"The Borgias" star to join Scarlett Johansson’s "Ghost in the Shell" November 11, 2015 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pilou Asbaek has signed on to star in DreamWorks' "Ghost in the Shell". As AceShowbiz reports citing Variety, Asbaek will join the previously-announced cast member, Scarlett Johansson, with Rupert Sanders on board to direct the movie. "Ghost in the Shell" is based on Masmune Shirow's original manga and the classic 1995 animated film adaptation. It is set in a futuristic society where nearly all humans have some amount of cybernetic implants. The movie follows Section 9, an elite task force devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists. Johansson will play Major Motoko Kusanagi, a female special ops cyborg who leads the task force. Meanwhile, Asbaek will portray Kusanagi's second-in-command, and the most formidable physical combatant in the unit. Avi Arad and Steven Paul are on board to produce with Michael Costigan, Jeffrey Silver, Tetsu Fujimura and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa tapped as executive producers. Other cast members have yet to be announced. The action movie is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters on March 31, 2017. Asbek previously worked with Johansson in "Lucy". He is best known for his role on "The Borgias" and is set to play Euron Greyjoy in the next season of "Game of Thrones".  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution  Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway.Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. |
