5 Reasons Ghost In The Shell Won't Live Up To Fan Expectations

5. It Probably Won't Be Set In Japan

Originally set in a city of the future called Niihama in Japan, it is hard to believe that the same will be said for the live action version. The film was set in 2029 originally, only 14 years from present day, and even though Japan is still probably closer to the futuristic city shown in the manga and the film, you can probably bet money on the fact that the film will be set somewhere in America.

The casting for the Major and the choice for the director being noticeably western and white, only leads fans to believe that this could be a very westernised, watered down version of the original cyber punk classic that was achieved primarily through the use of gritty animation, something that the Japanese are masters of.

However, in Japanese anime, characters are often given primarily western features, regardless of the fact that most series are set in Japan. Therefore, the question of casting is a bit of a mine field, but a Japanese director would have been appreciated to give the fans some faith in this version, and someone who was aware of the anime's native landscape might have been able to portray it better.