Ghost in the Shell - In theaters March 31, 2017

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[CONTAINER][MOVIE1]Title: Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Genre: [GENRE]Science Fiction[/GENRE], [GENRE]Crime[/GENRE], [GENRE]Adventure[/GENRE], [GENRE]Drama[/GENRE], [GENRE]Action[/GENRE], [GENRE]Thriller[/GENRE]

Director: [DIRECTOR]Rupert Sanders[/DIRECTOR]

Cast: [ACTOR]Scarlett Johansson[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Pilou Asbæk[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Michael Pitt[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Takeshi Kitano[/ACTOR]

Release Date: [RELEASE]2017-03-29[/RELEASE]

Runtime: [RUNTIME]0[/RUNTIME]

Plot: Live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's classic cyberpunk anime film of the same name, the plot is centered around Public Section 9, a covert unit of specialists led by Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg and master hacker.[/MOVIE1][POSTER1]

This is one of my favorite Animes of all time! So HELL YEAH! I'm in! [/SPOILER]

 

[tha_lunatic]

I hope they will use the same opening scene as in the animated movie, hehe

 

[nefilim]

Im on the fence should this be made at all.

 

[IRON MAN]

Agent May isn't too happy with the casting

 

[nefilim]

Agent May isn't too happy with the casting

this tweet works ?

 

[Noodles]

this tweet works ?

Yep, I can see it. Now I understand why you reposted a tweet I shared a few days back, asking if that was the tweet I meant... I didn't realise it wasn't displaying for you. What device are you viewing the site on mate?

 

[Drum18]

Agent May isn't too happy with the casting

OUCH!!!
But... she's right!

 

[Flloydo]

I'm up for this film and I love Scarlett but it's a hard concept to put in live action so I hope they get this right. I can see it p*ssing a lot of people off though.

And Ming does have a point

 

[IRON MAN]

Take that with a grain of salt:

‘Ghost in the Shell’ Producers Reportedly Tested Visual Effects That Would Make White Actors Appear Asian via Screencrush

Back in late 2015 when Scarlett Johansson was cast in Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks’ live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga series The Ghost in the Shell, fans were already critical of the casting of the Danish-Polish actress in the role of Major Motoko Kusanagi, an Asian woman. It was the latest example of the long Hollywood tradition of “whitewashing,” the practice of casting white actors in non-white roles. Recent films have been criticized for casting Emma Stone as a half-Chinese/half-Hawaiian woman (Aloha), Rooney Mara as a Native American (Pan) and the entire caucasian cast of Gods of Egypt playing Egyptians. And that was just in 2015.

Yesterday, as the first photo of Johansson in Ghost in the Shell(her character is now simply referred to as “Major”) was released, the controversy was renewed. Despite a predominately Asian cast, many questioned why the studio didn’t choose an ethnically appropriate actor as the film’s lead. Chinese-American actress Ming-Na Wen (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) had strong words for Johansson’s casting on Twitter.

Nothing against Scarlett Johansson. In fact, I'm a big fan. But everything against this Whitewashing of Asian role. https://t.co/VS6r6iish9

— Ming-Na Wen (@MingNa) April 14, 2016

After the backlash surrounding Johansson’s role in the film, producers reportedly attempted to quell the controversy with an old standby Hollywood uses to fix a lot of problems: CGI.

According to multiple independent sources close to the project, Paramount and DreamWorks commissioned visual effects tests that would’ve altered Scarlett Johansson in post-production to “shift her ethnicity” and make the Caucasian actress appear more Asian in the film.

It’s the latest, and most extreme, case of “beauty work,” the new trend in Hollywood to discreetly use visual effects to tweak an actor’s appearance, making them thinner, younger or stronger. The Ghost in the Shell tests were conducted by Lola VFX, the same company that aged up (and down) Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and is considered the industry leader in so-called beauty work. Though the tests were requested by the production team, once they were developed and reviewed, the idea was rejected “immediately,” says an insider.

We reached out to Paramount Pictures who acknowledged the tests, but refute the claim that Johansson was involved:

A test was done related to a specific scene for a background actor which was ultimately discarded. Absolutely no visual effects tests were conducted on Scarlett’s character and we have no future plans to do so.

Our sources maintain Johansson’s character was specifically the focus of these tests, though they were done without her participation or knowledge.

A representative for Lola VFX did not respond to requests for comment.

[UPDATE 4/18/16: Thomas Nittmann, VFX Producer and Managing Partner at Lola VFX told us an in an e-mail, “Lola was not / has not been contracted to do VFX work on the film Ghost in the Shell.”]

Ghost in the Shell opens in theaters on March 31, 2017.

[UPDATE: An earlier headline specifically mentioned actress Scarlett Johansson. Despite Paramount’s denial, we stand by the assertion that visual effects tests were performed on Ms. Johansson’s character and likeness.]

 

[dboy99]

Take that with a grain of salt:

‘Ghost in the Shell’ Producers Reportedly Tested Visual Effects That Would Make White Actors Appear Asian via Screencrush

Why not just cast a Asian actress?it can't be that hard.

 

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[bloodsnake007]

More Teasers...

 

[Noodles]

I've never seen the anime version, so I have no idea what this is about... but I'm liking the way this film looks.

 

[denizen]

I hold the first movie close to my heart. Enjoyed the sequel too and the series that followed too. Still call me a skeptical fella, i dont think this will live up. I am hoping it will though.

 

[bloodsnake007]

a fan edited all of the teasers together

 

[denizen]

Better seen that way. Also like the way he used the original music.

 

[tha_lunatic]

I've never seen the anime version, so I have no idea what this is about... but I'm liking the way this film looks.

 

[Noodles]

 

[bloodsnake007]

LOL!

 

[Noodles]

 

[bloodsnake007]

I love it! Can't wait to see the full trailer!

Thanks @Noodles