After all the controversy surrounding Ghost in the Shell, the trailer is finally here. I’m not sure if it will change the minds of the many who will decide to boycott the movie because of the choice of Scarlett Johansson as the main character, but you have to admit…this is a very cool trailer.
In celebration of the upcoming film “GHOST IN THE SHELL”, stars Scarlett Johansson, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, and director Rupert Sanders joined fans and influencers from across the globe in Tokyo on Sunday for the film’s global launch party. Opening with Taiko drummers, including the legendary anime film composer Kenji Kawai, the event held at TABLOID began with a screening of never-before-seen footage from the film. Attendees were given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the costumes and props from the film, as well as an opportunity to capture their experience in a film-centric experiential photo booth – “Becoming the Major.” The exciting show concluded with Johansson, Kitano, and Sanders debuting the film’s global trailer, triggering its worldwide launch.
Based on the internationally-acclaimed Japanese Anime property, GHOST IN THE SHELL follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9 devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists. Directed by Rupert Sanders. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, and Kaori Momoi.
“GHOST IN THE SHELL” opens in theatres Spring 2017.
I have to admit, while I’m not going to boycott the film I do think the casting choices were a bad idea. I know that Scarlett Johansson will bring a lot of attention to the film, but when there are perfectly good Asian choices for the role, maybe they would have been a better choice? It may be too late for this movie, but it is about time for a change in the way films are casted.
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