MUMBAI: &flix, the all-new destination for the most-awaited Hollywood hits, is all set to bring the Indian television premiere of the 2017 American sci-fi action film ‘Ghost in the Shell’, this Sunday, June 24 at 1 PM & 9 PM. The movie, which is part of the channel’s ‘Flix First Premiere’ property, is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars the talented Scarlett Johansson in the lead along with Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbaek, Chin Han and Juliette Binoche in key roles.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell is set in the near-future showcasing the amalgamation of humans and robots, owing to cyber-enhanced technologies. Major Motoko Kunsanagi (Johansson) is a first of her kind cyborg super soldier with a human brain implanted in a robot body. Having survived a terrible terrorist attack, Major Kusanagi is devoted to thwart the world’s most dangerous criminals, one of them being Kuze (Pitt), who can hack into human brains and control them. As she prepares for the deadly battle with Kuze, she soon learns about the experiments she was subjected to. With an aim to unravel the truth, she sets out on a mission to delve into her past and discover the secrets.
Will she be able to fight Kuze – the most dangerous of them all? What secrets does her past hold for her?
