According to a report from Variety.com, DreamWorks Pictures has hired Laeta Kalogridis (“Shutter Island”) to write the long-rumored live-action English adaptation of the famous Japanese manga “Ghost in the Shell”. Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment are attached to produce the 3D live-action project, which is set in a futuristic Japanese city and the cybernetic covert ops team that specialize in combating technology-related crimes. Created by Masamune Shirow, “Ghost in the Shell” was first published in 1989 and has since gone onto generate two more manga series, a long-running anime TV series, and three animated movies. Stay tuned for more on “Ghost In The Shell” right here at…