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[Sickboy007]

Major Montana Kristofferson. Yep.

 

[Tenck]

If that name is final I'm not watching anything.

 

[Slowdive]

The name of her character has presumably been changed from Motoko Kusanagi to Montana Kristofferson, script revisions pending.

lol

 

[Kinyou]

Why even keep the initials the same. Just make up a new name

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

The name of her character has presumably been changed from Motoko Kusanagi to Montana Kristofferson, script revisions pending.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Of course her name would be changed.
It would be really dumb if you had a white cast with japanese names.

I would have gone with Alice though, for some Alice in Wonderland reference bonanza.

 

[vagabondarts]

This is really bad. But did any of you honestly expect any differently from Hollywood?

Besides, most Americans don't want to see a movie in Japan they want it in New York.

 

[Kinyou]

Of course her name would be changed.
It would be really dumb if you had a white cast with japanese names.

I would have gone with Alice though, for some Alice in Wonderland reference bonanza.

To invoke the unforgiven remake again, there Bill Munny turned into Jubei Kamata

 

[Dice//]

That name....Mon-fucking-tana.

 

[uniform]

Not bad. I would have gone with Virginia Billingsley III.

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

This is really bad. But did any of you honestly expect any differently from Hollywood?

Besides, most Americans don't want to see a movie in Japan they want it in New York.

According to who exactly? The people who were okay with Pacific Rim not being in the US? The people okay with Guardians of the Galaxy not being on Earth? The people perfectly fine with other movies taking place in completely fictional settings? Who exactly are these people who are only okay with movies taking place in nearby cities? Because I haven't met any of them

 

[SquiddyCracker]

I presume she's going to switch into a male body at some point during the movie.
If that's the case, Montana makes sense since it is about as gender neutral as names get.

 

[vagabondarts]

According to who exactly? The people who were okay with Pacific Rim not being in the US? The people okay with Guardians of the Galaxy not being on Earth? The people perfectly fine with other movies taking place in completely fictional settings? Who exactly are these people who are only okay with movies taking place in nearby cities? Because I haven't met any of them

You are right, but since we can see the direction this project is taking its clearly the type of thinking behind these decisions

 

[BLACKLAC]

It's amazing how dense Hollywood can be.

Just set it in the same universe but in the U.S. New cast, same tech. Done.

No, that makes too much sense.

 

[magenta]

I would have thought that it would that this role would have been an ideal candidate for a chinese actress to cash in on that market. In the end they will probably strip everything that makes GITS what it is to make you wonder why they bothered basing the movie of the IP in the first place.

How long till they change the name Motoko Kusanagi? It probably sounds too foriegn for a studio executives liking.

It took 3 days to answer my question, the more I learn about this movie the more I hope it will drop the Ghost in the Shell name.

 

[Kinyou]

You are right, but since we can see the direction this project is taking its clearly the type of thinking behind these decisions

Actually might also be influenced by production costs etc. The studio might receive better subsidies in the US than Japan. And when you're already shooting in the US you're not going to blue screen it to look like Japan.

Obviously I'm just guessing, so feel free to correct me.

 

[link4117]

So uh, do they not realize that most of their money will come from GitS fans and not the general public? I'm not just talking about fans of the series going out and buying tickets, but they'll also be the ones saying whether the movie, on its own, is good or not and possibly producing more sales. Nothing like making a sour first impression.

What's the point of having it be Ghost in the Shell if they change so much? Why does this keep happening and then have the people in charge wonder why the movies are so poorly attended and reviewed?

I'm usually the last person to complain about these things, because for the most part I feel like PC and all that jazz is bullshit. But what the fuck is with the trend of not wanting to have anyone not white as the protagonist? I hate to break it to you, but if all the other races can connect to a white protagonist, surely the white audiences can connect to a non-white one...

 

[Loofy]

It took 3 days to answer my question, the more I learn about this movie the more I hope it will drop the Ghost in the Shell name.

Im guessing they really like the title.

 

[-Horizon-]

The name of her character has presumably been changed from Motoko Kusanagi to Montana Kristofferson, script revisions pending.

Is this real life?

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

I'm usually the last person to complain about these things, because for the most part I feel like PC and all that jazz is bullshit. But what the fuck is with the trend of not wanting to have anyone not white as the protagonist? I hate to break it to you, but if all the other races can connect to a white protagonist, surely the white audiences can connect to a non-white one...

Apparently not according to the ever mysterious and consistently conservative, close-minded "test screeners"

 

[bobbychalkers]

http://www.avclub.com/article/ghost-shell-abandons-host-body-more-famous-host-bo-210655



I can't believe they came up with an even dumber name

Might as well call her Motoko Washington-Sawyer-Finn-Bush-Cheney-Pamela-Anderson-Lee at this point.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Movie is gonna suuuuck.

 

[Not]

Apparently not according to the ever mysterious and consistently conservative, close-minded "test screeners"

I think I'm gonna quit my job and devote my life to test screening films and checking the "why no actually I am not bothered by the non-white person on the giant screen in front of me" box. 'cause someone needs to

 

[TheKaeptain]

I think I'm gonna quit my job and devote my life to test screening films and checking the "why no actually I am not bothered by the non-white person on the giant screen in front of me" box. 'cause someone needs to

You wouldn't be picked for the focus group.

 

[Femmeworth]

The manga does this as well, but it does it a bit differently - and better in a way. While she's essentially asexual in the movie, which is a bit of a cop-out, in the manga, Motoko is portrayed as a sexually active bisexual. That, in addition to her behavior in general and the fact that she doesn't mind switching to a male body, shows that she has no real concept of gender, but that doesn't mean she doesn't like sex. She's still human and she still has human urges.

Sounds like Oshii and Ito made the right choice.

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Sounds like Oshii and Ito made the right choice.

What do you mean by the "right choice"? For someone like The Major with a loose concept of sexuality, sex and gender, why is being asexual necessarily a more right choice than being bisexual?

 

[Epcott]

Montana Kristiffersen? Ha ha ha haaaaa...

In my mind I envisioned a futuristic CSI police procedural with bits of Almost Human, Minority Report, Blade Runner, Dredd, and AI. But with a high budget, surely a show would never exist.

I'll be sure to avoid this garbage.

 

[Elfforkusu]

My hype is ... Can hype go negative?

Wonder if this will be Dragon Ball bad.

 

[sonicmj1]

http://www.avclub.com/article/ghost-shell-abandons-host-body-more-famous-host-bo-210655

The name of her character has presumably been changed from Motoko Kusanagi to Montana Kristofferson, script revisions pending.

I can't believe they came up with an even dumber name

presumably been changed

presumably

It's a joke. Don't let your confirmation bias affect your reading comprehension.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Major Montana sounds like a direct-to-video Disney movie.

 

[Akainu]

It's amazing how dense Hollywood can be.

Just set it in the same universe but in the U.S. New cast, same tech. Done.

No, that makes too much sense.

not making it at all makes even more sense well to me anyway.

 

[Femmeworth]

What do you mean by the "right choice"? For someone like The Major with a loose concept of sexuality, sex and gender, why is being asexual necessarily a more right choice than being bisexual?

The right choice to leave her personal life vague. A quick look at the manga and Shirow's real intentions for showing her sexuality are pretty clear.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

http://www.avclub.com/article/ghost-shell-abandons-host-body-more-famous-host-bo-210655



I can't believe they came up with an even dumber name

Either the first or last name should stay the same.

 

[Sojgat]

Either the first or last name should stay the same.

Smart thing would be for everyone to just refer to her as "The Major" for the entire movie.

 

[fertygo]

Why they not just keep the name and made the "Batou" figure made a joke about it to emphasize the world has gone cray cray. "This fucking world, you can had japanese name and looks like model from paris"
Ace punchline for trailer there.

Hollywood should hire me.

 

[Akainu]

The right choice to leave her personal life vague. A quick look at the manga and Shirow's real intentions for showing her sexuality are pretty clear.

was it shameless fanservice sure but it really wasn't even that bad its funny that the major makes illegal crap during her free time.

 

[karasu]

Does casting like this ever work? Has there ever been a successful Hollywood adaptation of an anime? It seems like they're giving her ten million dollars to star in a bomb.

 

[BearFlexington]

Last day.

 

[whatever77]

Why don't just keep the same name. It's pretend she grew up in Japan.

 

[Tacitus_]

That name sounds hilariously bad.

It's amazing how dense Hollywood can be.

Just set it in the same universe but in the U.S. New cast, same tech. Done.

No, that makes too much sense.

Would be hilarious and/or stupid since the USA split into three in GitS, of which one part is soviet controlled. The "American Empire" also would probably be well received.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Thinking about it, Sigourney Weaver back in her youth is the kind of actress that would work well for the role.

As for the name thing, from a commercial point of view a name can be really important. Motoko is difficult for the average person to remember; was it Mokoto or Motoko or Mototo, Moto?

They could keep the name Japanese, just easier to remember, or give her another name and say it's not her real name and is rather a "corporate/agency moniker", basically some nickname, reinforcing the questionable identify concept. Whatever the case the name thing can be resolved in many different ways, but the Montana Kristofofofofnoush name sounds horrible and is counter productive.

 

[Lime]

It might be worse than Travis for that Akira adaptation by Whitta.

 

[stryke]

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/s...orks-ghost-in-the-shell-exclusive-1201320788/

Following the success of “Lucy,” Scarlett Johansson looks ready to take on another action pic, this one coming from the world of Japanese anime.

Johansson is set to star in DreamWorks’ adaptation of the popular anime pic “Ghost in the Shell.” Deadline Hollywood had reported that the actress had the offer to star but at the time she was still undecided about taking the role. Sources now say she has agreed to star in the pic.

Rupert Sanders is on board to direct. Avi Arad and Steven Paul are producing the film from a script by Bill Wheeler. Mark Sourian is exec producing.

Insiders also tell Variety that Paramount has the option to come on as co-producer and financier and that decision is expected in the coming weeks.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Stupid, and the leading character should be Batou.

 

[Jaeger]

Ugh. What the fuck Hollywood.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

Alright guys, they're gonna change her name, get over it, we can at least offer better suggestions than Montana Kristofferson

I can only really think of an alternate for Motoko, Molly

 

[plasmawave]

Major Montana Kristofferson. Yep.

Is that the US version of Akira?