The sci-fi thriller Ghost In The Shell hits theaters next week, but if you can`t wait until then, Paramount has posted the first five minutes of the movie online, with an introduction from star Scarlett Johansson. Check it below: Ghost In The Shell stars Johansson as The Major, a cyborg cop who fights cyber-terrorism in a futuristic city. It`s based on the classic anime franchise.There has been plenty of other promotional activity over the past few weeks. Yesterday this action-packed clip was released, and there have been several recent making-of featurettes too, including a look at the movie`s visual style and another focusing on the Section 9 taskforce.In a recent interview with Indiewire, Johansson discussed the film`s visual design. `Rupert [Sanders, director] described the film to me as cities built on cities and the abundance of waste,` she said. `It`s a kind of collage of cultures and it`s sort of identity-less. [There`s] a whole melange of different kinds of textures and colors--it`s really rich. The depth of this movie is amazing. I find that the sets are so incredibly detailed.`Ghost In The Shell also stars Pilou Asbęk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, and Michael Pitt. It hits theaters on March 30.
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