Hollywood’s Ghost in the Shell: “Action… Lots of Action”
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 1, 2010 22:00 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Dreamworks, Ghost in the Shell, Hollywood, Movies, USA
The scriptwriter for Hollywood’s 2011 movie violation of Ghost in the Shell has stressed the movie will be packed full of action.
Hollywood scriptwriter Laeta Kalogridis told of what to expect from the live action in recent comments:
“A lot of action… lots of action. There’s still going to be a lot of atmosphere – [The movie] is about vast possibilities – all of this technology, the Internet – it’s about the limitless possibilities of this technology. ”
In another interview she goes into more detail, emphasising that the movie is based on the supposedly action-packed manga and not the pretentious pseudo-philosohpical technobabble of the film:
Q: Is that a remake of the 1995 film or is that an adaptation of the earlier manga?
LK: “Ghost in the Shell” was originally the manga. The anime came from the original graphic novel and then — and that anime, as you know, is a relatively famous, groundbreaking piece of material — also generated two seasons of an animated television show as well.
And this is an adaptation of the original manga, the original comic book that sort of began everything.
Q: It sounds like it’s going to be a really intelligent, visually cool sci-fi film. Do you see this as possibly paving the way for more live action adaptations of anime and mangas in Hollywood?
LK: I can’t really speak to the trend because certainly a lot of the stateside comic book sources and even U.K. comics that have been mined, I think there’s always room for new source material just like people.
I also think that a lot of the themes of anime as an art form are much more adult and darker than what people sometimes associate with the kinds of four-quadrant movies.
For me, I don’t really know the answer to that, but I do think that Bill Gibson’s vision of an Eastern-informed West, where so much of our cultural reference points start to come from this shared literary history, I think that that’s definitely happening.
And so, as mythos kind of evolves, and I think anime and manga are slowly becoming a big part of our mythos, I think yes, they’re sort of a natural fit for films.
Much as Akira, Dragon Ball and King of Fighters were.
Expect plenty of pitched gun battles in the dark futuristic streets of Neo-New York as aliens tear the city apart in pursuit of the Crystal.
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I don't have much faith in these live action adaptions anymore.
Heres my umbrella ready incase the shit hits the fan.
The shit will hit the fan
Its a matter of when
LOL
I hope not.
The problem is that people actually liked the "the pretentious pseudo-philosohpical technobabble of the film", which made it one of the most recognized anime of all time...
Expect plenty of pitched gun battles in the dark futuristic streets of Neo-New York as aliens tear the city apart in pursuit of the Crystal.
All too likeley I'm afraid. I for one am not getting my hopes up
Haaa. I'm just worried that Motoko will be some scrawny small chested woman....
Usually that's the type of female used in hollywood films for the action heroine.
IF she is scrawny and small chested that would be one reason to watch it. If that happens though I guess Australia will be out of luck tho
So your saying that casting one of the main characters as a skinny waif in contrast to its more physically fit renditions would actually be a plus to seeing this movie?
That's not the Motoko I know, Joe. What would you want next, pigtails?
Needs chick from dark angel.
@chronomaster:
The only hope is that they make it so bad, that no one cares to watch, so it will be forgotten real fast, like they did with dragon something.
Well... I think he would also find appealing the new version of Major Kusanagi if she carried a magical baton that she spins around as she chants "You are under arrest in the name of justice, dooby dooby dee!!" And then finishes in an impossible pose as Batou and Togusa (now to be called Bart and Thompson) follow her in fagtastic poses.
Meanwhile, I'll be weeping alongside many fans...
"Expect plenty of pitched gun battles in the dark futuristic streets of Neo-New York as aliens tear the city apart in pursuit of the Crystal."
You mean, expect plenty of quick-cut hyperactive pitched gun battles in the dark with no damned idea of who's shooting who in futuristic New York (God Bless America) as aliens tear apart the city in pursuit of the Ark of the Convenant's Last Requiem's Hidden Precursor Technology from Descarte.
I hope that's not true, but this is Hollywood we're talking about.
that was rich :P
Laeta Kalogridis is also writing for James Cameron on the Hollywood Version of Battle Angel Alita.
The Anime Pacific Podcast's blog has a good rundown of who should play the Major here:
http://anipac.blogsome.com/2009/10/26/which-actress-should-play-major-mokoto-kusanagi-in-the-hollywood-ghost-in-the-shell-movie/
Some good names... how about Zhang Ziyi?
I do hope she will have some big tits, i cant see that loli flat chested shit anymore.
Fuckers.
true that yo my inevitable black gang member
what's with the hate? nobody watched
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI
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Hahaha, that was purely awesome.:D
However, that's the only form of adaptation I shall ever tolerate.
I'm REALLY hoping that it will turn out well but I do have a feeling that it'll be trash.
lucky bastard to have an umbrella for when shit hits the fan
what about us, the fans?
The director must be a weeaboo.
First problem with it, as with just about every other sci fi movie that has been coming out lately, is the over emphasis on action.
let us declare jihad on Hollywood together . till they stop the rape of anime
Make sure you didn't buy that umbrella from walmart, or else it'll just break after the first volley.
im watching it =3 hope it turns out okay... =\
yes, hoping for more Motoko Kusanagi lesbian robot stripper ninja goodness
Speaking of which,I'm really curious how She (the Scriptwriter) will "Envision" Motoko's lesbian threesome from Chapter 3 of the Manga :D
Why do you put an inane comment on every sankaku article? Are you bored, shouldn't you be in highschool takuya13?
I dont know... having a adaptation into a movie is kinda like Lara Croft right?
A sexy-robotic-ninja-cyborg sounds kinky... until she speaks
It wont be good. I know it wont, because none of the original people are gonna be on board. And if they are, they probably wont have a say at all in the creative process. Also I expect that the characters are gonna all be caricatures of who they were in the anime/manga. And probably the whole Puppet Master thing is gonna get cut, because Hollywood thinks that everyone has the mental capacity of a 12 year old. Fan-fucking-tastic, what anime will Hollywood rape next? My bet is on Naruto.
Crap movie will be crap!
Dragonball, Tekken ... now Ghost in the Shell. I just don't have the faith anymore ... sigh
Speed racer was decent I thought
You forgot your emoticon. People might think you're serious!
in fact, Speed Racer was well made... it has crappy reviews because it is made for fans, not general people that only wants to see guns and explosions...
We're all dead serious when we say that Speed Racer was a great movie.
speed racer was great
Blood the last vampire...
Blood the last vampire was not a Hollywood Produced Movie. Plus it had the blessing and financial backing of the original producers Production I.G. Basically any Hollywood adaption of Anime, Manga, or Games will suck, that's just how things are.
amen
That is that way becoze it is that way.
i'd say i lost faith in humanity but hollywood made me lose my faith years ago. this was not unexpected.
if it turns out to be worth half it's production cost it may actually redeem humanity in my eyes.
but that's never going to happen...
Some people are eternally optimistic of these projects. I myself am a bit of a realist, and because they (hollywood), are so famous for raping franchises with shitty writing and the like, I have no faith in them. The most I can do is hope the movie is "okay", but I'm pretty sure that just like dragonball, street fighter, House of the dead, and KoF, they'll fuck it up.
yeah.i believe.Hollywood always improve the sory far better than anime *sarcasm* . All hail Hollywood, all hail Western.yeah
joke?
Dont you see word sarcazm?
It is irony or other weird word.
And for you hardsub lovers - yes it is joke.
DOOM! DOOM! DOOM HAS COME UPON US ALL!!!
Again.
(~_~) I'll wait for the film to come out to rail against its perceived fail-ness.
http://img3.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/safe-misc-iii/ghost-in-the-shell-kusanagi-motoko-by-sato.jpg wow this is beautiful
I actually don't think it will suck as bad as many of the other anime/manga/game adaptations.
Liked the first season a lot more than the second one for some reason, although it could have used a bit more action, so maybe, just maybe, this one will actually be good. O_o
and why is that? didn't they said the same and end up being junk?
Both movies were by Oshii, who simply makes psychological mind-fuck movies. The first movie OK, but there was much more to the manga. The second movie was pure Oshii, and a travesty as a result. (looked real pretty tho)
The two TV series were so much better in terms of story and characterizations. You got a feel for who the rest of the team was, how they got there, and what makes them tick.
As for a movie adaptation, the fact that the script writer is basing it off the manga and disdaining the movies is a good thing, as the interplay between the characters was a driving force in the manga, meaning we could get something worthwhile - I think it'll depend on the actors, not effects, to make this movie watchable.