공각 기동대와 스칼렛 요한슨

흥미로운 기사가 있어 퍼왔다.

왜 아직까지 영화화되지 않을까 궁금했던 공각기동대,  역시 물밑작업이 진행중이었군.

스칼렛 요한슨이 분하는 쿠사나기 모토코가 어떨 지는 좀 더 두고 봐야겠고,

일단 루시를 망친 뤽 베송이 감독이 아니라서 정말 다행이다.

출처: http://www.slashfilm.com/ghost-in-the-shell-scarlett-johansson/

Scarlett Johansson will star in the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie

Finally, a live-action Ghost in the Shell may actually get made

• By Chris Plante
• on January 5, 2015 11:51 am  

Scarlett Johansson, who demonstrated that women make awesome, bankable action stars with last year's Lucy, has signed up for DreamWorks' adaptation of the anime Ghost in the Shell, according to Variety. Rupert Sanders, best known for Snow White and the Huntsman, will direct a script by Bill Wheeler.

The 1995 animated film Ghost in the Shell is itself an adaptation of the manga of the same name. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the film follows Motoko Kusanaigi and her security agency squad members on their search for a malicious hacker named the Puppet Master. That's really just the introduction, as the film blooms into a masterpiece about technology, sex, and paranoia.

"DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg is a huge fan of the original," says the report on Variety, "and has long wanted to get this film off the ground." Hollywood has a pathetic history of making action films with female leads, but it's also known to emulate recent successes. With Johansson's financial and creative hits Lucy and Under the Skin receiving acclaim — not to mention her role in Marvel blockbusters like The Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier — her talent and celebrity could be what's necessary to finally get the film made.

Here's hoping a live-action film can capture the astonishing beauty of the original's animation.