Editing Ghost in the Shell (section)

===Films===
====Animated films====
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Two animated films based on the original manga have been released, both directed by [[Mamoru Oshii]] and animated by Production I.G. ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' was released in 1995 and follows the "Puppet Master" storyline from the manga. It was re-released in 2008 as ''Ghost in the Shell 2.0'' with new audio and updated 3D computer graphics in certain scenes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-08/ghost-in-the-shell-to-return-to-japanese-theaters|title=Ghost in the Shell to Return to Japanese Theaters|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date =November 9, 2011|archive-date=2012-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142228/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-08/ghost-in-the-shell-to-return-to-japanese-theaters|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Innocence'', otherwise known as ''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]'', was released in 2004, with its story based on a chapter from the first manga.

====Live-action film====
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In 2008, [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] and producer [[Steven Spielberg]] acquired the rights to a [[live-action]] film adaptation of the original ''Ghost in the Shell'' manga.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/dreamworks-to-make-ghost-in-3-d-1117984029/|title=DreamWorks to make 'Ghost' in 3-D|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 9, 2011|first1=Tatiana|last1=Siegel|first2=Michael|last2=Fleming|date=April 14, 2008|archive-date=August 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818221658/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984029?refCatId=13|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 24, 2014, [[Rupert Sanders]] was announced as director, with a screenplay by William Wheeler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/25/5343472/live-action-ghost-in-the-shell-movie-signs-the-director-of-snow-white|title=Live-action 'Ghost in the Shell' movie signs the director of 'Snow White and the Huntsman'|last=Bishop|first=Bryan|date=January 25, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|access-date=March 3, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303193520/http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/25/5343472/live-action-ghost-in-the-shell-movie-signs-the-director-of-snow-white|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2016, the full cast was announced, which included [[Juliette Binoche]], [[Ng Chin Han|Chin Han]], [[Lasarus Ratuere]] and [[Kaori Momoi]], and [[Scarlett Johansson]] in the lead role;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/676453-ghost-in-the-shell-photo-released-as-production-begins|title=Ghost in the Shell Photo Released as Production Begins|date=April 14, 2016|publisher=[[Mandatory (company)|ComingSoon.net]]|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526221853/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/676453-ghost-in-the-shell-photo-released-as-production-begins|url-status=live}}</ref> the casting of Johansson drew accusations of [[Whitewashing in film|whitewashing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/ghost-in-the-shell-scarlett-johansson-casting-a-blow-to-diversity/|title='Ghost in the Shell': Scarlett Johansson casting called 'whitewashing'|last=Brown|first=Tracey|date=January 10, 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times|HERO COMPLEX]]|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418204925/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/ghost-in-the-shell-scarlett-johansson-casting-a-blow-to-diversity/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Child|first=Ben|date=January 16, 2015|title=DreamWorks accused of 'whitewashing' Ghost in the Shell by casting Scarlett Johansson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/16/dreamworks-scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-the-shell-whitewashing|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36083113|title=Is Scarlett Johansson casting Hollywood 'whitewashing'?|date=April 19, 2016|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024930/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36083113|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ghost-in-the-shell-fans-not-happy-about-whitewashed-american-remake/|title='Ghost In The Shell' Fans Not Happy About 'Whitewashed' American Remake|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|date=April 14, 2016|website=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417145613/http://www.thewrap.com/ghost-in-the-shell-fans-not-happy-about-whitewashed-american-remake/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] on the film began on location in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]], on February 1, 2016. Filming wrapped in June 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2037972/ghost-shell-will-film-hong-kong-and-theres-still-no-asian-lead|title="Ghost in the Shell" Will Film in Hong Kong—and There's Still No Asian Lead|last=Tsui|first=Stephanie|date=June 2, 2016|access-date=June 4, 2016|magazine=[[HK Magazine]]|publisher=[[South China Morning Post]]|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114001930/http://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2037972/ghost-shell-will-film-hong-kong-and-theres-still-no-asian-lead|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Ghost in the Shell'' premiered in Tokyo on March 16, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 31, 2017, in 2D, [[3D film|3D]] and [[IMAX|IMAX 3D]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VmJcZR0Yg|title=Ghost in the Shell Official Trailer 1 (2017) - Scarlett Johansson Movie|date=2016-11-13|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2017-03-31|archive-date=2020-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909202657/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VmJcZR0Yg|url-status=live}}</ref> It received mixed reviews, with praise for its visuals and Johansson's performance but criticism for its script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghost_in_the_shell_2017|title=Ghost in the Shell (2017)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230090249/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghost_in_the_shell_2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ghost-in-the-shell-2017|title=Ghost in the Shell reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331035752/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ghost-in-the-shell-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>