[GITS SAC 3 !!!??] WAAAAAAAH!!!!

Post by **Taurec** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:48 pm

EEEEP

Production I.G. meeting with movie studios in Hollywood to develop live-action film
Animation company Production I.G has received permission from Kodansha to act as an agent to develop a live-action film with a Hollywood studio based on Ghost in the Shell.

Negotiations with American entertainment companies have not been a strong point for Japanese Anime and Film studios in the past. However, hopes are high that a project involving Ghost in the Shell would be more successful due to the significant number of people in the American film business who are fans of the series. The size of the North American fanbase for Ghost in the Shell is also a factor.

As the producers of the original Ghost in the Shell manga by Shirow Masamune, Kodansha still retains rights to the series. Production I.G. produced the feature length anime films Ghost in the Shell and Innocence: Ghost in the Shell, as well as the Stand Alone Complex TV Series. According to the new contract with Kodansha, Production I.G. will represent the creators of the original work and other involved parties in negotiations for distribution of the Live-Action Ghost in the Shell and all other activities involved with production of the film.

Production I.G. is already accustomed to working with major film and TV companies in North America. The studio negotiated directly with major film company DreamWorks for distribution of Innocence and is producing the series IGPX with Cartoon Network. Since the popularity of Ghost in the Shell in North America was a result of the anime produced by Production I.G., many are hopeful that a live-action film supported by the company will experience a similar level of success.

EEEEEEEEEP

Who could play Motoko ?

HELLFIRE · Post by **HELLFIRE** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:37 am

So we need an actress with both bust AND brains... no problem...
I'm more concerned with script myself. Pretty much the entire original
GITS manga's tapped out for storylines... and I've yet to read Man-Machine
Interface myself

Regards

T.V. · Post by **T.V.** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:01 pm

HELLFIRE wrote:I'm more concerned with script myself.

Me too.

But first, it needs to be taken up by a studio that's willing to invest a lot in Git$.
It might actually be a slight problem (been there done that) that.. at least visually.. The Matrix was heavily inspired by Oshii's GitS movie.

Looking forward to it, though.

My HIGHLY provisional castlist.

Batou - The Rock
Kusanagi - Kelly Hu
Togusa - ???

Pazu - ???
Boma - Forrest Whitaker
Saito - Jet Li/Chow Yun Fat

Aramaki - The guy who played Bilbo Baggins in LotR?

dr_haro · Post by **dr_haro** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:46 pm

I'd hope they stay away from Man-Machine Interface for plot. Artisticly, the manga was great... but, plot-wise, it was mostly metaphysical transhuman technobabble

I know that's what GitS is largely about as a whole deep down... but this was waaaay too much for one sitting.

cullenk · Post by **cullenk** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:39 pm

Looks like DreamWorks is working on a live action version of Ghost in the Shell. ( See http://www.variety.com/VR1117984029.html )

I wonder how they will cast the parts? Japanese or other asian actors, or go for non-Asian "Big Name" Hollywood types. Nightmare scenario: Tom Cruise as Togusa-- or any other role for that matter...

This is either going to be really cool, or really not.

JelliCelli · Post by **JelliCelli** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:39 am

Ghost in the Shell is all fine and good, but I'm still waiting for the Evangelion live action movie. I heard the latest that one will be out by is 2015

Post by **Taurec** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:31 pm

Well I think it's too hard to find actors that live up to "our" standards.
Maybe they go animatrix'ish and make it look as real as possible.

LeoXiao · Post by **LeoXiao** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:41 pm

Awesome! I've been waiting awhile for this.