Ghost in the Shell Gets Writer
Ghost in the Shell Movie — By Jacob on October 23, 2009
It was more than a year ago that Steven Spielberg bought the rights to the Japanese story Ghost in the Shell. Back then Jamie Moss of Street Kings had been hired as writer in order to adapt it into a live action 3D film. Now it appears that Moss has been replaced by Leata Kalogridis, according to Variety, who has previously written Alexander, Pathfinder, and the upcoming Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island.
The project as of now has no director, but if the writing is any good, then Spielberg will probably find a way to make it (” ’Ghost in the Shell’ is one of my favorite stories,” he was quoted as saying). Manga and anime adaptations are becoming increasingly popular; Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the producers attempting to bring Akira to the big screen. The technology has gotten so great that all it takes is the money and the will to adapt a story that before could only be preserved with fidelity by the pen. However, if anime/manga adaptations are going to receive some care, they’ll still need the audience; it will be interesting to see how Ghost in the Shell is received. Most fans don’t want to see a replication of Dragonball.
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Im a huge fan of Ghost in the shell and honestly i don’t want anyone here in the states touching that shit, especially someone like Speilberg. Its just to hard to do and won’t be the same. Anime movie adaptations is a hard feild to get right, it has one of the biggest,loyal, diehard, and outspoken fanbases out there. No matter what, Anime of this type, just can’t be faithfully adapted to screen without losing its soul.
Normally I’d agree with you 100% however, between Spielberg and the source material this could possibly come out pretty decent. It isn’t nearly as fantastic or over the top as most anime. For the most part it’s a Police/Goverment agency procedural. I mean other than the Fuchikomas, active camo, and the cyborg parts, not that much is hard to translate. Howver some of the more Japanese cultural storylines may cause some issues but other than that it’s basically a police thriller with some sci-fi, and philosphy thrown in. MAtrix Reloaded showed we can handle heady sci-fi. Not the best example but nonetheless relevant.
Both Alexander and Pathfinder were underwhelming, but we certainly have the special effect capability to do the movie. As long as it stay faithful to the source material, it should come out decent.