Scarlett Johansson leaps into action in new 'Ghost in the Shell' preview

March 23 (UPI) -- Paramount Pictures has released a new five-minute preview of Ghost in the Shell featuring Scarlett Johansson in action as the Major.

The clip begins with Johansson, a highly-skilled cybernetic human who work for police force Section 9, witnessing a cyber-crime.

The setup involves a meeting between a doctor and a political figure as they discuss the use of cyber enhancement.

"My people embrace cyber enhancement, as do I," the political figure says. "There's no one who really understands the risk to individuality, to identity, messing with the human soul."

As the group is attacked by terrorists, Johansson leaps into action in order to take out the assailants by walking across a wall and shooting down her targets with precision.

Directed by Rupert Sanders and also starring Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Takeshi Kitano and Rila Fukushima, Ghost in the Shell arrives in theaters March 31.