Scarlett Johansson debuts 'nude' suit in Ghost in the Shell teaser... after discussing whitewashed role

By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:28 EST, 7 November 2016 | Updated: 18:46 EST, 7 November 2016

Paramount Pictures released the first teaser of Scarlett Johansson wearing her Ghost in the Shell character's 'nude' thermoptic suit on Monday.

The 31-year-old actress - who plays existential robo-cop The Major/Motoko Kusanagi - emerged from water clad in her invisible armor after punching an unidentified man.

The 14-second teaser is just another tiny glimpse at the live-action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime feature and Masamune Shirow's 1989 manga series.

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Not really naked: Paramount Pictures released the first teaser of Scarlett Johansson wearing her Ghost in the Shell character's 'nude' thermoptic suit on Monday

Existential robo-cop: The 31-year-old actress - who plays The Major/Motoko Kusanagi - emerged from water clad in her invisible armor after punching an unidentified man

Sneak peek: The 14-second teaser is just another tiny glimpse at the live-action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime feature and Masamune Shirow's 1989 manga series

The 2070-set reimagining - hitting UK/US theaters March 31 - centers on 'what it means to be human' and it's being directed by philandering filmmaker Rupert Sanders.

Upon news of Scarlett's casting in January of 2015, fans and media action groups accused producers of 'whitewashing' the iconically Japanese character.

The whole point of mass-producing this particular 'full-body prosthesis' as a normal Niihama woman was in order to make her 'inconspicuous.'

'Oh gosh, now you're going to bring in all of my insecurities! I don't know if I was the right person,' Johansson - whose ancestors were Danish and Polish - admitted to Collider last week.  

'What are you?' The 2070-set reimagining - hitting UK/US theaters March 31 - centers on 'what it means to be human' and it's being directed by philandering filmmaker Rupert Sanders

Outrage: Upon news of Scarlett's casting in January of 2015, fans and media action groups accused producers of 'whitewashing' the iconically Japanese character

'But I think Rupert and I shared the same vision for the character. So I think early on, having the same conversation, it'll be up to the audience to judge if I'm the right person to play this part.'

Ghost in the Shell's Caucasian-heavy ensemble also includes Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Michael Wincott, and Pilou Asbæk.

Hollywood studios are notorious for misappropriating Asian culture, characters, and stories and replacing them with white actors as with Tilda Swinton playing Tibetan mystic in Doctor Strange. 

Oops! The whole point of mass-producing this particular 'full-body prosthesis' as a normal Niihama woman was in order to make her 'inconspicuous'

Johansson - whose ancestors were Danish and Polish - admitted to Collider last week: 'Oh gosh, now you're going to bring in all of my insecurities! I don't know if I was the right person...it'll be up to the audience to judge'

Japanese lives matter: Ghost in the Shell's Caucasian-heavy ensemble also includes Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, and Michael Wincott

Next year's $135M-budget medieval Chinese epic The Great Wall selected Matt Damon to star as a 'European mercenary.'

Tacky cinematic whitewashing has also occurred in Cameron Crowe's Aloha, the Wachowski's Cloud Atlas, and it ruined Breakfast at Tiffany's back in 1961.

Meanwhile, the four-time Golden Globe nominee is excited for her two-year-old daughter Rose (with husband Romain Dauriac) to see her next film, Sing.

The Ancient One: Hollywood studios are notorious for misappropriating Asian culture, characters, and stories and replacing them with white actors as with Tilda Swinton playing a Tibetan mystic in Doctor Strange

Ponytailing: Next year's $135M-budget medieval Chinese epic The Great Wall selected Matt Damon to star as a 'European mercenary' 

Lame: Tacky cinematic whitewashing has also occurred in Cameron Crowe's Aloha with Emma Stone (L) and the Wachowski's Cloud Atlas with Halle Berry (R)

'I think it would blow her mind,' the Captain America star told E! News in September.

'I imagine everything in her mind is a little bit sort of trippy to begin with, so I think just seeing my voice coming out of a porcupine like that, especially a punk rock porcupine, it might be a little overwhelming for her.'

Scarlett covers Carly Rae Jespen's Call Me Maybe as Ash in Universal Studios' animated musical, which hits US theaters December 21 and UK theaters January 27.

'I think it would blow her mind!' Meanwhile, the four-time Golden Globe nominee is excited for her two-year-old daughter Rose (with husband Romain Dauriac) to see her next film, Sing

Punk rock porcupine: Scarlett covers Carly Rae Jespen's Call Me Maybe as Ash in Universal Studios' animated musical, which hits US theaters December 21 and UK theaters January 27

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