"I wasn't built to dance" - how Scarlett Johansson filmed that Ghost in the Shell pole dancing fight scene

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Ghost in the Shell is packed full of impressive action scenes to make the most hardcore adrenaline junkie tremble, and one of the best sees Scarlett Johansson's Major take out a group of baddies... while handcuffed to a pole. 

Going undercover in a pole dancing club has its risks, but if anyone can handle it, it's a cyber-enhanced soldier and when Major is tied to a pole, electrocuted, and told to dance, she reacts perfectly by kicking the crap out of everyone in the room. It's stunning to watch and is all the more impressive when you find out how it was shot. According to the movie's fight trainer, Richard Norton, Johansson is doing "100% of that fight," and you can see just how it was filmed in the exclusive behind-the-scenes video above.  

Ghost in the Shell is out now on Digital and Blu-ray and DVD from August 7, 2017.

Read more: The best Ghost in the Shell Easter eggs we could find (from the original anime and more)

Lauren O'Callaghan
Lauren O'Callaghan

Lauren O'Callaghan is the former Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar+. You'd typically find Lauren writing features and reviews about the latest and greatest in pop culture and entertainment, and assisting the teams at Total Film and SFX to bring their excellent content onto GamesRadar+. Lauren is now the digital marketing manager at the National Trust.