Ghost in the Shell (2017)
There's nothing sadder than a puppet without a ghost.
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Aug 15, 2025
Ghost in the Shell Series Episode 4
Lost In Translation
Scarlett Johansson takes a deep dive into the Ghost In The Shell franchise as she stars in a big-budget, live-action 2017 adaptation. But are there Major problems in casting the Caucasian Hollywood actress in the historically Japanese part? And is she, Chief Aramaki (Battle Royale’s “Beat” Kitano), Batou (Aquaman 2’s Pilou Asbaek), and the rest of the Section 9 team animated enough to catch elusive terrorist Michael Pitt (TV’s Hannibal) as he targets the doctors who created cybernetic second life? Donors finally get the answers now!
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