Ghost In The Shell

Scarlett Johansson's Rub and Tug row reveals Hollywood's problematic streak with straight-washing and whitewashing

For both Hollywood and Bollywood, nearly all of the casting decisions centre on the ‘star’ factor and that is why Johnny Depp plays Tonto or Priyanka Chopra plays Mary Kom as it helps the film attract a wider audience.

Scarlett Johansson receives flak from trans actors after her response to Twitter backlash for Rub & Tug

Rupert Sanders' 2017 film Ghost in the Shell, also starring Scarlett Johansson, received a lot of flak and was accused of racism and whitewashing.

Scarlett Johansson responds to criticism for being cast as transgender in upcoming movie Rub & Tug

Scarlett Johansson is set to play Jean Marie Gill, who succeeded in Pittsburgh's 1970s and 1980s massage parlour and prostitution business.

Scarlett Johansson to reunite with Ghost in the Shell director for upcoming film Rub & Tug

Actor Scarlett Johansson will reunite with her Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders for a new project about a Pittsburgh massage parlour owner

Tech2.Games S01E20: The Shinjuku (VR) Incident, more Battle Royale, The Rock in Rampage, Credit Farming and Floyd gets Wild

PlayStation Store has some amazing Black Friday deals on digital games. You really can’t go wrong with any of the games, with discounts as high as 80%.

Ghost in the Shell movie review: Scarlett Johansson kicks butt; visuals overrule 'whitewashing'

There’s just no escaping the white washing in the casting of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell. Luckily, the film quickly makes you forget about this controversy.

The Death Note debacle, and why Hollywood continues to get Japan (and Japanese pop culture) wrong

Japan's classic anime represents, to Hollywood, some sort of minimal effort gold mine that it can dig, claw, and tear into without any remorse — as the Death Note live action remake indicates

Hellboy reboot actor Ed Skrein back outs of film: 'Representation of ethnic diversity is important'

British actor announced that he has quit the Hellboy reboot after receiving a ton of criticism over what was being touted as another example of Hollywood's 'whitewashing' of non-white characters

Ghost in the Shell: Before the movie, how the manga and anime reinvented cyberpunk fiction

The new movie starring Scarlett Johansson will be (sort of) the culmination of nearly three decades of Ghost in the Shell brilliance in our lives

Ghost in the Shell review roundup: Scarlett Johansson's performance gets mixed reactions

Ghost in the shell wins at CGI but loses out on the story and performances.