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Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Adds Kaori Momoi, Juliette Binoche, More Cast

Tuwanda Manyimo (The Rover).

Additional staff include cinematographer Bart Mueller (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay).

The film is planned for an planned American release on March 31, 2017.

The studios Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers, Lucy, Lost in Translation) as the Major (pictured above right) on Thursday:

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.

In addition to Johansson, plays the Public Security Section 9 founder and chief Daisuke Aramaki.

Richard Taylor are working on the film. Deadline reported last year that Johansson was offered US$10 million for the lead role.

began in Wellington, New Zealand in January.

The anime studio Mitsuhisa Ishikawa.

[Via The Hollywood Reporter]