To the dismay and disapproval of many filmgoers and die-hard Ghost in the Shell fans, Johansson was signed to take on the role of Major Motoko Kusanagi – the cyborg star of Shirow’s popular series.
“There [are] all sorts of people and nationalities in the world in Ghost in the Shell.
Ghost in the Shell will open in U.S. theaters on March 31st, 2017.
The movie has been beset by accusations of whitewashing and cultural appropriation ever since the Paramount Pictures film cast Black Widow herself, Scarlett Johansson.