According to Variety, DreamWorks has acquired the rights to the Japanese manga “Ghost in the Shell.”
Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment are attached to produce and brought the project to the studio. Jamie Moss has been tapped to pen the adaptation.
Universal and Sony were also chasing "Ghost in the Shell," but Steven Spielberg took personal interest in the property and made it happen at DreamWorks.
" 'Ghost in the Shell' is one of my favorite stories," Spielberg said. "It's a genre that has arrived, and we enthusiastically welcome it to DreamWorks."
Ghost in the Shell is probably one of my all time favorite manga and anime series. There’s just something compelling about the world and the characters that were created by Masamune Shirow in the manga, and the fantastic way that they were adapted into animated films and a TV show.
The prospect of a live action GITS is interesting, especially with it being tied into using 3D technology. That would make the net diving scenes pretty interesting. Not sure who I would want them to cast as Motoko Kusanagi, but it would have to be someone who would do her character justice, otherwise I’ll probably hate the movie. I’m always worried about movie adaptations for video games and anime. From all accounts the live action Aeon Flux was horrible, and most people haven’t been happy with video game movie adaptations. Though I must admit, I really enjoyed the first Tomb Raider movie.
Now if only people can make up their minds with regards to the Halo movie…
