LOS ANGELES, March 25 — With just a week to its premiere date, a new Ghost in the Shell featurette has been released that gives us a closer look inside Major’s apartment.
Based on the famous Japanese manga comic Ghost in the Shell, the film follows Major (played by Scarlett Johansson), a special ops and one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid who leads the elite task force Section 9.
The task force fights cybercriminals in a dark, biotech future where the line between computers and humans is marred.
Directed by Rupert Sanders, the film also stars Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Takeshi Kitano, Rila Fukushima, Kaori Momoi, Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Pilou Asbæk, and Yutaka Izumihara.
The synopsis of the film reads: “Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost in the Shell follows the Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-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.”
Ghost in the Shell is set for release on March 31.
