REVIEW: Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020) *SPOILER-FREE*
A little delayed due to COVID-19 – just like this very review is nine months late – Netflix has given us another entry in the Ghost in the Shell concept, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. This one is a direct sequel to 2nd Gig in the Stand Alone Complex continuity – and made by most […]
Director Found for Foundation Pilot at Apple TV+
Deadline reports that Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders has signed on to direct Apple’s Foundation. The upcoming series is an adaptation of the iconic Issac Asimov book series, which centers on mathematician Hari Seldon, who discovers a way to predict the fate of society. The project, about which Sanders is very passionate, joins the […]
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Anime Coming to Adult Swim, with a New Comics Line from Titan Books
Alcon Television and Crunchyroll are teaming up to produce a thirteen-episode animated series taking place between Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049; this follows the recent announcement of the new line of comic books licensed to Titan Books (publishers of Dr. Who comic books) to be co-written by Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green […]
From the Panels to the Big Screen
Since ancient times – and all during the existence of moderately civilized cultures – mythology has been overflowing with pantheons of gods reflecting the needs and aspirations of the people who conceived them. In a grim and gritty era of large cities, crime, corruption and high-tech, it’s obvious that our mythopoeias are going to be […]