There sure is no shortage of Ghost in the Shell news lately. After many a false start, a live-action version by Dreamworks seems to be pretty much underway, starring Scarlett Johansson in the lead role. Meanwhile, on the animated front, a new film will be released theatrically this summer, presumably tying in with the last OVA-series which was called Arise. So there is still lots of love for the brand, it seems, and there has been for decades (ahem...). As the owners of the Ghost in the Shell franchises remind us over and over again, last year saw the 25th anniversary of Shirow Masamune's manga, and this year is the 20th Anniversary of Oshii Mamoru's utterly brilliant anime movie adaptation. But that very age also...[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]
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