While the way animation was regarded by critics and audience had certainly shifted thanks to the release of Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira” (1988) and Mamoru Oshii’s “Ghost in the Shell” (1995), it wasn’t until the late 1990s that the paradigm shifted and anime with more adult-oriented themes were considered more seriously. One of the main reasons for this shift is the creative output during those years which, like in the years before, proved the great variety and imagination within the directors and animators of the time, who, besides exploring genres such as science-fiction and drama, also made intriguing remarks on their home country, its society and its politics. One such example has to be Hiroyuki Okiura’s “Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade”, based on Mamoru Oshii’s manga “Kerberos Panzer Cop”. Even twenty years after its release, its image of an authoritarian Japan, and how a repressive system turns people against each other,...
- 9/27/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Pilou Asbæk has a date with a vampire. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Danish thespian boards New Line Cinema's forthcoming adaptation of Stephen King's best-selling novel "Salem's Lot." Asbæk (we dare you to try writing that last name properly) will be playing the key role of Richard Straker, familiar to vampire baddie Kurt Barlow.
After cutting his teeth for several years in his native country, Asbæk made a splash playing Scarlett Johansson's sleazy boyfriend in 2014's "Lucy" and then again opposite Johansson for 2017's big budget live-action "Ghost in the Shell." He is best known Stateside for portraying dirtbag supreme Euron Greyjoy for three seasons of HBO's...
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After cutting his teeth for several years in his native country, Asbæk made a splash playing Scarlett Johansson's sleazy boyfriend in 2014's "Lucy" and then again opposite Johansson for 2017's big budget live-action "Ghost in the Shell." He is best known Stateside for portraying dirtbag supreme Euron Greyjoy for three seasons of HBO's...
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- 9/27/2021
- by Max Evry
- Slash Film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the 10 films that remain in contention for the 2018 Visual Effects Oscar. Not surprisingly, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Blade Runner: 2049” and “The Shape of Water” made the cut.
The 10 films that are no longer in the mix include “Beauty and the Beast,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” “Justice League,” “Life,” “Logan,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Wonder Woman.”
The 10 finalists are as follows:
“Alien: Covenant”
“Blade Runner 2049”
“Dunkirk”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
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The 10 films that are no longer in the mix include “Beauty and the Beast,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” “Justice League,” “Life,” “Logan,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Wonder Woman.”
The 10 finalists are as follows:
“Alien: Covenant”
“Blade Runner 2049”
“Dunkirk”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
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- 12/18/2017
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
The year saw a lift from November box office grosses as this past month was only the third time ever November receipts totaled more than $1 billion, led by Disney and Marvel's release of Thor: Ragnarok, which delivered nearly 28% of the month's total. Heading into the November, 2017 was trailing 2016 by 5.3%, but coming out of it this year was 4.4% behind 2016 thanks to what was the third largest November ever and a 5.1% improvement over November last year. Disney led the month — after not having released a film since Cars 3 in mid-June — with two new wide releases in Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok and Pixar's Coco, both of which have been overwhelmingly successful. Ragnarok was the month's highest grossing title with $281.7 million and Coco delivered the fourth largest three- and five-day Thanksgiving weekend opening ever and generated over $82 million in its first nine days in release. Coco's total has since climbed over $135 million domestically and over $400 million globally,...
- 12/13/2017
- by Brad Brevet <[email protected]>
- Box Office Mojo
Between them, they've worked on hundreds of films and some of the hottest shows on TV. But unlike the directors they work with and the actors they cast, these six top casting directors wouldn't be recognized if they were walking down the street.
But now they find themselves in the spotlight — and finally getting together to talk about the issues — after casting became a hot-button topic during the past year due to an outcry over whitewashing in such projects as Ghost in the Shell, Doctor Strange and the Hellboy remake, and an overall demand for more diversity on...
But now they find themselves in the spotlight — and finally getting together to talk about the issues — after casting became a hot-button topic during the past year due to an outcry over whitewashing in such projects as Ghost in the Shell, Doctor Strange and the Hellboy remake, and an overall demand for more diversity on...
- 12/5/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chris here. We should soon be getting word of what films have moved on in bake off rounds for Oscar categories like Foreign Film and Makeup and Hairstyling. But now we have a longlist for the Visual Effects category and many of the players are genre films and blockbusters as expected. There is still room for a surprise or two, the most heartwarming of which is certainly Netflix's Okja. There's even two unseen films among the lineup: The Last Jedi and the Jumanji sequel.
Here are the 20 eligible films:
Alien: Covenant Beauty and the Beast Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk Ghost in the Shell Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Justice League Kong: Skull Island Life Logan Okja Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales The Shape of Water
Spider-Man Homecoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi Thor: Ragnarok Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets...
Here are the 20 eligible films:
Alien: Covenant Beauty and the Beast Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk Ghost in the Shell Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Justice League Kong: Skull Island Life Logan Okja Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales The Shape of Water
Spider-Man Homecoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi Thor: Ragnarok Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets...
- 12/5/2017
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
The crusade for Logan to be nominated for (and perhaps win?) an Academy Award just took a major step forward.
Per Deadline, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has cherry-picked 20 – count ’em, 20 – films to move forward in the Visual Effects category ahead of the 90th Academy Awards. Among the budding nominees are Beauty and the Beast, Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, Logan and the visually spectacular Blade Runner 2049, which has undoubtedly emerged as the one to beat when it comes to Best VFX.
The preliminary shortlist also features two films that have yet to hit theaters – namely Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 15th) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (December 20th) – so it’ll be interesting to find out if they factor into the Academy’s voting process when it occurs later this month. When all votes have been cast, the...
Per Deadline, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has cherry-picked 20 – count ’em, 20 – films to move forward in the Visual Effects category ahead of the 90th Academy Awards. Among the budding nominees are Beauty and the Beast, Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, Logan and the visually spectacular Blade Runner 2049, which has undoubtedly emerged as the one to beat when it comes to Best VFX.
The preliminary shortlist also features two films that have yet to hit theaters – namely Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 15th) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (December 20th) – so it’ll be interesting to find out if they factor into the Academy’s voting process when it occurs later this month. When all votes have been cast, the...
- 12/4/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 20 films still in the running for this year’s Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The shortlist includes Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” and Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Superhero tentpoles “Wonder Woman,” “Logan,” and “Thor: Ragnarok” also made the cut.
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions
“Dunkirk” making the shortlist was the biggest no-brainer, as a Christopher Nolan film has won the Best Visual Effects Oscar twice in the last seven years: “Interstellar” in 2014 and “Inception” in 2010. Disney was the big winner last year thanks to “The Jungle Book.” According to IndieWire’s awards editor Anne Thompson, “Wonder Woman,” “Blade Runner 2049,” “Dunkirk,” “War for the Planet of the Apes,” and “Beauty and the Beast” are the frontrunners for the five nomination slots.
The 2018 Oscar shortlist for Best Visual Effects is below.
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions
“Dunkirk” making the shortlist was the biggest no-brainer, as a Christopher Nolan film has won the Best Visual Effects Oscar twice in the last seven years: “Interstellar” in 2014 and “Inception” in 2010. Disney was the big winner last year thanks to “The Jungle Book.” According to IndieWire’s awards editor Anne Thompson, “Wonder Woman,” “Blade Runner 2049,” “Dunkirk,” “War for the Planet of the Apes,” and “Beauty and the Beast” are the frontrunners for the five nomination slots.
The 2018 Oscar shortlist for Best Visual Effects is below.
- 12/4/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Twenty films remain in contention for this season's Oscar for visual effects, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed Monday.
Later this month, the committee will select the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting.
The 20 films are:
Alien: Covenant
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Ghost in the Shell
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Justice League
Kong: Skull Island
Life
Logan
Okja
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The Shape of...
Later this month, the committee will select the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting.
The 20 films are:
Alien: Covenant
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Ghost in the Shell
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Justice League
Kong: Skull Island
Life
Logan
Okja
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The Shape of...
- 12/4/2017
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney earned praise from “Mulan” fans on Wednesday for casting Chinese star Liu Yifei as the titular woman warrior in Niki Caro’s upcoming remake, bringing an actress known throughout China into the spotlight in America. The good news comes in the wake of films like “Ghost In The Shell” and “Death Note” having come under fire for casting white actors in roles that were originally written for Asians. Last year, an anonymous letter posted to the website Angry Asian Man claimed that a spec script for the remake rewrote the story to feature a white European trader who falls in love with.
- 11/29/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
“Daddy’s Home 2” opens today with advance estimates around $20 million. That’s a modest number, but for Paramount that’s great news: Not since “Transformers: The Last Knight” in June has it seen a movie open to as much as $8 million, nor grossed above $18 million. The $69 million-budgeted comedy is a sequel to the original that grossed $150 million two years ago. (In this case, #2 at the box office was great: #1 was “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”) The sequel reprises directing, writing and leads (Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell), with Mel Gibson and John Lithgow added as their intrusive fathers.
For Paramount, 2017 is the worst year in its history, and the release comes a week after in which two big news stories have rocked the studio. First, worldwide president of marketing and distribution Megan Colligan resigned, with claims of gender discrimination. Then, Paramount faced the abrupt end of a billion-dollar film financing deal with Chinese investor Huahua,...
For Paramount, 2017 is the worst year in its history, and the release comes a week after in which two big news stories have rocked the studio. First, worldwide president of marketing and distribution Megan Colligan resigned, with claims of gender discrimination. Then, Paramount faced the abrupt end of a billion-dollar film financing deal with Chinese investor Huahua,...
- 11/10/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Long after the period of time where his opinion would actually hold weight for Ghost In The Shell's success, the Japanese director who did the anime feature in 1995 is saying he agreed with Scarlett Johansson's casting. The topic came up during a roundtable discussion on the series that featured some of the major influencers in the franchise's history, and when asked about the casting Mamoru Oshii said the following (via Cbm):
"I first heard about doing a live-action version almost ten years ago. It’s been a long road since then, but to be honest, it seemed like someone would do it eventually, and I admit I was concerned about who would play Motoko. I think Scarlett Johansson is about the best person they could have cast for the part, and I’m happy to be able to say that I have no objection to that choice,...
"I first heard about doing a live-action version almost ten years ago. It’s been a long road since then, but to be honest, it seemed like someone would do it eventually, and I admit I was concerned about who would play Motoko. I think Scarlett Johansson is about the best person they could have cast for the part, and I’m happy to be able to say that I have no objection to that choice,...
- 11/9/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Taylor Swift is going full cyberpunk in her new music video for "…Ready For it?"
The video, which seems to be inspired by the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell and several other classic sci-fi franchises, is a robot-filled futuristic epic that sees two cyborg-Swifts facing off in a battle to the death.
It opens on one Swift (Swift-Alpha) walking down a grungy, futuristic city street rocking a black floor-length cloak as she approaches a group of menacing, red-eyes robot soldiers, who appear to be under her command.
As Swift-Alpha walks through what looks to be an abandoned shopping mall that serves as her headquarters, she approaches another Swift (Swift-Prime), seemingly imprisoned behind glass.
News: Taylor Swift Appears Nude in Light-Up Bodysuit as She Teases Futuristic 'Ready for It' Music Video
S-Prime is rocking a skin-tight body suit -- that we'd say was just her robo-skin, but she's also got on matching heels, so it's hard to...
The video, which seems to be inspired by the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell and several other classic sci-fi franchises, is a robot-filled futuristic epic that sees two cyborg-Swifts facing off in a battle to the death.
It opens on one Swift (Swift-Alpha) walking down a grungy, futuristic city street rocking a black floor-length cloak as she approaches a group of menacing, red-eyes robot soldiers, who appear to be under her command.
As Swift-Alpha walks through what looks to be an abandoned shopping mall that serves as her headquarters, she approaches another Swift (Swift-Prime), seemingly imprisoned behind glass.
News: Taylor Swift Appears Nude in Light-Up Bodysuit as She Teases Futuristic 'Ready for It' Music Video
S-Prime is rocking a skin-tight body suit -- that we'd say was just her robo-skin, but she's also got on matching heels, so it's hard to...
- 10/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Swifties weren’t ready for it, but the newly released music video for “…Ready for It?” contains specific Easter eggs and could be validating some popular fan theories. Let the games begin!
In the anime-inspired visual, Taylor Swift plays with themes seen in sci-fi films such as Tron and Blade Runner as well as Ghost in the Shell, specifically Major Motoko’s cyborg shell. A little bit of the video game franchise, Final Fantasy, perhaps?
And the latest Joseph Kahn-directed footage even contains follow-up references originally made in the “Look What You Made Me Do” video as well as her past music videos.
In the anime-inspired visual, Taylor Swift plays with themes seen in sci-fi films such as Tron and Blade Runner as well as Ghost in the Shell, specifically Major Motoko’s cyborg shell. A little bit of the video game franchise, Final Fantasy, perhaps?
And the latest Joseph Kahn-directed footage even contains follow-up references originally made in the “Look What You Made Me Do” video as well as her past music videos.
- 10/27/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
With the good reviews that Blade Runner: 2049 has been receiving, we look at just how well it stacks up against other films of the cyberpunk subgenre.
The term “cyberpunk” was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as a title for his 1983 short story. He invented the word to describe future children who would become so technologically inclined that older generations would have difficulty dealing with them (sound familiar?). That term would later be utilized to describe an entire subgenre of fiction, and later, film that focused heavily on mankind's technological advancement. From a fiction perspective, cyberpunk was born out of the new wave movement in the 1960’s. During that time period, the trend away from traditional writing styles and methods allowed for more experimentation and investigation into topics such as psychology, biology, and abstract thinking. Science fiction was one genre in particular which allowed further exploration into these areas, but...
The term “cyberpunk” was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as a title for his 1983 short story. He invented the word to describe future children who would become so technologically inclined that older generations would have difficulty dealing with them (sound familiar?). That term would later be utilized to describe an entire subgenre of fiction, and later, film that focused heavily on mankind's technological advancement. From a fiction perspective, cyberpunk was born out of the new wave movement in the 1960’s. During that time period, the trend away from traditional writing styles and methods allowed for more experimentation and investigation into topics such as psychology, biology, and abstract thinking. Science fiction was one genre in particular which allowed further exploration into these areas, but...
- 10/25/2017
- by [email protected] (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Are you ready for it, Swifties? On Monday, Taylor Swift updated her Instagram account to give fans a sneak peek of her new music video, "...Ready for It?" The song was released as digital download Sept. 3, and the video will premiere Thursday night. Swift wrote the song with Max Martin, Ali Payami and Shellback. The futuristic clips show Swift wearing a Ghost in the Shell-inspired bodysuit, including some where the pop star harnesses the power of an electrified orb. "...Ready for It?" follows "Look What You Made Me Do," the lead single from her sixth studio album Reputation (out Nov. 10). " I-i-i see how this is gon' go / Touch me and you'll never be alone / I-Island breeze...
- 10/23/2017
- E! Online
Once an actor lands that iconic role that catapults him or her to mainstream stardom, few are ever able to truly escape its shadow. Yet, despite playing The Boy Who Lived in eight films over the course of a decade, former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has all but left Hogwart’s behind. In just a few short years, Radcliffe’s work in offbeat — to put it mildly — releases like Swiss Army Man and Horns has proven his willingness to take on challenging projects and provides sufficient evidence that he’s much more than the bespectacled child who won the world’s heart way back in 2001. Now, his latest film, Jungle, continues that string of intriguing and divisive choices.
Based on a true story, the movie follows Yossi Ghinsberg (Radcliffe) and a pair of globe-trotting friends (Joel Jackson and Alex Russell) as they embark on a journey through the Bolivian jungle.
Based on a true story, the movie follows Yossi Ghinsberg (Radcliffe) and a pair of globe-trotting friends (Joel Jackson and Alex Russell) as they embark on a journey through the Bolivian jungle.
- 10/19/2017
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- We Got This Covered
Over the last 50 years of filmmaking, there are very few films that have influenced modern filmmaking like Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner.” Unlike other landmark films that changed Hollywood – ranging from “Easy Rider to “Jaws” – Ridley Scott’s 1982 film was a box office disappointment. Of course, the lasting impact of “Blade Runner” was also quite different than these films that became instant cultural phenomenons.
“‘Blade Runner’ is simply one of those cinematic drugs, that when I first saw it, I never saw the world the same way again,” said Guillermo del Toro told one interviewer, when describing why “Blade Runner” was one of his five favorite films of all-time.
Del Toro wasn’t alone. For a whole generation of filmmakers – including the cinematographers, productions designers and visual effects artists – a direct line can be drawn between “Blade Runner” and the imagery of modern sci-fi movie. In the 35 years in which...
“‘Blade Runner’ is simply one of those cinematic drugs, that when I first saw it, I never saw the world the same way again,” said Guillermo del Toro told one interviewer, when describing why “Blade Runner” was one of his five favorite films of all-time.
Del Toro wasn’t alone. For a whole generation of filmmakers – including the cinematographers, productions designers and visual effects artists – a direct line can be drawn between “Blade Runner” and the imagery of modern sci-fi movie. In the 35 years in which...
- 10/3/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Japanese director Kamiyama Kenji has been around in the anime landscape for decades, also as writer, artist, animator, and producer. Peer carefully and you can find his name on the credits of titles like Akira and Roujin-z already. He is probably most famous though for being one of the main creators behind the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: Second Gig (and their spin-off movie Solid State Society). His Eden of the East was also pretty damn brilliant in my opinion. This year, studio Production I.G. released Napping Princess (released in some countries as Ancien and the Magic Tablet): an epic young-adult anime adventure, written and directed by Kamiyama himself. In the film, high-school student Kokone has the...
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- 10/2/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Ryan Lambie Oct 3, 2017
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve tells us why making the sci-fi sequel was the most difficult thing he’s ever done...
Denis Villeneuve looks like a filmmaker with the weight of the world on his shoulders, or at least the weight of one of this year’s most anticipated movies.
See related The Punisher: what can we expect from a solo Netflix series? Daredevil season 2: examining Jon Bernthal's Punisher
Blade Runner 2049 is still a couple of weeks away from release when we meet Villenueve in a London hotel, and he seems more than a little apprehensive about his latest creation. He speaks slowly and softly in his French-Canadian accent, addressing the larger portion of his responses to a glass of water on the small table by his foot.
When we ask whether making Blade Runner 2049 was difficult, Villeneuve seems almost relieved,...
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve tells us why making the sci-fi sequel was the most difficult thing he’s ever done...
Denis Villeneuve looks like a filmmaker with the weight of the world on his shoulders, or at least the weight of one of this year’s most anticipated movies.
See related The Punisher: what can we expect from a solo Netflix series? Daredevil season 2: examining Jon Bernthal's Punisher
Blade Runner 2049 is still a couple of weeks away from release when we meet Villenueve in a London hotel, and he seems more than a little apprehensive about his latest creation. He speaks slowly and softly in his French-Canadian accent, addressing the larger portion of his responses to a glass of water on the small table by his foot.
When we ask whether making Blade Runner 2049 was difficult, Villeneuve seems almost relieved,...
- 10/2/2017
- Den of Geek
The recent live-Action adaptation of classic anime Ghost In The Shell has been nominated for two Hpa awards; Outstanding Color Grading and Outstanding Visual Effects! More details after the jump...
- 9/28/2017
- ComicBookMovie.com
The Live-Action film of Ghost In The Shell has been nominated for two Hpa awards, Outstanding Color Grading and Outstanding Visual Effects!
- 9/28/2017
- ComicBookMovie.com
Beauty and the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Ghost in the Shell were among the films that received double nominations for this year’s Hollywood Professional Association (formerly Hollywood Post Alliance) Awards. Meanwhile, Game of Thrones leads the TV nominations with five noms.
The Hpa Awards recognizes color grading, editing, sound and visual effects. As its entry period runs from September 2016 to September 2017, some of this year's Oscar hopefuls will compete against some of last year's awards season films.
Beauty and the Beast and Ghost in the Shell were both nominated for Hpa Awards in color...
The Hpa Awards recognizes color grading, editing, sound and visual effects. As its entry period runs from September 2016 to September 2017, some of this year's Oscar hopefuls will compete against some of last year's awards season films.
Beauty and the Beast and Ghost in the Shell were both nominated for Hpa Awards in color...
- 9/27/2017
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Left Alive is a brand-new survival action shooter coming, courtesy of Square Enix, to PlayStation 4 and Steam in 2018… Veteran developers, Toshifumi Nabeshima (director, Armored Core series), Yoji Shinkawa (character designer, Metal Gear series), and Takayuki Yanase (mech designer, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Xenoblade Chronicles X) join forces to create Left Alive’s dark and gritty world.
Check out the announcement trailer and screenshots from the game below:...
Check out the announcement trailer and screenshots from the game below:...
- 9/21/2017
- by Kat Wheat
- Nerdly
Paramount is having a pretty crummy 2017; this year’s Transformers movie, The Last Knight, was the franchise’s lowest-performing entry to date, and the company’s schedule has been dotted with bombs like Ghost In The Shell and Mother!, the latter of which managed to be exactly as audience-alienating as Darren Aronofsky…
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- 9/20/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
My fandom of (slash obsession with) Mamoru Oshii's adaptation of Ghost in the Shell is not exactly a secret here at Screen Anarchy (cough), so it will probably not come as a surprise when I say that I like Kamiyama Kenji's anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex a lot, both seasons of it. Scripted for a large part by Oshii himself, the series was a more action driven take on the source material, while its length as a series allowed for more character development in the supporting roles. The series ran from 2002 till 2005 and can Still be considered one of the best anime ever released, and still far ahead of most recent output. As such, you might expect this title to...
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- 9/14/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The upcoming Death Note film is one that’s been plagued with doubt and ridicule from day one. Anime and manga fans aren’t exactly known for keeping their feelings secret, and with the continual declarations of whitewashing overseas properties the casting of Nat Wolff as Light certainly didn’t help a whole lot. But would this be a film that would crash and burn like other similar manga adaptations like Ghost in the Shell and Dragon Ball Evolution?
Lrm had a chance to attend a special screening at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, and we’re happy to report that no, we do not believe this one will suffer a similar fate. While fans of the manga will likely still poke and prod this adaptation due to its relative unfaithfulness to the manga (it uses the premise as a jumping off point, rather than sticking to each core...
Lrm had a chance to attend a special screening at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, and we’re happy to report that no, we do not believe this one will suffer a similar fate. While fans of the manga will likely still poke and prod this adaptation due to its relative unfaithfulness to the manga (it uses the premise as a jumping off point, rather than sticking to each core...
- 8/21/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara, Tawanda Manyimo, Anamaria Marinca | Written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, Ehren Kruger | Directed by Rupert Sanders
Based on the famous Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime. While investigating a dangerous criminal, Major makes a shocking discovery – the corporation that created her lied about her past life in order to control her. Unsure what to believe, Major will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery of her true identity and exact revenge against the corporation she was built to serve.
Ok,...
Based on the famous Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell follows Major (Scarlett Johansson), a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who believes she was rescued from near death. The first of her kind, Major is a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber-crime. While investigating a dangerous criminal, Major makes a shocking discovery – the corporation that created her lied about her past life in order to control her. Unsure what to believe, Major will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery of her true identity and exact revenge against the corporation she was built to serve.
Ok,...
- 8/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Like a lot of movies made in the last year, “Death Note” has faced criticism for whitewashing its source material. The upcoming Netflix drama is based on a Japanese manga and, not unlike “Ghost in the Shell,” has changed Japanese characters into American ones: Nat Wolff plays Light Turner (the updated version of Light Yagami), while Margaret Qualley is Mia Sutton (Misa Amane).
Director Adam Wingard addressed those claims to Vulture, saying that his take on “Death Note” isn’t “just taking a character and trying to say a white kid is a Japanese kid. It is a whole new thing. The characters are all very different and it is a different kind of experience all together.”
Read More:‘Death Note’: Controversial Netflix Adaptation Gets Mixed Reaction at Comic-Con
Wingard, who also directed “You’re Next” and “Blair Witch,” got defensive about the same subject a couple months back: “Just clearing up misconceptions.
Director Adam Wingard addressed those claims to Vulture, saying that his take on “Death Note” isn’t “just taking a character and trying to say a white kid is a Japanese kid. It is a whole new thing. The characters are all very different and it is a different kind of experience all together.”
Read More:‘Death Note’: Controversial Netflix Adaptation Gets Mixed Reaction at Comic-Con
Wingard, who also directed “You’re Next” and “Blair Witch,” got defensive about the same subject a couple months back: “Just clearing up misconceptions.
- 8/19/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The live-action version of Ghost in the Shell was a movie that struggled to find an audience on the big screen. Now, a new video counts every single reason why.
- 8/18/2017
- cinemablend.com
Friday AM Update: The Hitman's Bodyguard did a solid $1.65 million from preview screenings last night, which took place at ~2,600 locations beginning at 7 PM.
This compares favorably to War Dogs, which brought in $1.25 million from preview screenings at 2,800 locations before opening with $14.6 million. It's also an improvement on 2013's 2 Guns, which brought in $1.28 million from preview screenings and opened with $27 million. It's also just a shade below the preview grosses for Valerian ($1.7M) and Ghost in the Shell ($1.8M), which opened with $17 million and $18.6 million respectively.
As far as R-rated films are concerned, however, this is a very solid showing as no R-rated film has opened with less than $16.5 million after bringing in more than $1.5 million in Thursday night previews, the lowest of the bunch being Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates which brought in $1.6 million from previews and opened with $16.6 million last July.
Bleecker's Logan Lucky played in ~2,500 theaters on...
This compares favorably to War Dogs, which brought in $1.25 million from preview screenings at 2,800 locations before opening with $14.6 million. It's also an improvement on 2013's 2 Guns, which brought in $1.28 million from preview screenings and opened with $27 million. It's also just a shade below the preview grosses for Valerian ($1.7M) and Ghost in the Shell ($1.8M), which opened with $17 million and $18.6 million respectively.
As far as R-rated films are concerned, however, this is a very solid showing as no R-rated film has opened with less than $16.5 million after bringing in more than $1.5 million in Thursday night previews, the lowest of the bunch being Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates which brought in $1.6 million from previews and opened with $16.6 million last July.
Bleecker's Logan Lucky played in ~2,500 theaters on...
- 8/17/2017
- by Brad Brevet
- Box Office Mojo
Film won best animated feature award at Fantasia Film Festival; distributor plans September release.
Gkids has announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Napping Princess.
Gkids will release the film theatrically on September 8 in New York City and Los Angeles, with a national expansion to follow.
Napping Princess, a sci-fi fantasy set in the near future, centres on the journey of a young girl, Kokone, and her friend Morio, as they set out to find Kokone’s missing father who has been accused of a crime.
Kokone soon realises she must tap into a world only accessible through her dreams in order to solve the mystery.
The film is written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the director of East Of Eden and Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Formerly known as Ancien And The Magic Tablet, Napping Princess was an official selection at this year’s Annecy Int’l Animation...
Gkids has announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Napping Princess.
Gkids will release the film theatrically on September 8 in New York City and Los Angeles, with a national expansion to follow.
Napping Princess, a sci-fi fantasy set in the near future, centres on the journey of a young girl, Kokone, and her friend Morio, as they set out to find Kokone’s missing father who has been accused of a crime.
Kokone soon realises she must tap into a world only accessible through her dreams in order to solve the mystery.
The film is written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the director of East Of Eden and Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Formerly known as Ancien And The Magic Tablet, Napping Princess was an official selection at this year’s Annecy Int’l Animation...
- 8/17/2017
- ScreenDaily
Indie distributor Gkids has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Napping Princess, a sci-fi fantasy written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the director of East of Eden and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Gkids will release the film theatrically on Sept. 8 at Village East Cinema in New York and at Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles, with a national expansion to follow, qualifying it for Academy Awards consideration.
Set in 2020, just days before the Tokyo Olympics begins, Napping Princess follows the journey of a young girl, Kokone, and her friend Morio as...
Gkids will release the film theatrically on Sept. 8 at Village East Cinema in New York and at Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles, with a national expansion to follow, qualifying it for Academy Awards consideration.
Set in 2020, just days before the Tokyo Olympics begins, Napping Princess follows the journey of a young girl, Kokone, and her friend Morio as...
- 8/17/2017
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
William Gibson's crucial 1984 futuristic novel Neuromancer has been wildly influential over the years -- everything from movies like The Matrix and Ghost In The Shell to countless videogames, comics, books, TV shows and real technology owes an incalculable debt to Gibson's seminal cyberpunk story. But despite its undeniable impact, an actual movie adaptation of Gibson's book has... Read More...
- 8/16/2017
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
As it turns out, the secret to success in Hollywood is far less evasive than one might think. From formulaic three-act structures to the ceaseless churn of superhero franchises, it’s unusual to be surprised by a studio movie these days. One sitting through any batch of previews proves the formula extends to trailers as well, cunning exposed in a new video parody.
Read More:Christopher Nolan, Richard Linklater and More Share Secrets of No-Budget Filmmaking in Video Essay
Expertly breaking down a tried and true method for raising a person’s blood pressure to a fever pitch in a little under two minutes, “How to Make a Blockbuster Movie Trailer” uses only sound and text to parody the ubiquitous studio trailer. “A single note. A single not over establishing shots,” it begins. “Introduce unexpected cover of a classic hit,” it reads as a raspy woman’s voice sings Dead or Alive...
Read More:Christopher Nolan, Richard Linklater and More Share Secrets of No-Budget Filmmaking in Video Essay
Expertly breaking down a tried and true method for raising a person’s blood pressure to a fever pitch in a little under two minutes, “How to Make a Blockbuster Movie Trailer” uses only sound and text to parody the ubiquitous studio trailer. “A single note. A single not over establishing shots,” it begins. “Introduce unexpected cover of a classic hit,” it reads as a raspy woman’s voice sings Dead or Alive...
- 8/15/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Author: Guest
Napping Princess (also known as ‘Ancien and the Magic Tablet’) is the latest Japanese Anime feature length film to hit UK Cinemas and is the beautifully spellbinding story of Kokone Morikawa, a positively bubbly schoolgirl with an enchanting imagination. Kokone loves to sleep and when in a deep slumber she becomes Ancien, a confident princess who possesses a magical tablet and unlimited ambition. After her father is arrested, Kokone soon realises that there is more than meets the eye to her wild fantasy world as the lines between reality and dream soon begin to blur in her attempt to save him.
Director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Eden of the East) has made the switch from Sci-Fi to Family Adventure as the story he tells through gorgeous hand drawn sequences and mesmerising music achieves a resonation with all ages on a deep emotional level.
Napping Princess (also known as ‘Ancien and the Magic Tablet’) is the latest Japanese Anime feature length film to hit UK Cinemas and is the beautifully spellbinding story of Kokone Morikawa, a positively bubbly schoolgirl with an enchanting imagination. Kokone loves to sleep and when in a deep slumber she becomes Ancien, a confident princess who possesses a magical tablet and unlimited ambition. After her father is arrested, Kokone soon realises that there is more than meets the eye to her wild fantasy world as the lines between reality and dream soon begin to blur in her attempt to save him.
Director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Eden of the East) has made the switch from Sci-Fi to Family Adventure as the story he tells through gorgeous hand drawn sequences and mesmerising music achieves a resonation with all ages on a deep emotional level.
- 8/14/2017
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In the year of Wonder Woman, Ghost In The Shell and Alien: Covenant, and in the wake of Charlize Theron's roles in Atomic Blonde and Mad Max: Fury Road, cinema's current women are tougher than ever, says Nick Hasted...
- 8/11/2017
- by Nick Hasted
- The Independent - Film
A lot has been written about 2017’s live action “Ghost in the Shell” remake. The popular manga series by Masamune Shirow had already seen several successful anime adaptations when Scarlett Johansson stepped into what became one of her most controversial roles to date. Fans of the original and advocates for racial diversity alike were disappointed that a Japanese character had been cast with a white actress, and “Ghost in the Shell” became the latest glaring example in a long line of Hollywood “whitewashing.”
Read MoreHow Video Essays Helped Kogonada Make One of the Most Exciting Debuts of 2017
But that wasn’t the only thing Dreamworks got wrong in their version. A compelling new video essay by The Nerdwriter argues that the latest “Ghost in the Shell” stole images from the anime, but missed the point of the story by dulling their vibrancy and diminishing their power.
A side by side...
Read MoreHow Video Essays Helped Kogonada Make One of the Most Exciting Debuts of 2017
But that wasn’t the only thing Dreamworks got wrong in their version. A compelling new video essay by The Nerdwriter argues that the latest “Ghost in the Shell” stole images from the anime, but missed the point of the story by dulling their vibrancy and diminishing their power.
A side by side...
- 8/8/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
It’s no secret that Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of Ghost in the Shell did not make a splash at the box office in the way executives had hoped. The film pulled in $169.8 million worldwide on a budget of $110 million, but that’s not including the massive, expensive marketing campaign, and the movie was considered a […]
The post ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Video Essay Illustrates How Not to Adapt Beloved Source Material appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Video Essay Illustrates How Not to Adapt Beloved Source Material appeared first on /Film.
- 8/8/2017
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Around this time last year Suicide Squad debuted to the tune of $133.6 million and gave the 2016 summer movie season a much-needed jolt. This year the summer movie season is in the midst of a slump, off nearly 9% compared to last year and don't expect this weekend to turn things around. Sony's adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower should top the box office, but only with an opening around $20 million while fellow new wide release Kidnap appears unlikely to crack double digits. Meanwhile, Annapurna will deliver Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit nationwide following its limited release last weekend as it looks for a spot in the weekend top five among the holdovers. Back in 2010, Universal set a 2013 release date for The Dark Tower. At the time, Ron Howard was set to direct the Stephen King adaptation and there was talk of telling King's sci-fi fantasy story across both film and television.
- 8/3/2017
- by Brad Brevet <[email protected]>
- Box Office Mojo
With reviews for Sony’s troubled adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower arriving (and confirming some of our worst fears about the movie), it’s probably a good time to reexamine just what makes for a good adaptation. Luckily, the Nerdwriter’s latest video essay tackles that very topic, boiling the question down to one very simple takeaway: “An understanding of what made the original so powerful.”
As an example, he compares and contrasts the Ghost In The Shell anime film from 1995 with its 2017 remake, showing how the the former’s use of patience, color, and perspective better conveys the world’s sense of wonder and grandeur than the latter’s beige, overstuffed approach.
“You can’t mine the source material for parts,” he also says, noting that this year’s film adaptation attempts to merge two different Ghost In The Shell narratives. In doing so ...
As an example, he compares and contrasts the Ghost In The Shell anime film from 1995 with its 2017 remake, showing how the the former’s use of patience, color, and perspective better conveys the world’s sense of wonder and grandeur than the latter’s beige, overstuffed approach.
“You can’t mine the source material for parts,” he also says, noting that this year’s film adaptation attempts to merge two different Ghost In The Shell narratives. In doing so ...
- 8/3/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
With the Charlize Theron-starring “Atomic Blonde” exploding into theaters this weekend (opening night tally: $1.5 million), four members of IndieWire’s film team traded emails on what this summer’s latest female-led action movie means for the future of the genre.
David Ehrlich: I think people tend to talk about the future of female-driven action movies because it always seems like we’re waiting for them to come into their own, waiting for Hollywood to produce them with enough regularity that they no longer feel like the exception to the rule. To that point, there’s an understandable hesitation to declare that the future of female-driven action movies is here, as there’s a danger in using one kickass victory for representation as a smokescreen to obscure the pervasive sexism that continues to infect the entertainment industry.
Read MoreFrom ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Girls Trip,’ a Great Summer for Women...
David Ehrlich: I think people tend to talk about the future of female-driven action movies because it always seems like we’re waiting for them to come into their own, waiting for Hollywood to produce them with enough regularity that they no longer feel like the exception to the rule. To that point, there’s an understandable hesitation to declare that the future of female-driven action movies is here, as there’s a danger in using one kickass victory for representation as a smokescreen to obscure the pervasive sexism that continues to infect the entertainment industry.
Read MoreFrom ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Girls Trip,’ a Great Summer for Women...
- 7/28/2017
- by Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, Jude Dry and Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, a video essay takes a closer look at […]
The post The Morning Watch: ‘No Country for Old Men’ Video Essay, ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Featurette & More appeared first on /Film.
The post The Morning Watch: ‘No Country for Old Men’ Video Essay, ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Featurette & More appeared first on /Film.
- 7/28/2017
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Not since Wonder Woman seven weeks ago has a film repeat atop the weekend box office. This weekend, Dunkirk is looking to do just that. Christopher Nolan's war drama faces incoming challenges in the form of Sony's animated feature The Emoji Movie and Focus's actioner Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron. Both Sony and Focus are anticipating openings around $20 million for their new releases, which wouldn't likely be enough to top Dunkirk's sophomore session, though both could over perform against those expectations making this a weekend to watch closely. Both the new releases and holdovers alike could provide some fireworks, including Universal's Girls Trip, which returns to the fray following its $31 million opening weekend and "A+" CinemaScore. After debuting with $50.5 million last weekend, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk delivered a #1 opening and is hoping to do the same this weekend. In 2014, following a $47.5 million debut, Nolan's own Interstellar dropped...
- 7/27/2017
- by Brad Brevet <[email protected]>
- Box Office Mojo
It was only a few months ago that the world received the live action adaptation of “Ghost In The Shell,” and frankly, many were ready to give it back. Unable to sidestep accusations of whitewashing the source material (which it turns out, it pretty much did), and fatally misunderstanding what made the anime so beloved, were what led to the film flopping. And Screen Junkies dives right into the whole mess in their latest Honest Trailer.
Continue reading Honest Trailer For ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Takes Apart The Misguided Anime Adaptation at The Playlist.
Continue reading Honest Trailer For ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Takes Apart The Misguided Anime Adaptation at The Playlist.
- 7/25/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
When it comes to the summer movie season, late July is the new August. Now that blockbusters jockey for attention in early May, we already feel wrung out by the barrage of spectacle. And with that, an exciting new box office trend has begun to make itself known: franchise fatigue, with a twist. Audiences seem to be rejecting force-fed franchises, and instead opt to check out original material.
The numbers don’t lie. While films designed to launch brand-new franchises like “The Mummy” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” burned out at the domestic box office, original offerings are making big bucks. Even more compelling? Those would-be one-offs could start their own franchises.
This past weekend was won by a pair of original projects that couldn’t be more different: Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic “Dunkirk” and Malcolm D. Lee’s uproarious girls-gone-wild comedy “Girls Trip.
The numbers don’t lie. While films designed to launch brand-new franchises like “The Mummy” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” burned out at the domestic box office, original offerings are making big bucks. Even more compelling? Those would-be one-offs could start their own franchises.
This past weekend was won by a pair of original projects that couldn’t be more different: Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic “Dunkirk” and Malcolm D. Lee’s uproarious girls-gone-wild comedy “Girls Trip.
- 7/24/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
While fully aware of Japan’s Ghost in the Shell and its impact as a Manga and Anime, I never experienced any version of it. As a result, I watched the recent live-action film version without preconceived notions. I knew all about the casting controversy but until there’s an actress of Japanese descent who can open a movie wide, casting decisions, such as this, will continue. So get over it.
Masamune Shirow created an interesting meditation on where humanity is going as he, like Ray Kurzweil, foresees the day when man and machine blend into a singular being. It won’t be overnight, nor will it be neat and easy. As a result, the question of what does it mean to be human permeates the film as written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger and directed by Rupert Sanders.
The story centers on Major (Scarlett Johansson), an...
Masamune Shirow created an interesting meditation on where humanity is going as he, like Ray Kurzweil, foresees the day when man and machine blend into a singular being. It won’t be overnight, nor will it be neat and easy. As a result, the question of what does it mean to be human permeates the film as written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger and directed by Rupert Sanders.
The story centers on Major (Scarlett Johansson), an...
- 7/21/2017
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Hollywood is always in search of the next big I.P. As we’ve seen in decades past, they’ve reached for video game properties, comic book properties, board game properties, and toy properties. No matter what there is, if it has a recognizable brand, it’s certainly worth some exploitation. One of the many other brands Hollywood has been attempting to adapt over the past decade or so has been anime adaptations.
Admittedly, the list of films adapted from anime or manga is short: we pretty much have Speed Racer, Dragon Ball Evolution, Ghost in the Shell, and the upcoming Death Note flick. Of the three films that have actually come out, exactly none of them clicked with audiences (though Speed Racer has since garnered a cult following — and deservedly so, as the film is pretty great). Like with video game properties, they’ve been tough nuts to crack,...
Admittedly, the list of films adapted from anime or manga is short: we pretty much have Speed Racer, Dragon Ball Evolution, Ghost in the Shell, and the upcoming Death Note flick. Of the three films that have actually come out, exactly none of them clicked with audiences (though Speed Racer has since garnered a cult following — and deservedly so, as the film is pretty great). Like with video game properties, they’ve been tough nuts to crack,...
- 7/21/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
After the 2016 blockbuster The Age of Shadows, director Kim Jee-woon has assembled another top flight cast for his next film, a sci-fi action film based on a 1999 Japanese anime.
The film’s production company, Louis Pictures, has announced that the casting for the film, tentatively titled ‘Inrang’ has been completed, with Gang Dong-won, Han Hyo-joo, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Moo-yeol, Han Ye-ri and Huh Joon-ho set to take up important roles.
The film is based on the acclaimed animated thriller from 1999, Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade, an adaptation of the Kerberos saga manga by Japanese master Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). The original story, set in an alternate Post-wwii Japan, will be adapted to a Korean context.
Set in the near future, where North and South Korea have announced their reunification after a preparation period of seven years, the film will feature an anti-reunification terrorist sect, a counter-terrorism...
The film’s production company, Louis Pictures, has announced that the casting for the film, tentatively titled ‘Inrang’ has been completed, with Gang Dong-won, Han Hyo-joo, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Moo-yeol, Han Ye-ri and Huh Joon-ho set to take up important roles.
The film is based on the acclaimed animated thriller from 1999, Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade, an adaptation of the Kerberos saga manga by Japanese master Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). The original story, set in an alternate Post-wwii Japan, will be adapted to a Korean context.
Set in the near future, where North and South Korea have announced their reunification after a preparation period of seven years, the film will feature an anti-reunification terrorist sect, a counter-terrorism...
- 7/18/2017
- by Arnav Sinha
- AsianMoviePulse
San Diego Comic-Con is a celebration of all the things that fans love about pop culture — but that being said, that kind of passion can also generate debate and controversy. It’s a natural extension of what happens when large groups of people care deeply about various media properties; while it’s not exactly celebratory to see fan favorite series confront their more problematic elements, the creators and stars of shows like “The Walking Dead,” “Westworld” and “Doctor Who” have been well-prepped to handle virtually anything that comes from meeting face-to-face with their fans.
Read More‘Death Note’ Producer Responds to Whitewashing Claims, Says It’s ‘Somewhat Offensive’ to New Netflix Movie
Below are just a few of the panels that might face some drama this week, and the hot topics to keep an eye on.
Whitewashing in Netflix’s “Death Note”
After the “Ghost in the Shell” and “Doctor Strange...
Read More‘Death Note’ Producer Responds to Whitewashing Claims, Says It’s ‘Somewhat Offensive’ to New Netflix Movie
Below are just a few of the panels that might face some drama this week, and the hot topics to keep an eye on.
Whitewashing in Netflix’s “Death Note”
After the “Ghost in the Shell” and “Doctor Strange...
- 7/18/2017
- by Steve Greene, Liz Shannon Miller and Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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