ICv2 is reporting, from an article in Variety, that ABC’s Freeform has greenlit a Cloak & Dagger series. Being on Freeform you can expect the traditional young adult love story type of series, which in essence Cloak & Dagger is wrapped up in an adventure setting. No set date for a series debut has been given yet.
Scarlett Johansson to Star in “Ghost in the Shell”
Variety is reporting that Johansson will portray Major Motoko Kusanagi. Dreamworks has had the Ghost in the Shell property and is now moving forward with the adapation of Masamune Shirow’s work. Ghost in the Shell has had the original manga that has been adapted into anime movies and TV series. Now Hollywood is trying for a live action movie. We’ll just have to wait and see if it comes to pass and hopefully be true to the source material.