Scarlett Johansson has signed on to star in the anime-based live-action thriller Ghost in the Shell.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the Lucy star will take a leading role in the Dreamworks adaptation of the Japanese comic book franchise.
Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) will direct from a script by Bill Wheeler.
The story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting cyber crime in a future where man and computer are at odds.
Johansson can next be seen a Black Widow in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
