Ghost in the Shell teaser trailers: 5 clips featuring Scarlett Johansson as the Major released by Paramount
Takeshi Kitano also features in one of the clips
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Your support makes all the difference.When it was announced Scarlett Johansson would be starring as the central protagonist in Ghost in the Shell, fans of the source material were furious, questioning why an American actor was playing a Japanese character.
Ever since, the majority of discussion about the film has centred on the ‘whiteswashing’ debate, the likes of comic author Jon Tsuei, Memoirs of a Geisha actor Kaori Momoi, and star Chin Han broadcasting their side of the story.
While the discussion continues, Paramount has slowly moved on with promoting the film, starting with the release of five new clips.
Nothing of the story is revealed, the 10-second snippets only offering a brief glimpse of the film’s art direction.
Johansson features prominently in three of the clips while the other two feature a masked woman and Takeshi Kitano’s Chief Daisuke Aramaki.
Alongside Kitano and Johanson, the film stars Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Chin Han, and Lasarus Ratuere. Ghost in the Shell hits UK cinemas 31 March 2017.
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