New Movies this Weekend-The Boss Baby, Ghost in the Shell

THE BOSS BABY (Animated)

WHAT'S IT ABOUT? A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year-old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

WHO'S IN IT? Voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Lisa Kudrow

TRIVIA:

  • The movie was originally scheduled to be released in 2016 and has had several release date changes.
  • Steve Buscemi replaced Kevin Spacey as the voice of the villain.
  • Loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name.

GHOST IN THE SHELL (Sci-Fi)

WHAT'S IT ABOUT? In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

WHO'S IN IT? Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt

TRIVIA:

  • Based on the Japanese manga of the same name.
  • Margot Robbie was in early talks to play the lead, but she ended up being cast as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
  • Scarlett Johansson's casting has been controversial, since her character is Asian in the source material.
  • Two animated movies based on the manga were made in Japan.

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