I heard about this. I didn't think it was true. Thought it was just a rumor to rile those hardcore fans and create controversy and get a classic back on the map. But it is true and it is coming. I'm kind of enthused after seeing this. Not cause we got Scarlet Johanson as The Major....
This raises quite a few questions and there are A LOT of people who believe that this is not going to be anything but a complete piece of shit. Granted, they cast a white girl in the role of a Japanese character in Tokyo, Though the concept and from what is rumored to be the story line, are solid. The vast majority of the supporting cast is of Asian decent and more importantly, Japanese. This does have the potential to be a great film.
Just throwing this out there and wanting to get people involved in discussing this a bit.
Also, if you want to see the trailers before getting into this discussion....
https://www.facebook.com/GhostInTheShellMovie/?hc_ref=ADS&fref=nf&ft[tn]=kC&ft[qid]=6333914260629266162&ft[mf_story_key]=-6834406670160589196&ft[ei]=AI%40c0eb99ad79104562f80cf92cfaf5250c&ft[fbfeed_location]=1&ft[insertion_position]=1&__md__=1
Also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell
The wiki link so others can get caught up.