While teasers for trailers have become a phenomenon in recent years, now, for the live-action Ghost In The Shell we're getting little footage snippets that aren't specifically trailers themselves, but could have been taken from one. Check out Scarlett Johansson in action in the five new snippets, viewable lower down the page.
Based on the manga originated by Masamune Shirow, Johansson’s character is a special ops cyborg, head of an elite task force known as Section 9. The team, working for Hanka Robotics, is in charge of stopping dangerous criminals and extremists, and their prime target is The Laughing Man, a terrorist dedicated to wiping out all of Hanka’s cyber technology.
Pilou Asbæk is Batou, the second best fighter in the section and her trusted lieutenant, with Juliette Binoche, 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt and Kaori Momoi also appearing. The members of Section 9 are played by Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara and Tuwanda Manyimo, likely in an attempt to answer concerns that this would be cast entirely with Westerners.
The movie is out on March 31 next year. This article explains everything you need to know about Ghost In The Shell's history.