In trailer news, the live-action adaptation of cyberpunk anime Ghost in the Shell has gotten its first full-length trailer. The two-minute teaser included footage of the Major and her cohorts raiding an underground crime den, the other members of her elite cyborg police squad, and the first glimpse at the enigmatic villain. The trailer also hinted at some of the film’s major plot points. Apparently, the Major’s cyborg body is a recent development in this continuity, with the government replacing her physical body after a mission goes wrong. The Major herself only recalls “fragments” of her past, unsure of how she originally became part machine. If the trailer’s final shots are any indication, the villain appears to have the answer. “They did not save your life,” he tells her, “They stole it.” This is a significant departure from Mamoru Oshii’s source material. Originally, the Major had chosen a cybernetic body when she was a small child, considering it a part of what made her her. By making it the result of a fatal accident, this new tweak removes that agency from her and potentially puts her at odds with the government that employs her. This could all pan out in a very novel and interesting way when the film actually hits theaters, but nothing has been particularly encouraging about this project or other previous Hollywood attempts to adapt anime. Foul or fair, the Major shoots her way into theaters next month on March 31.
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