Large breasted Japanese actresses with tiny waists, call your agents, because a live-action version of Anime classic Ghost In The Shell could be on its way. But don't start booking your seats just yet; the rights are just currently being shopped around by Production I.G. Can you tell it's a slow news day? For those not fully clued up on anime, Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic cyberpunk police thriller, which centres on Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg law enforcer who specialises in tackling technology-related crimes. The series, which started as a manga comic has been adapted into two films and a television series and is considered a direct influence on the Matrix series. But don't blame it for the second two. They weren't its fault.

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RE: Why?
I would love to see it if it was done properly - i.e. it remains a dark techno-thriller, but I'm not sure what Hollywood would do to it.   I'm not a big fan of G.I.T.S 2 (Gits! hought it was a bit pretentious ... Read More Fluke Skywalker About me
12:07, 20 February 2007 | Report This Post
RE: Why?
I would probably only trust this in Cameron's hands. Ghost in the Shell 1 and 2 are magnificent animes. ... Read More Workshed About me
10:43, 20 February 2007 | Report This Post
RE: Why?
So many Hollywood live-action Anime remakes planned. They'll inevitably make a hash of it. ... Read More Glorfindel About me
02:50, 19 February 2007 | Report This Post
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Since there are already two perfectly good Ghost in the Shell films already out there, why bother? 'Innocence' is pure brilliance, it's up there with the granddaddy manga that is Akira... and neither of them need to be remade, because they're already perfect. All that live action would do is impose limits, and the majority of it would be CGI anyway- so one last time, WHAT IS THE POINT? On a final note, remember Fist of the North Star? Remember that movie? No, didn't think so. That's why you don'... Read More DGE Fuller About me
12:59, 23 January 2007 | Report This Post
Why?
Since there are already two perfectly good Ghost in the Shell films already out there, why bother? 'Innocence' is pure brilliance, it's up there with the granddaddy manga that is Akira... and neither of them need to be remade, because they're already perfect. All that live action would do is impose limits, and the majority of it would be CGI anyway- so one last time, WHAT IS THE POINT? On a final note, remember Fist of the North Star? Remember that movie? No, didn't think so. That's why you don'... Read More DGE Fuller About me
12:58, 23 January 2007 | Report This Post
What would be the point of a live action remake? People who avoid animation for fear of watching something childish should suck it up. ... Read More orca About me
12:01, 23 January 2007 | Report This Post
Er..um...don't know
I love all the Ghost in the Shell stuff but I can't decide whether this is a good idea or not. Could be fantastic, could be sh*t. Just please, for the love of all that's good and right in the world, don't let Uwe Boll get anywhere near this! ... Read More FlangeBags About me
19:38, 22 January 2007 | Report This Post
Please don't do this. As a huge fan of the Ghost in The Shell universe I feel this should be left alone UNLESS James Cameron gets onboard.... ... Read More coopster About me
17:23, 22 January 2007 | Report This Post
Holy shitting blood! This i'd love to see. Rumour, a live action Akira was on the cards but not sure how they could cope with that!! ... Read More Chaos Engine About me
14:28, 22 January 2007 | Report This Post
Mr Da33a
Please don't doe an "Aeon" with this one ... Read More da33a About me
13:20, 22 January 2007 | Report This Post
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