'Wolverine' Actress Rila Fukushima Joins Scarlett Johansson in 'Ghost in the Shell' (Exclusive)

Rila Fukushima has joined Scarlett Johansson in DreamWorks' Ghost in the Shell.
Based on the popular manga of the same name, the movie follows Kusanagi, a cyborg that is a part of an elite cybercrime-fighting task force known as Section 9.
This Week In Heat Vision breakdown
Snow White and the Huntsman helmer Rupert Sanders will direct the feature from a script written by Jonathan Herman and Jamie Moss.
Ghost in the Shell, which will be distributed by Paramount, was widely accused of whitewashing after Johansson and other white actors were cast as the traditionally Japanese characters.
The Tokyo-born Fukushima joins a cast that also includes Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche and Takeshi Kitano.
To American audiences, Fukushima is known for playing the female ninja Yukio in 2013's Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman. Keeping in the superhero vein, she also took on the role of Katana on The CW's Arrow.
The actress is repped by ICM, Seven Summits and Sloane Offer.

- Borys Kit
- @borys_kit
- Mia Galuppo
- mia.galuppo@thr.com
- @miagaluppo
GET THE
SCOOPS FIRST!
Sign up for Heat Vision's weekly newsletter for all things comics, sci-fi and more.
Thank you!
HEAT VISION
The scoops will hit your inbox every Friday.
-
by Richard Newby
-
by Lesley Goldberg
