Scarlett Johansson exits Rub & Tug after outcry over playing trans character

Posted 7 years ago

After being met with cries of misrepresentation, and likely a bit of soul searching, Scarlett Johansson has announced that she's left RUB & TUG, the Rupert Sanders-directed film in which she was meant to portray the trans owner of a massage parlor. When...

Scarlett Johansson to star in Rub & Tug, a massage parlor mob-related drama

Posted 7 years ago

According to Deadline, New Regency has massaged the rights to RUB & TUG away from those competing for the Rupert Sanders-directed drama starring Scarlett Johansson. Based on a true story, the film will tell the tale of a woman (Johansson) making game-changing moves in...

New Ghost in the Shell anime in the works; New movie set to lose $60 million

Posted 8 years ago

Now that GHOST IN THE SHELL has come out and done less-than-hoped-for business the movie is leaving a pretty bad taste in everyone’s mouth, even to the point where Paramount is already admitting their mistake. Chances are high that fans...

Paramount confesses that whitewashing controversy hurt Ghost in the Shell

Posted 8 years ago

Brace yourselves, readers, I'm about to go on a bit of a controlled rant in just a few moments. Today, Paramount's domestic distribution chief Kyle Davies has released a statement regarding the lackluster box office performance and whitewashing of the...

Top 10 Movies To Watch Before Seeing Ghost in the Shell

Posted 8 years ago

GHOST IN THE SHELL hits theaters today and audiences are likely divided into two camps: those familiar with the original manga and anime series and those who have no clue why a body suit clad Scarlett Johansson is kicking robot...

Review: Ghost in the Shell

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: The Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the field commander of an anti-terrorist unit called Section 9. Possessing an artificial body but a human brain, she and her upgraded cohorts hunt a mysterious cyber-terrorist, Kuze (Michael Pitt) who’s attempting to dismantle...

Ghost in the Shell gets a new featurette and a final trailer

Posted 8 years ago

In recent weeks there has been a slew of viral marketing for director Rupert Sanders' live action adaptation of the Japanese manga GHOST IN THE SHELL, but it will all be coming to an end soon, as we're just a...

The 5 minute opening sequence of Ghost in the Shell is now online

Posted 8 years ago

In exactly one week, director Rupert Sanders' live action adaptation of the Japanese manga GHOST IN THE SHELL (which previously served as the basis for a very popular anime) will be playing out on theatre screens, but you can get a...

Check out five minutes from the opening action scene of Ghost in the Shell

Posted 8 years ago

We're just a little over a week out from the release of GHOST IN THE SHELL and Paramount has been amping up their marketing campaign for this final stretch with the release of several clips, featurettes and more. I suppose...

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