Ghost in the Shell
2017 ‧ Mystery/Crime film ‧ 2 hours
- 6.6/10 IMDb
- 45% Rotten Tomatoes
- 52% Metacritic
- 72% Google users
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that her life was stolen instead of saved. Now, she will stop at nothing to recover her past while punishing those who did this to her.
Initial release: March 16, 2017 (Shinjuku)
Director: Rupert Sanders
Box office: 169.8 million USD
Budget: 110 million USD
Adapted from: Ghost in the Shell
Critic reviews
This is smart, hard-lacquered entertainment that may just trump the original films for galloping storytelling momentum and sheer, coruscating visual excitement. Full review
Guy Lodge
Variety
Variety
The filmmakers think little of the emotional and intellectual connection fans already have with this property, and have put all their chips on the aesthetic. Full review
So heavily derivative it doesn’t feel like anything new, and there’s little depth beneath that slick surface. But it’s solid and attractive, at least, with a retro appeal to its cyberpunk stylings. Full review
Dan Jolin
Empire
Empire
Ghost in the Shell struggles to dig below the surface of its thought-provoking concepts and bring real depth to its striking visuals.Full review
Sandy Schaefer
Screen Rant
Screen Rant
See how Scarlett Johansson really flew to kill in ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Scarlett Johansson is a lethal vision as bodysuit-wearing, cyber-enhanced soldier The Major in Ghost in the Shell, climbing the walls to take out an impressive line of foes.
This exclusive, behind-the-scenes clip from the sci-fi film’s digital HD release (July 7) shows how Johansson and stunt double Carly Rees shared the wire work.
Johansson holds her own in the air after working six months before filming began.
“She’s way more physical than we imagined she would be,” says stunt coordinator Glenn Suter. “We’ve been able to use her a lot in her action sequences.”
Compare the set clip to the actual finished action shown in the film’s trailer below. It makes it clear why Johansson (aka Black Widow in the Marvel franchise), is one of the most sought-after action stars in the world… USA TODAY
This exclusive, behind-the-scenes clip from the sci-fi film’s digital HD release (July 7) shows how Johansson and stunt double Carly Rees shared the wire work.
Johansson holds her own in the air after working six months before filming began.
“She’s way more physical than we imagined she would be,” says stunt coordinator Glenn Suter. “We’ve been able to use her a lot in her action sequences.”
Compare the set clip to the actual finished action shown in the film’s trailer below. It makes it clear why Johansson (aka Black Widow in the Marvel franchise), is one of the most sought-after action stars in the world… USA TODAY
GHOST IN THE SHELL Clip Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of The Tank Battle!
Scarlett Johansson’s live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell is now available via Digital HD and we’ve got an exclusive clip to celebrate! Comic Book Movie
Ghost in the Shell BTS clip shows off impressive Sologram and Ghost Cam Tech
With source material as gorgeously imagined as Masamune Shirow’s much-loved manga Ghost in the Shell, director Rupert Sanders and company were inspired to push their own creative efforts in order to bring their visually stunning adaptation to the big screen (and now to Digital HD home screens). Some of those efforts are impressively highlighted in our exclusive Blu-ray clip below, which shows off a couple of insane world-building technologies the team utilized.
The first is what Sanders refers to as “solograms … solid holograms that exist in the city-scapes,” which are used as a form of futuristic advertising. To accomplish as much, they didn’t create animation so much, but instead, with the help of some 80 cameras, they crafted 3D objects that exist virtually in space.
“You can completely walk around them, and they’re in motion. So when you see these characters in the buildings, they’re not animated, these are real action characters that make it look like advertising billboards of the 21stcentury,” says executive producer Jeffrey Silver.
To bring you ever further into the city-scape, the team also utilized what Sanders calls “ghost cams, which are these long kind of journeys through the cities, and they’re really the way you see the world.”
You can get a feel for this enveloping cinematography below as director of photography Jess Hall walks us through the ghost cam’s initial use as it travels through the streets of Hong Kong and approaches Scarlett Johansson’s cyber-enhanced soldier, Major. Check out the high- and low-flying action in our clip below, and get the full BTS experience now on Digital HD, or when the Ghost in the Machine Blu-ray drops on July 25… SYFY WIRE
The first is what Sanders refers to as “solograms … solid holograms that exist in the city-scapes,” which are used as a form of futuristic advertising. To accomplish as much, they didn’t create animation so much, but instead, with the help of some 80 cameras, they crafted 3D objects that exist virtually in space.
“You can completely walk around them, and they’re in motion. So when you see these characters in the buildings, they’re not animated, these are real action characters that make it look like advertising billboards of the 21stcentury,” says executive producer Jeffrey Silver.
To bring you ever further into the city-scape, the team also utilized what Sanders calls “ghost cams, which are these long kind of journeys through the cities, and they’re really the way you see the world.”
You can get a feel for this enveloping cinematography below as director of photography Jess Hall walks us through the ghost cam’s initial use as it travels through the streets of Hong Kong and approaches Scarlett Johansson’s cyber-enhanced soldier, Major. Check out the high- and low-flying action in our clip below, and get the full BTS experience now on Digital HD, or when the Ghost in the Machine Blu-ray drops on July 25… SYFY WIRE
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