Ghost in the Shell (DreamWorks) News
Scarlett Johansson is reuniting with her ‘Ghost In the Shell’ director for another problematic project, a biopic about a trans massage parlor owner.
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- Deadline: Scarlett Johansson Responds To Backlash For Being Cast As Trans Man In ‘Rub & Tug’
- The A.V. Club: Scarlett Johansson flippantly dismisses critics of her casting as a trans man
- Comic Book Movie: GHOST IN THE SHELL Star Scarlett Johansson Is Once Again Under Fire For Accepting A Minority RoleGHOST IN THE SHELL Star Scarlett Johansson Is Once Again Under Fire For Accepting A Minority Role
- IndieWire: Trans Actresses Trace Lysette and Jamie Clayton Slam Hollywood After Scarlett Johansson Cast in Transgender Role
- MovieWeb: Scarlett Johansson to Play Massage Parlor Queen in Rub & Tug
- IndieWire: Scarlett Johansson Faces Backlash Over Trangender ‘Rub & Tug’ Role and Her Response Defending Casting
- Vulture: Scarlett Johansson Issues Statement About Rub & Tug Casting Backlash
- Cinema Blend: Scarlett Johansson Responds To Backlash After Taking Transgender Role
- Film School Rejects: Scarlett Johansson Battles the Mob for ‘Rub & Tug’
- JoBlo: Scarlett Johansson to star in Rub & Tug, a massage parlor mob-related drama
- SlashFilm: Scarlett Johansson Cast as Crossdressing Mafia Operator Running a Massage Parlor in ‘Rub & Tug’
Have you ever seen those movie ads on TV filled with gushing quotes from critics and thought to yourself, “I saw that movie; it was terrible. Where did they find these positive reviews?” If you have, you’re not alone — and you’re going to love ScreenCrush’s newest series, Critics Are Raving!, which balances the cinematic scales with trailers full of slightly more accurate (and slightly more negative) lines from reviews. Real critics. Real quotes. Really bad movies. That’s what’s Critics Are Raving! is all about.
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- Variety: China Box Office: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Enjoys Modest Weekend Win
- Hollywood Reporter: China Box Office: 'Ghost in the Shell' Wins Weekend, but Not By Enough
- Hollywood Reporter: Why Japan Won't Save 'Ghost in the Shell' From Being a Box-Office Flop
- Vulture: Into the Badlands Star Daniel Wu Defends Iron Fist and Ghost in the Shell Against Whitewashing Criticism
- ScreenRant: Ghost in the Shell: Japanese Response to Remake is More Positive
Japanese fans are reacting to the live-action adaptation of the country’s iconic manga/anime franchise Ghost in the Shell in a much more positive way than the film is being received by fans in the U.S. The Rupert Sanders-helmed production starring Scarlett Johansson has been plagued in the West by a whitewashing controversy and underwhelming reviews, culminating in a weak $18.6 million in its box office debut last weekend.
And despite an additional $40 million take in foreign territories in its opening weekend, some pundits are estimating that the film could lose up to $60 million when
- Hollywood Reporter: Japanese Fans React to ‘Ghost in the Shell’
- The Wrap: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Animation Project Gets Green Light at Japan’s Production IG
- Film School Rejects: ‘The Art of Ghost in the Shell’ Highlights the Film’s Greatest Strength
- Film School Rejects: Dueling Metropoles: Comparing Niihama from Oshii’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ with Hong Kong
- ScreenRant: Ghost in the Shell Concept Art Shows Margot Robbie As Major
- MovieWeb: Ghost in the Shell Concept Art Shows Margot Robbie as Major
- SlashFilm: The Weekend Read: Everything Wrong With ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Batgirl’ Actresses, and All Things ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Concept artist Jeff Simpson shares his early designs from 2014, when Margot Robbie was being eyed to star in Ghost in the Shell.
- ScreenRant: Ghost in the Shell Concept Art Shows Margot Robbie As Major
- Film School Rejects: ‘The Art of Ghost in the Shell’ Highlights the Film’s Greatest Strength
- IGN Movies: Ghost in the Shell: New Anime Project Officially Announced
- Hollywood Reporter: Japanese Fans React to ‘Ghost in the Shell’
- JoBlo: New Ghost in the Shell anime in the works; New movie set to lose $60 million
- The Wrap: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Animation Project Gets Green Light at Japan’s Production IG
- Film School Rejects: Dueling Metropoles: Comparing Niihama from Oshii’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ with Hong Kong
- SlashFilm: The Weekend Read: Everything Wrong With ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Batgirl’ Actresses, and All Things ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Japan’s leading cartoon firm Production I.G. has announced it is working on a new “Ghost in the Shell” anime project.
According to the production company’s website, the animation project will be co-directed by Kenji Kamiyama (“Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” series) and Shinji Aramaki (“Appleseed Alpha”).
The company did not give any further details, and it didn’t elaborate on whether the project will have a theatrical release or whether it will be a television series.
- Variety: Japan’s Production I.G. Making New ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Anime
- Hollywood Reporter: New Animated 'Ghost in the Shell' in Production
- Twitch: Production I.G Announces New GHOST IN THE SHELL Anime
- ScreenRant: Ghost in the Shell: New Animated Project in Development
- We Got This Covered: Ghost In The Shell Might Lose Paramount Over $60 Million
- ScreenRant: Ghost in the Shell May Lose More Than $60 Million
- MovieWeb: Ghost in the Shell Will Be One of 2017's Biggest Bombs
- Bleeding Cool: If At First You Don’t Succeed… Try, Try Again With An Animated Ghost In The Shell Reboot
- Latino Review: Ghost In The Shell Will Lose The Studios Big Bucks
- JoBlo: New Ghost in the Shell anime in the works; New movie set to lose $60 million
Kyle Davies, the President of Domestic Distribution for Paramount Pictures, is not having a great week. The early eruption of a backlash to his studio’s newest release (the generously-budgeted Ghost in the Shell remake) and its whitewashed casting was cause for concern. But up until recently, he could assuage his shareholders’ worries by clinging to the notion that hackle-raising on the Internet would not have any tangible effects on the box-office receipts. That changed after this past weekend, when the Scarlett Johansson vehicle mustered a piteous $19 million in wide release.
- Comic Book Movie: GHOST IN THE SHELL Box Office Performance Was Hurt By Whitewashing Controversy Admits Paramount ExecutiveGHOST IN THE SHELL Box Office Performance Was Hurt By Whitewashing Controversy Admits Paramount Executive
- ScreenRant: Paramount: Ghost in the Shell Casting Controversy Affected Box Office
- JoBlo: Paramount confesses that whitewashing controversy hurt Ghost in the Shell
- Latino Review: Paramount Pictures Responds To Disappointing Ghost In The Shell Box Office Results
- MovieWeb: Paramount Admits Whitewash Controversy Hurt Ghost in the Shell
- Bleeding Cool: Shocking Revelation: Ghost In The Shell Exec Says Hopes Had Been For Better Box Office Results
- IGN Movies: Ghost in the Shell Projected to Lose at Least $60 Million
- Dread Central: Horror Box Office – OPENING THIS WEEK: April 7, 2017
- Cinema Blend: How Much Money Ghost In The Shell Could Lose in Theaters
- Latino Review: Smurfs & Gramps Take One Last Swing At Box Office -- The Weekend Warrior
- SlashFilm: Are Hollywood Adaptations of Asian Properties Actually Profitable at the Box Office?
- Bleeding Cool: Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Man Down’ Increases U.K. Box Office Sales By 200% – To $26
- Twitch: Screen Anarchists On: GHOST IN THE SHELL (Live Action)
The live action Ghost in the Shell has been the eye of a storm of controversy ever since its inception.
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Ghost in the Shell': 4 Japanese Actresses Dissect the Movie and Its Whitewashing Twist
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: GHOST IN THE SHELL Doubles Domestic Earnings AbroadBOX OFFICE: GHOST IN THE SHELL Doubles Domestic Earnings Abroad
- Twitch: AnarchyVision: GHOST IN THE SHELL, OBIT and, Uh...
(In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Rupert Sanders’ Ghost in the Shell.)
Ghost in the Shell sometimes feels more preoccupied with how characters are framed than what they’re doing and saying. They usually look and sound fantastic, but rarely do they register as real flesh and blood in director Rupert Sanders‘ adaptation of the classic manga and anime.
- Moviefone: Here's Why 'Boss Baby' Crushed 'Ghost in the Shell' at the Box Office
- ScreenRant: The Boss Baby Beats Ghost in the Shell at Weekend Box Office
- Film School Rejects: Review — ‘Ghost In the Shell’ Is Pretty Except When It’s Not
- HitFix: Weekend Box Office: Why ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Failed And ‘The Boss Baby’ Succeeded
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: GHOST IN THE SHELL Is Not Match For The BOSS BABYBOX OFFICE: GHOST IN THE SHELL Is Not Match For The BOSS BABY
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: GHOST IN THE SHELL Is No Match For The BOSS BABYBOX OFFICE: GHOST IN THE SHELL Is No Match For The BOSS BABY
- The Wrap: 4 Reasons Why ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Was A Box Office Malfunction, Despite Scarlett Johansson
- ScreenRant: Ghost in the Shell Grosses $19 Million in Opening Weekend
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Boss Baby' Dethrones 'Beauty and the Beast' as 'Ghost in the Shell' Underperforms
- Latino Review: The Boss Baby Puts Beast In The Corner, Ghost In The Shell Underperforms
- Comic Book Movie: AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: Come Get Your First Look At *SPOILER* As Madame HydraAGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: Come Get Your First Look At *SPOILER* As Madame Hydra
- Bleeding Cool: First Look At [SPOILER] As Madam Hydra On ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
- Latino Review: Possible Spoiler Appearance For Wrestlemania *Updated*
‘Ghost In the Shell’ Is Pretty Except When It’s NotEye-catching designs and an intriguing performance by Scarlett Johansson aren’t quite enough.It’s a new world, one where cybernetic enhancements are the norm to aid people in everything from vision and movement to the quicker absorption of alcohol, and Major Killian (Scarlett Johansson) is the shiniest toy on the shelf. While others are human with electronic additions, she’s a human brain inside a synthetic shell. A terrorist attack one year earlier left her body ravaged, but thanks to the work of Hanka Robotics and Dr.
- IGN Movies: You've Watched Ghost In The Shell, Now Check These Out
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Ghost in the Shell': These Movies Stole Its Thunder Years Ago
- Comic Book Movie: GHOST IN THE SHELL Review – Is The Live-Action Adaptation Better Than The Original Anime?GHOST IN THE SHELL Review – Is The Live-Action Adaptation Better Than The Original Anime?
- Film School Rejects: 12 Movies to Watch After You See ‘Ghost in the Shell’
- The Wrap: Before ‘Ghost in the Shell': 15 Notorious Cases of Hollywood Whitewashing (Photos)
- Bleeding Cool: [SPOILERS] The Twist In ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Somehow Makes The Whitewashing Even More Racist
- Latino Review: How Ghost In The Shell Made Its Own Whitewashing Controversy Even Worse
That’s right. We’re going to talk about the W word today. Again. Yes, I know. You’re sick of hearing about it, and so am I. But when dealing with a property so embedded in Japanese culture, it’s impossible to overlook it completely. And it’s even more impossible to overlook after the movie itself drew attention to its own controversy over the course of its runtime.Ghost in the Shell is a film that has been mired in controversy practically from its inception.
- The Wrap: Scarlett Johansson Is ‘Lying’ About ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Whitewashing, Asian Group Says
- The Wrap: Before ‘Ghost in the Shell': 15 Notorious Cases of Hollywood Whitewashing (Photos)
- Bleeding Cool: [SPOILERS] The Twist In ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Somehow Makes The Whitewashing Even More Racist
- We Got This Covered: Ghost In The Shell Rakes In $1.8M On Thursday, But Is Unable To Slay Disney’s Beast
- Vulture: Will Ghost in the Shell Make Me Mad?
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Ghost in the Shell': Why It's So Hard to Get the Anime Classic Right
- IndieWire: How ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Visual Effects Enhance a Tactile Future World
- The A.V. Club: Spoiler Space: Spoiler Space: Ghost In The Shell
- Variety: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Review Roundup: What the Critics Are Saying
- IndieWire: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Review Roundup: Critics Delve Into the Empty Spectacle
- The A.V. Club: Film Club: Our critics go back to the cyperpunk future of Ghost In The Shell
- Deadline: ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Review: Scarlett Johansson Electrifies In Smart Hollywood Take On Japanese Classic
- SlashFilm: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Review: An Adaptation as Cold and Lifeless as a Machine
- Comic Book Movie: Why See GHOST IN THE SHELL In IMAX? Let Scarlett Johansson, Director Rupert Sanders, And Cast Tell You!Why See GHOST IN THE SHELL In IMAX? Let Scarlett Johansson, Director Rupert Sanders, And Cast Tell You!
- Comic Book Movie: Why See GHOST IN THE SHELL In IMAX? Let Scarlett Johansson, Director Rupert Sanders, And The Cast Tell You!Why See GHOST IN THE SHELL In IMAX? Let Scarlett Johansson, Director Rupert Sanders, And The Cast Tell You!
- HitFix: ‘Ghost In The Shell’: Production Design Tells The Compelling Story The Script Doesn’t
- Comic Book Movie: GHOST IN THE SHELL Review – Is The Live-Action Adaptation Better Than The Original Anime?GHOST IN THE SHELL Review – Is The Live-Action Adaptation Better Than The Original Anime?
- Film School Rejects: 12 Movies to Watch After You See ‘Ghost in the Shell’
