Scarlett Johanssonis getting ready to reprise her role as Black Widow inAvengers: Infinity War, but before that, she is getting a crack at another action franchise of her own. Even though the filmmakers were accused of whitewashing for casting her,Scarlett Johanssonis playing the lead in the newGhost in the Shellmovie, the first ever live-action take on the verypopular manga. With the release just a couple of months away, Paramount has debuted a couple of new posters for the movie.
Both of the posters came from theParamountTwitter account. The first of which features an animated version ofScarlett Johansson’s character,The Major, front and center. The movie is most definitely not animated, but this poster seems to be playing into theGhost in the ShellManga and anime roots. The second new poster is actually a motion poster that again, has The Major as its focus, but calls into question the character’s motivations in the movie, which will seemingly stem from the fact that she was turned into a futuristic cyborg.
So far, we have seen one full-length trailer forGhost in the Shell, but it seems like a new trailer could be on the way soon. There were rumors that a new and likely final trailer for the movie was going to drop last week, but that wound up not happening. Perhaps the posters being released are leading up the reveal of a new trailer soon, which would make sense given that the movie is coming out at the end of March and Paramount is going to want to get the promotional campaign for this movie going. Here is the official synopsis forGhost in the Shell.
“Based on the internationally acclaimed sci-fi manga series, “Ghost in the Shell” follows the Major, a special operations, one-of-a-kindhuman-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.”
TheGhost In The Shellmovie, as mentioned in the synopsis, is based on the very popular manga of the same name. The story in the Manga follows Kusanagi, a cyborg that is a part of an elitecybercrime-fighting task forceknown as Section 9. In the movie, Kusanagi will not be the main character, sinceScarlett Johanssonis playing an entirely new character and she is clearly going to be the main focus. The series was originally published in 1989 and was written byMasamune Shirow. It is generally considered to be one of the best manga series ever published. That being the case, other adaptations ofGhost in the Shellhave come before, with an animated series, spin-off books and even a video game. This new live-action take looks become the definitive version for modern audiences.
Ghost in the Shellis being directed bySnow White and the HuntsmanhelmerRupert Sanderswith a script written byJonathan HermanandJamie Moss. In addition toScarlett Johansson, the cast includesRila Fukushima,Michael Pitt,Peter FerdinandoandJuliette Binoche.Ghost In The Shellis set for release on March 31. Be sure to check out the new posters for yourself below.
