Live-Action GHOST IN THE SHELL Lands Writer

Live-Action GHOST IN THE SHELL Lands Writer

The screenwriter of Straight Outta Compton will tackle Scarlett Johansson's live-action Ghost in the Shell film. Currently scheduled for release on March 31, 2017, filming is expected to commence in late-December/early-January. Could the film be another Edge of Tomorrow?

By MarkJulian - Oct 23, 2015 09:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Anime & Manga
Ghost in the Shell

Jonathan Herman has been brought in to do an overhaul of the DreamWorks sci-fi film.  Reported plot elements of the anime adaptation center on Johansoon's lead special-ops cyborg who leads the covert Section 9 taskforce against a criminal terrorist cell lead by The Laughing Man.  Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is currently attached to direct.  The film is currently scheduled for release on March 31, 2017.  

William Wheeler (Ray Donovan) and Jamie Moss (Street Kings) wrote previous drafts of Ghost in the Shell.

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