The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Rila Fukushima has officially signed on for DreamWorks' Ghost In The Shell, which is the first live-action film adaptation of the popular Japanese manga of the same name. The report provided no further details on her character, but there's a chance she could be one of the members of Section 9.
She'll join a cast headlined by Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War) as the Major and that also features Pilou Asbæk (Game Of Thrones), Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Takeshi Kitano (Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen), and Juliette Binoche (Godzilla). Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) is directing with a script from Jonathan Herman (Straight Outta Compton) & Jamie Moss (Street Kings).
Fukushima is undoubtedly best known for her work in James Mangold's The Wolverine, where she starred along X-Men mainstay Hugh Jackman. She also appeared in the fifth season of HBO's hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones as a Red Priestess and most recently as Katana in the third season of the CW's Arrow.
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Cyborg The Major (Johansson) and her task force Section 9 thwart cyber criminals and hackers. Now, they must face a new enemy who will stop at nothing to sabotage Hanka Robotic's Artificial Intelligence technology.
Ghost In The Shell features:
Director: Rupert Sanders
Scarlett Johansson as The Major
Pilou Asbæk as Batou
Michael Pitt as Hideo Kuze
Takeshi Kitano as Daisuke Aramaki
Juliette Binoche as Dr. Ouelet
Kaori Momoi
Chin Han
Danusia Samal
Lasarus Ratuere
Yutaka Izumihara
Tuwanda Manyimo
Ghost In The Shell hits theaters March 31, 2017
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