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Dreamworks is in the Shell

Posted by on Oct 23, 2009 in News Archive | 1 comment

ghost-in-the-shellVariety reports that Dreamworks is revving up for the inevitable live action 3D adaptation of Shirow Masamune’s “Ghost in the Shell”. The Japanese comic book that turned into three animated films and a television series is the latest casualty in the expanding list of Japanese manga adaptations. Dreamworks has already picked up Laeta Kalogridis to write the film with no director attached at the moment. Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul are all producing with Seaside Entertainment a part of this feature.

Kalogridis is quite active in the film world, her most recent task being the writer and executive producer of Martin Scorsese’s latest film “Shutter Island”. Avi Arad is also attached to produce “Spider-Man 4″ which is still knee deep in pre-production. Dreamworks most recent films includes “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen” and the upcoming Peter Jackson feature “The Lovely Bones”.

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Melissa Molina

I've been in love with film ever since I was a kid. The time, effort and passion that runs through a majority most film is something that's always attracted me to this field. What ended up happening with my big appetite for all things going on in the industry turned from random blurbs on Facebook to an unexpected but fun job. College student by day, movie news writer by early morning...or any time in the day and night when more news arrives. Working towards my bachelor's degree in film, what a surprise. I do other things too, like draw, write stories, maintain a social life and feed my pet dragon Lockheed. If you want to know more about me, hunt me down and just ask.

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One Comment

  1. Gigan300 / October 24, 2009

    I’m completely against this live-action adaptation, especially since its Hollywood thats making it. Just take a look at “Speed Racer” and “Dragonball Evolution”, and even “Astoboy” was dumbed down. And they are gonna change things for the sake of Americanizing it just like Godzilla and ruin it. I expect to see the same thing done to Akira when Hollywood adapts it. If they do make a live-action film, let a Japanese studio or director make it. Either way anime is good because its animated.