'Ghost In The Shell' Remake Is Visually Stunning But Dumbed Down The live action remake of the 1995 anime "Ghost in the Shell" stirred initial controversy for casting a white actress in the lead role.

Some snaps from the Hong Kong set of the live-action Ghost In The Shell adaptation provide a better look at Scarlett Johansson as The Major, and a first glimpse of Pilou Asbæk As Batou.

It isn’t just “Ghost in the Shell” — whitewashing in Hollywood casting goes back to the beginnings of Hollywood itself. As morale-boosting propaganda featuring one of the greatest ...

There's a lot that Ghost in the Shell could have done wrong to mess up this live-action adaptation of a beloved franchise. While there are still plenty of conversations to be had about the casting ...

‘Ghost in the Shell’: These Movies Stole Its Thunder Years Ago What more could the Scarlett Johansson remake hope to say after films like 'The Matrix' already built on the anime classic's themes?

Roefls, Sanders, and the live-action Ghost in the Shell team made several scouting trips to Hong Kong, trying to both get a feel for the city and understand how it influenced the original anime.

While they have their merits, comparing them to Ghost in the Shell is comparing apples to oranges. But Snowpiercer is the best standalone adult dystopia film to emerge in recent years.

Marshaling the very latest in digital photography, stereoscopic imaging and cutting-edge effects, “Ghost in the Shell” is a technical knockout, a here-and-now valentine to what design wizardry ...