only in America people get outraged at this but the people who enjoy these things over there like Japan and shit don't even care. I'm not dismissing it but I just find it funny the opposite group gets offended for the other group.
PAF
PAF - 1/13/2015, 3:14 PM
@chekkarma

I love Scarlett too but wow she would have been awesome!
tokens
tokens - 1/13/2015, 3:15 PM
I remember margot Robbie was originally supposed to be the lead, right?



....right gai's margot Robbie?










...right?













back a few, weeks...


a few weeks back I saw it ...








right?....




im sure of it.....



































....somebody love me.
Adversary
Adversary - 1/13/2015, 3:16 PM
Hollywood has yet to release a good Anime/Manga live action adaption, so I am not really looking forward to this.
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 1/13/2015, 3:20 PM
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo to whitewashing.
Demonluv
Demonluv - 1/13/2015, 3:22 PM
To everyone complaining about "whitewashing".

You know Motoko's nationality is never mentioned? Or that throughout the course of the franchise she's changed bodies several different times? Or that for long stretches of time she doesn't even occupy a physical body, and the ENTIRE POINT of her character is that she is a "ghost", a consciousness, that has existed in cyerspace and different "Shells" for so long even she doesn't even remember her original form, if it ever existed at all?

Seems like you're just looking for reasons to be offended. It's old.
Demongod20
Demongod20 - 1/13/2015, 3:29 PM
@ RetroFit

Thats like saying we should make James Bond American and turn MI5 into the CIA because the movie gets released in North America.
Demongod20
Demongod20 - 1/13/2015, 3:38 PM
This is the reason movies like Black Panter would never get made by a normal hollywood studio. They would just make him a black american hero an mess up his origin.
KamenRiderComic
KamenRiderComic - 1/13/2015, 3:47 PM
@Demonluv

Her name is MOTOKO KUSANAGI, and the [frick]ing series is set in Japan. Granted the city is fake, but it's still meant to be a Japanese city.
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