‘Ghost In The Shell’ Movie News

DreamWorks Pictures has hired screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) to adapt the Japanese manga ‘Ghost In The Shell.’ Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment are attached to produce the 3D live-action film which will follow the adventures of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime. ‘Ghost In The Shell’, created by Masamune Shirow, saw its debut in 1989. The series was successful in Japan, as the series created two more manga editions, three anime film adaptations and an anime TV series. The second anime film, ‘Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence’, was released in the US in 2004 by DreamWorks