Hard to believe it has been 25 years since Masamune Shirow's classic sci-fi manga, Ghost in the Shell, which a few years later became an equally cherished anime film. The franchise has continually raised the bar and influenced numerous cyber thrillers of the animated and live-action variety. We're in a new age of technological warfare, though, and that calls for a brand new Ghost in the Shell which is about to hit theaters.
The first brand new Ghost in the Shell film in over a decade will be released into 330 theaters by Funimation on November 10th, 11th, and 16th with tickets available here. The story follows the further adventures of cybernetic agent Major Motoko Kusanagi as she tracks down the Prime Minister's killer. Here's the synopsis:
Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one system of minds and personalities known as ghosts, the biggest threat to civilization is the cyber terrorists capable of hijacking people’s bodies and memories.
When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source. As they delve deeper and deeper into their investigation, they uncover traces of government corruption and a shadowy broker that bears an all-too-familiar face.
When your target can be anywhere and look like anyone, the only choice you have is to trust your ghost, and hope you aren’t infected too.
Check out the new trailer below, and don't forget there's also a Ghost in the Shell live-action film in the works starring Scarlett Johansson.
