Scarlett Johansson may lead 'Ghost in the Shell' live-action movie

 

From the film adaptation of the Avengers' Black Widow, American actress Scarlett Johanssen is reportedly being eyed to play the heroine in another film adaptation, this time for the Japanese work "Ghost in the Shell."

 

A report on Deadline.com said DreamWorks, which is producing the "Ghost in the Shell" film, is looking at Johansson after talks with original choice Margot Robbie fizzled.

 

"It looked like (Robbie) was going to star in Ghost In The Shell for DreamWorks, but those talks fizzled. I’ve heard DreamWorks has instead made a $10M offer to Scarlett Johansson, whose action price has risen to that level after Lucy and her work as Black Widow," it said.

 

Robbie is reportedly more likely to appear in the film adaptation of "Suicide Squad," it added.

 

A separate article on IGN.com noted the live-action adaptation of "Ghost in the Shell" involves Snow White and the Huntsman's Rupert Sanders as director and Avi Arad (Spider-Man), Steven Paul (Ghost Rider), and Mark Sourian (Need for Speed) as producers.

 

The script is to be from Bill Wheeler.

source: gmanetwork.com

Scarlett Johansson Could Get $66,000 From Nude Photo Hacker

 Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Renee Olstead may get settlement from their personal account hacker. Prosecutors said Christopher Chaney, who pleaded guilty to nine counts of computer hacking, should pay the celebrities a total of $150,000 in compensation and serve 71 months in prison.

Chaney hacked into email accounts of around 50 people in the entertainment industry daily. He managed to get the nude pictures of Johansson which were sent to her then-husband Ryan Reynolds. The 35-year-old man forwarded the pictures to another hacker and two celebrity websites which then started the worldwide circulation online.

Prosecutors are asking a judge to order Chaney to pay Johansson $66,179.46, Aguilera $7,500, Osltead $76,767.35 and Aftra Health Fund $10,374.59. "Indeed, it was apparently such a rush that he continued to do it after the FBI had come and searched his home and seized his computer," attorney Lisa Feldman wrote about the 71-month sentence. "At least once, on an occasion after defendant's residence had already been searched by the FBI, the recipient of the email, a secondary victim, complied."

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