Ghost in the Shell live action movie possibility

jerryku · Post by **jerryku** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:50 am

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31291

Spiffy

H-street · Post by **H-street** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:14 pm

yea i was reading about that last night..

although as with any movie of this type, my expectations would be pretty low..

marto_motoko · Post by **marto_motoko** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:04 pm

H-street wrote:my expectations would be pretty low..

Trust me, there's nothing pretty about it.....

mm

Marf · Post by **Marf** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:04 pm

Man this will suck, if its being made for the mass hollywood market it will be a dumbed down skeleton of its former self.

Lightice · Post by **Lightice** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:47 pm

It sounds very unlikely that this project'd get from the ground, as it is and even less likely that it could grasp the feeling of Ghost in the Shell.
We might see this some time in the next decade, assuming that the live-action Evangelion actually comes out and becomes a success. But I doubt that this really could be good.

The possibility of Americanization bothers me the most. What would there be left of GitS enviroment if it isn't set in Japan and doesn't have Japanese characters?

Marf · Post by **Marf** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:02 am

I suppose we should look on the bright side, it cant possibly be worse than the live action Initial D, can it???

marto_motoko · Post by **marto_motoko** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:57 pm

Marf wrote:I suppose we should look on the bright side, it cant possibly be worse than the live action Initial D, can it???

YOU TEMPT THE FAIL FACTOR OF HOLLYWOOOOOOOD?!

DO YOU WANT TO BE SMITTEN BY THE CLAN OF DIRECTORS FROM HELLL?!

No, on a serious note, you haven't a clue. Hollywood can ruin ANYTHING. They just have to like it enough.....

mm

GhostLine · Post by **GhostLine** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:50 pm

yeah, i'd rather not see this happen.
it would probably turn into some femme-fatale genre film...with b-list players...something like bloodrayne--ugh!

Epiphany · Post by **Epiphany** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:42 pm

GhostLine wrote:yeah, i'd rather not see this happen.
it would probably turn into some femme-fatale genre film...with b-list players...something like bloodrayne--ugh!

Or worse an A-List cast like Catwoman or Aeon Flux.
I'd much rather see a CGI movie like the opening of GITS 2nd Gig. If they're going away from the current format.

Nothing more frightening than the words "Starring Nicole Kidman as the Major"

marto_motoko · Post by **marto_motoko** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:08 pm

Epiphany wrote: Or worse an A-List cast like Catwoman or Aeon Flux.

Nothing more frightening than the words "Starring Nicole Kidman as the Major"

>_> I honestly don't get what everyone's issue was with Aeon Flux. I thought it to be a perfectly good movie, in that it was exactly what it should be. Eye-candy, with a strange, and non-too amazing storyline. I loved the TV series, I like the movie.

As for Nicole Kidman as Motoko....That inspires me to try and do the backflip from a skyscraper scene from the first movie....

mm

Donshonto · Post by **Donshonto** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:44 am

Lightice wrote:It sounds very unlikely that this project'd get from the ground, as it is and even less likely that it could grasp the feeling of Ghost in the Shell.
We might see this some time in the next decade, assuming that the live-action Evangelion actually comes out and becomes a success. But I doubt that this really could be good.

The possibility of Americanization bothers me the most. What would there be left of GitS enviroment if it isn't set in Japan and doesn't have Japanese characters?

Well to me, if they're going to be Americanize....Fucking Americanize it..

I'd rather it tell a different story or the same story from a different perspective. Maybe one telling the tensions of a divided American nation. A movie that deals with the same themes as the cartoon/comic book, but from the American Empire's point of view. That way, no one bitches about how retarded an actress/actor looks cosplaying as this character, because let's face it, I'm 85% sure if they make it Motoko/Batou/Togusa etc using real actors, they WILL look retarded.

That would be my ideal. However, I doubt it'll ever happen.

james_sb · Post by **james_sb** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:12 pm

If it works out like The Departed did from Infernal Affairs, then it'd be good. And departed had an A-list cast, but I guess characters are infinitely more important here. Appleseed would be great as a live-esque film

THYREN · Post by **THYREN** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:59 pm

He [Production I.G President] mentioned that I.G is currently acting as an agent for the rights to a potential live-action remake of Shirow's Ghost in the Shell manga.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ound-anime

Saito · Post by **Saito** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:28 pm

You know, every so often a Hollywood movie comes along that really sets a footnote. The Wachowski Brothers did it with The Matrix, Ridley Scott did it with Blade Runner. It's just a case of fusing the right director with the right story.

I mean hey - why don't Production IG get the Wachowski Brothers in t direct it - they said themselves they loved GiTS and used it as a reference for The Matrix. Plus they have good ties with Anime and the Asian movie scene. They'd fall over their asses to get it right.

I agree it's a bit of a hit-or-miss thing but hey it *could* be really good. Yeh it *could* suck too but you have to think P.I.G. wouldn't let that happen if they could avoid it...

Epiphany · Post by **Epiphany** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:19 am

I've said it before. My biggist fear is

"Starring Nicole Kidman or Julia Roberts as the Major"