LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 — Michael Pitt could be the latest big star to sign up to ‘Ghost In The Shell’.

The actor is in talks to play a key role in the Japanese manga adaptation alongside Scarlett Johanson, Deadline reports.

The movie tells the tale of a cyborg police woman who is a member of an anti-criminal elite that hunts down human cybercriminals, robots, and cyborgs.

The long-awaited project is currently scheduled for a March 2017 release. It will be helmed by ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ director Rupert Sanders, the director and will also star Sam Riley. — AFP-Relaxnews