Hollywood likes to see the audience as only liking people like themselves. Hollywood also believes the majority of its audience is white. The star power thing needs to go away in the US. I think it will have almost completely in the US by the next generation and movies will be the better for it. I would love to see an over the top Hollywood blockbuster version starring all Japanese actors with all of the philosophy I love the series for but I don't see it happening.
Hmmmm.
And I was ready to assume Batou was the taller one.
Then again, 1 inch isn't that much of a difference, is it?
The way I see it, it's all good as long as whoever's playing Batou is taller than whoever's playing the Major.
In fact, I was pining for The Rock as Batou since he's most likely waaaaayyyy taller than Johansson, like how Batou (IIRC) towered over the Major in pretty much every GITS universe, and he's got that tanned skin, which was Batou had in the first GITS movie and (I think) the ARISE OVAs.
edited 18th Oct '14 12:24:35 PM by TargetmasterJoe
Personally, I would greatly prefer it if they did use Japanese actors instead. It would be true to the source material and wouldn't force any stupid "Oh, he/she's just half Japanese" explanations regarding the setting.
Hell, a live-action adaptation of Kite (a rather infamous anime for a lot of reasons) was made starring Samuel Jackson and some other white chick as the main protagonist; it did the whole setting remake to South Africa and it mostly bombed as a result.
I kinda thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt would be a pretty good candidate for Togusa.
Anyone think they'll have Tachikomas or Logicomas for the movie? If they did, I'd like to see them use props and practical effects for when they're still and CG for when they're moving around. Maybe by Industrial Light And Magic or Weta Workshop.
Johannsen seems like a much better pic than Margot Robbie.
In terms of the ethnicity of the casting, I'm iffy. I mean I like diversity in casting generally, but I think Ghost In The Shell is about Japan/has a Japanese cast because it's a Japanese production. I doubt an adaptation of it would maintain the Japanese setting, in which case there would be no reason for everyone on the team to be Japanese.
Dwayne Johnson would probably work well as Batou. I was thinking Liam Niessen, but he might be too old.
edited 18th Oct '14 11:40:29 AM by Hodor
Edit, edit, edit, edit the wikiI feel the themes of Git S are universal. Loss of Self amongst our reliance of machines. Espionage. Shit like that. Also, Liam Neeson for Aramaki.
He could work for that. Off the top of my head, I'd lean toward Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellen.
But yes, I think the only reason why ''GITS" has a Japanese setting in the manga/anime is because the creator and audience are Japanese.
Edit, edit, edit, edit the wikiFor Aramaki, I was kinda picturing Christopher Lloyd.
It just seemed to fit.
edited 18th Oct '14 10:08:25 PM by TargetmasterJoe

I noticed that there wasn't a forum for the live-action adaptation for Ghost in the Shell, so I decided to make one.
So…
Apparently Dream Works was pining for Margot Robbie to play the Major. But since she's in talks of getting into Suicide Squad, DW is finding someone else.
And chances are it's going to be Scarlett Johansson.
I don't know about you guys, but when I think of a live-action GITS, I kinda picture Johansson as the Major.
…And also Dwayne Johnson as Batou.
(Hears whispers of "he thinks The Rock is capable of a serious role! Let's get him!", machine guns open fire)
Yikes!
(Ducks for cover)
So…any thoughts?
edited 17th Oct '14 4:45:16 AM by TargetmasterJoe