whatever77
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If this project doesn't work out, Scarjo can go back to make Lucy 2, More Powerful than God and Luc3 for Luc Besson.
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Scarlett Johansson offered lead role in Ghost in the Shell live action film
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LeadenStride
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This is actually a pretty good idea. Especially thinking of those atmospheric intermissions with scenes from the city shown during the movie. Those are right up his alley.
Particle Physicist
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She is a better actress than Scarlett when speaking English though.
The only anime movie I remember doing this is Akira.I still got a giggle because the first shot of the "skin deflaking" was right at her breast and nipple.
Ah well, and even if it meant getting her naked again, I do consider the part where she's full frontal nude and ripping that hatch off that tank one of the most impressively animated things ever (and probably the most complex shot in the film...which isn't saying much I guess since so much of it was just chat).
This is sort of neither here nor there, but I'd kill to see an anime do the voice acting first and match the animation to the mouth; so few seem to ever do this and when they try it looks awful.
Acrobatics really wont play any factor at all when making a pick as the stunt double will be doing the brunt of the work.
See Winter Soldier.
The English Conquistador
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Ugh please no. She isn't a great actor. 
Femmeworth
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Yeah, the nudity in Oshii's films is tasteful and serves a purpose.
Discotheque
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Ugh please no. She isn't a great actor.
sometimes she sucks sometimes she's alright. she's really bankable though. now that angelina is moving on to directing movies i think scarjo is next on profitable female action stars.
I'm more alarmed from the other people involves than the actress. A while ago it looked like even getting a female lead at all was going to be a long-shot. I guess there was always a low chance of somebody "big" getting involved wit this.
That's what's kind of depressing about Ghost in the Shell. Under the right circumstances Hollywood could knock it out of the park with this one. I mean, it's a cyberpunk cop story. That basic setup seems like a great fit for Hollywood, but Hollywood could also very easily fuck it up. The Japanese film industry would never have the budget to really do it live action, which is probably one reason the existing movies are anime films in the first place.
Anyway, I'll also say not every anime property completely hinges on a Japanese or even Asian setting. I don't think GitS does. Outside the series it's not often explicitly stated what city the stories take place in.
That's what's kind of depressing about Ghost in the Shell. Under the right circumstances Hollywood could knock it out of the park with this one. I mean, it's a cyberpunk cop story. That basic setup seems like a great fit for Hollywood, but Hollywood could also very easily fuck it up. The Japanese film industry would never have the budget to really do it live action, which is probably one reason the existing movies are anime films in the first place.
Anyway, I'll also say not every anime property completely hinges on a Japanese or even Asian setting. I don't think GitS does. Outside the series it's not often explicitly stated what city the stories take place in.
Buckethead
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Michael Mann shooting CGI plates? There's something I'd like to see.
ScarJo is a great actress, anybody that doesn't believe me needs to watch Lost in Translation, Her and Under The Skin. I'd blame script, director or lack of interest if she's acting badly in anything. Her performance as Black Widow has been believable enough for me, but aside from the Winter Soldier it's not like she had a lot of material to work with. Still, as I've never watched Ghost In The Shell, I couldn't tell you if she's a good fit for the main character.
PlayALLtheGames
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I think she's a good actress but that's quite a free pass. Some actors can be good but aren't consistently good and that's sort of where I see her.
Also, why would she act in something if there's a lack of interest?
Come to think of it, I wouldn't be surprised if they wrote some excuse around the cyborg body. She could still be Japanese, but simply at the time be wearing a body that looks like ScarJo. If we're lucky they'll be profound enough to roll that into the character's gender complexities.
It is the original.
It is the original.
lol no she isn't. I don't think she's a better actress than Scarlett period. I thought Lost in Translation was a fluke and then Scarlett did Don Jon, Her, and Under the Skin. The problem with Scarlett is that she isn't super charismatic so when you throw her into super hero movies that are all about charisma and have her work with RDJ or Chris Evans and the scene calls for her to be charismatic she doesn't look good. The Major is the type of character she does a great job of playing.
The same reason anyone does anything with a lack of interest: $$$$. I'm not saying she's flawless or anything, but I'm just saying that if her acting is off and nobody else is to blame, I'd assume it's due to a lack of interest and not giving it her all.
Z..
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This is ignorant. Not to mention childish and immature.
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I've seen lost in translation. Her acting there is just as wooden as it is in most her films.
Shogmaster
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I think the best case scenario is something akin to Macross Plus > Stealth, where you just take the core premise and do something completely different and name it something else entirely, because making a white washed GITS ain't gonna make anyone happy.
Watch her in Ghostworld or in some of her Woody Allen films specifically Matchpoint. She has some range and is able to draw empathy with her performances. Under the Skin is great too. Don't judge her on her mainstream stuff. Those films barely have enough story as it is. There's almost nothing there for an actor to truly take a bite off unless it's RDJ playing Iron Man.
BrokenEchelon
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She's overrated in terms of acting ability and attractiveness. (Butterface with a decent ass and mediocre rest).
I'd rather they give it to someone more talented.
P.S. Lost in Translation is one of my favorite films. She only works in it because of the same reasons that Keanu worked so well in The Matrix.
P.P.S. I watched Under the Skin as well, she again pulled off the role because she was being vapid, that's her default setting.
I'd rather they give it to someone more talented.
P.S. Lost in Translation is one of my favorite films. She only works in it because of the same reasons that Keanu worked so well in The Matrix.
P.P.S. I watched Under the Skin as well, she again pulled off the role because she was being vapid, that's her default setting.
karasu
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She;s the female Ryan Gosling.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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To date, Winter Soldier is the only time that I've found Johannsen's performance really enjoyable.
Meh on everything else.
Meh on everything else.
katsubento
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I am okay with Scar Jo playing this role. After Lucy and Black Widow, I can totally see her playing the Major. I'm more concerned about the rest of Section 9.
Particle Physicist
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I've seen all those. She was okay in Ghostworld, decent in Matchpoint. She seems to have gotten worse with her acting though. I find her to be pretty average to bad in general. I dunno. I've never been impressed by her. She was okay in Her, but I found her 'overacting' at times. :/
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Oh shit. We finally got a Blu-ray of the original version?! HALLELUJAH!
... *reading up on it* ...
Shame it sounds like the subtitles include some errors, and the Japanese audio track is in puny stereo.
So close, but still a couple steps from ideal.
the black pearl
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She's pretty average in The Prestige and Iron Man 2. I think she's in a groove recently - but there was a stretch in her career where she was so-so.
I honestly don't understand how anyone can consider her performance in Her simply 'okay' when she made the conversations sound completely natural despite not even being present for the filming. I thought it was really good.
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They better stick to the original ending... I doubt they will!
whatever77
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They probably will do what Godzilla 2014 did. They will throw in some French actors to confuse you internet lots who analyze everything from the racism angle.
IAmRandom31
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Hmmmm ... this could be good!
At the very least will be watchable
At the very least will be watchable
The English Conquistador
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Yeah true that. :/
Messofanego
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"SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN's Rupert Sanders directing"
I'm out!
Scarlett would be great for the character.
Rinko Kikuchi tho
I'm out!
Scarlett would be great for the character.
Rinko Kikuchi tho
crazy monkey
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Fuck scarlet I hate her and find her annoying
s_mirage
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Hmm. Possibly, however, seeing as the movie was partially western financed and was released at a time where anime was generally being sold in the west with boobs and explosions, colour me cynical about the purpose of the nudity. Boobs in the trailer = cash in the bank!
Scar Jo as Motoko? Yeah, not sold on that. I can see where they're coming from: they've seen her as Black Widow and can see her in another action role in a skin tight outfit. Bad move IMO, especially if it's not going to be a pure cartoony action film.
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.The manga was much more lighthearted and Motoko was a more "normal" character.
The film is the one that turned her into a kind of cyberpunk icon.
One of the important parts of her character (from the perspective of the films), is how she was physically sexual, but emotionally asexual . IIRC, this is why Oshii changed her design from this:
To this:
Her manga design is very clearly feminine, even if you focus only on the face. In the films, however, her face is much more gender neutral. The contrast between her personality and her figure is all meant to imply that Motoko has really moved beyond what sex/gender means in our present day society. This theme is further explored in the series when you learn thatshe has a whole stockpile of bodies she swaps in and out to suit her needs. And it's never actually confirmed what her birth gender is, nor does Batou ever look at her as a potential sexual partner despite her walking around with her boobs hanging out all day.
All this is intended to show the potential impact of cyborgs on human society. This is just another dimension you'd lose with an actress like ScarJo, who's is very much a female sex symbol.
But whatever, man. Hollywood gonna Hollywood.
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
TheKaeptain
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I really need to read the manga. Can I read it legally online?
Blargonaut
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Montana Kristofferson
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lol
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