The main star of the upcoming live action adaptation of the Japanese sci-fi cyberpunk series, Ghost in the Shell told the media that the shooting will begin next year. Scarlett Johansson who made her mark as the main female action star thanks to her role as Black Widow in the Avengers movie, quoted this, “It’s happening. It will be shooting the beginning of next year, so I think we start production January or February and it’s me and Rupert [Sanders]; and that’s all I know.”
Early this year , Walt Disney Pictures told the world that the movie is set to be released on 14 April 2017 which is a week after the opening of Guillermo del Toro’s mecha epic sequel to Pacific Rim. The movie is to be directed by Rupert Sanders, director of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) with William Wheeler (The Reluctant Fundamentalist) penning the script. Avid Arad (Spider-Man series) and Steven Paul (Tekken: Rise of the Tournament) is on board as producers.
However, some fans of the franchise are not too happy with the choice as shown in the online petition here. 48, 000 signatures collected so far since it is opened early this year, the author of petition accusing Hollywood’s constant “whitewashing” will ruin the movie. Based on the disappointing boxoffice performance of The Edge of Tomorrrow last year, the fears might be justified.
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