With less than 10 days before the new and last Ghost In The Shell movie for the ARISE series hits the screens across Japan, we are giving the privilege to watch the first 12 minutes of this feature.
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GITS Arise coming with TV Series
That is right, the ARISE branch of the GITS universe has spouted a new leaf called "Alternative Architecture". It will begin to air in Japan in April.
This TV series will reuse the original 4 episodes of ARISE plus two new episodes. Here is the preview for this show:
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New Ghost in the Shell movie due this Summer in Japan
Not even a week after the revelation that Scarlett Johansson will be playing Mayor Kusanagi in Dreamwork's adaptation of GITS when we get this little gem from Japan:
There is no dialog, just text on the screen, thanks to Anime News Network for the translation:
Text: The legendary science-fiction work that caused a revolution around the world.
Text: Original Work - Masamune Shirow
Text: A work in celebration of 25 years
Text: The awakened ghost whispers...
Text: Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Text: Opens in early summer 2015
Lost of people familiar with the GITS universe are involved in this project. It is hard to believe that it has been 25 years since Shirow's master piece hit the bookshelves.
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Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi
Scarlett Johansson just agreed to play the lead role in the Dreamworks' adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Ruper Sanders is on track to be the director.
And so it begins months if not years of speculations, blog posting and debates about not-Asian actors playing roles in Japanese stories, about the fact that Asian American movie stars are almost not existing, and about how american film studios try (and fail in spectacular ways) to "translate" original Japanese works for an american audience because they believe:
1. American movie goers will not be able to digests\understand foreign concepts,
2. The way the story was told originally will only manage to get american audiences lost,
3. American audiences will not go to see a movie if they do not recognize the main actor/actress in the film.
But there is nothing to be worried about because they know how to "fix" these problems. Just check their past success stories: Dragon Ball Z: Evolution, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Oldboy and 47 Ronin just to mention some. (Granted, Avatar: The Last Airbender is not a Japanese original work but you can see what happens when Hollywood "fixes" things).
You can bet that at every step for the creation of this movie from the casting of the roles, to the script, to the costumes, to the editing and post-production work, someone in the back of the room will be making decisions that he\she\they believe will make for a better return on investment, which is, in any case, their ultimate goal.
Let's face it, they are running a business and at the end of the day it is all about the money. That is just the reality of Hollywood plain and simple.
I just hope that in the same room there will be someone who knows and loves the original story, someone who knows and loves the original characters and the original artwork. Someone who's priority number one is not make millions of dollars in profit, but someone who wants to share their love of this story with someone else; you know, a fan of Ghost in the Shell.
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Tachikoma 2.0
Building Your Own Tachikoma 2.0
Two years ago Paul Wilson wowed his audience when he showcased (video here) his remote control skeleton of a Tachikoma.
Two years later he is back with his work in progress for a new, bigger and improved version of his favorite multiped robot.
In this panel he explains the process, tools and methods used to bring this new version together and remain sane at the same time.
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Yoshiki Sakurai
Yoshiki Sakurai's Panel
Yoshiki's successful career as a screenwriter began while still attending collage when he participated in writing 8 episodes for the TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
After that, his career has skyrocket working at Production I.G with titles like Blood+, xxxHolic, Redline Appleseed XIII and Giovanni's Island.
You can watch his very funny his panel here.
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Ghost In The Shell Arise 3: Border
Watch the first 10 minutes of the third installment of the Ghost In The Shell Arise Series "Border"