Tag: Scarlett Johansson

Humanity, identity, technology – my review of “Ghost in the Shell”

QUEZON City, Philippines (April 10) – What will happen if you take a human brain and transplant it inside an artificial body? That is the profound question asked by the American science fiction/action film “Ghost in the Shell.” Based on the Japanese media franchise of the same name, “Ghost in the Shell” is set in the future. If you are imagining a future that is bright and shiny, you are  wrong. In this movie, the […]

Scarlett Johansson named biggest box office draw

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Scarlett Johansson has been named the top grossing movie star of 2016 by Forbes magazine after appearing in films that amassed $1.2 billion in global ticket sales. The Tony Award-winning American actress starred in the Marvel blockbuster “Captain America: Civil War” the year’s biggest box office hit, which made $1.15 billion worldwide. Johansson, 32, edged ahead of co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr — who tied for second place […]

Scarlett Johansson is 2016 top-grossing movie star

LONDON, England (Reuters) — Scarlett Johansson was named the top-grossing actor of 2016 on Tuesday (December 27) thanks to her roles in the superhero movie “Captain America: Civil War” and the Hollywood satire “Hail Caesar.” Forbes said Johansson just edged out her “Captain America” co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings of her second 2016 movie, “Hail Caesar.”Johansson’s movies grossed a leading $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office this year, compared with […]