Ever since Paramount released the first image
from the Ghost in the Shell remake, people have been up in arms at the idea of Scarlett Johansson playing the lead role of Motoko Kusanagi—the latest in a long line of Asian characters being portrayed by white actors
. Three months later, the team behind the film finally responded to the furor.
Source: io9 – The Producer Behind the Ghost in the Shell Movie Finally Responds to the Casting Controversy