Scarlett Johansson as the Major in Ghost in the Shell.Paramount told the site, "Absolutely no visual effects tests were conducted on Scarlett's character and we have no future plans to do so." Addressing Paramount's statement, however, ScreenCrush's sources "maintain Johansson's character was specifically the focus of these tests, though they were done without her participation or knowledge." Ghost in the Shell is now filming in New Zealand and is slated for release March 31, 2017. Speaking to the site, Paramount Pictures acknowledged the order, saying "a test was done related to a specific scene for a background actor," and was "ultimately discarded." According to ScreenCrush, the idea of altering Johansson's ethnicity was rejected "immediately" after being reviewed. Ghost in the Shell's ethnicity tests were managed by Lola VFX-the company responsible for Brad Pitt's aging in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. ![]() Paramount and DreamWorks reportedly commissioned visual effects tests to alter Scarlett Johansson's appearance in the live-action film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.įacing criticism for "whitewashing" the role of Major Motoko Kusanagi, producers attempted to "shift ethnicity" in post-production, making the white actress appear "more Asian" for the film.
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