Screenwriter Tapped for GHOST IN THE SHELL Reworking

Being one of only a handful of Japanese anime feature films I have seen (and one of even fewer that I even halfway liked), GHOST IN THE SHELL is a brilliant film.  Under the direction of Mamoru Oshii, it features stunning visuals and a complex narrative that, unlike a lot of anime, doesn’t lose you halfway through if you aren’t taking notes.  So, it pains me to hear that DreamWorks is moving forward with their proposed, live action remake.

Variety is reporting the studio has brought in Laeta Kalogridis to adapt the animated film into a live-action, 3-D feature.  It was announced back in April of 2008 that DreamWorks had picked up the rights to the property, and Jamie Moss had been brought in to pen the screenplay.  There is no word what happened with Moss’ involvement on the project or how far into the screenwriting of the film he got.

Kalogridis previously worked on the screenplays for ALEXANDER, Timur Bekmambetov’s NIGHT WATCH, PATHFINDER, and SHUTTER ISLAND.  A timetable for production or release of GHOST IN THE SHELL has not been announced.