Margot Robbie was in talks to star in Ghost in the Shell  at one signal – and now we have the concept art to evidence it. Scarlett Johansson plays The Major in Ghost in the Shell, though past at present fans of the original anime/manga property are no dubiety quite familiar with the controversy that has surrounded the movie, with respect to its casting decisions.

Information technology stands to reason that the same whitewashing criticisms surroundingGhost in the Shell (and the subsequent negative bear on of those complaints) would have even so applied, had Robbie taken on the function of The Major rather than Johansson. Still, for those who are curious about what might accept been, there'southward at present official concept artwork from the film available, showing Robbie as the cybernetic Major instead of Johansson.

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Concept artist Jeff Simpson recently shared some of the designs that he and his team did forGhost in the Vanquish back in 2013-xiv, with the idea that Robbie would be starring in the film. In these images (see the gallery below), Robbie'south face is now fastened to the skin beat out that Johansson dawns in the live-activity movie. There are some differences in term of The Major'southward face here and Robbie'due south, merely this concept art nevertheless offers a skilful approximation of how the actress would have looked in the film.

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While in that location is no denying the star status that Robbie now has afterwards her roles inThe Wolf of Wall Street andSuicide Squad, having her in the lead role would not have solved any of the backlash that Ghost in the Shell has received. Paramount has already admitted that its casting of white leads impacted the box office returns in a negative style; so even though Robbie may expect expert in these designs (without taking other factors into consideration), it would not changed the larger response to her casting, except that in this scenario the critiques would have been directed at Robbie and not Johansson.

That said,Ghost in the Beat is a franchise that will more than probable not go on past this first installment. Paramount is expected to lose over $60 meg on the project, which should all merely can any possible time to come installments. If the movie performs meliorate than expected internationally, then it is possible that discussion of a Ghost in the Shell sequel will be revisited. Nevertheless, at this stage, it would exist surprising if Paramount moved frontward with a property that has this much baggage already.

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Source: Jeff Simpson

Primal Release Dates

  • Ghost in the Vanquish (2017)Release date: Mar 31, 2017

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