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Guess Efron as Light is better than Bieber as Light.

Heck, anyone, even Efron would be better than Bieber. = _ =

I don't know. Efron has shown himself to be a decent actor.

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Personally I dislike Death Note so I don't care but I love to hear the righteous indignation of anime fans.

Well, you've come to the right place, then.

This is literally the worst news I've heard since my grandmother died 14 years ago. (to be absolutely clear, that news was worse, but this news is still worse than anything else that's happened in those 14 years).

Gross

NNNOOOOO!!! Just please don't do this to me. 🤢
Zach Efron will make me hate Light for all the bad reasons.

People seem to be forgetting is that the Japanese live action movies were baaaad. Really bad. That said, this sounds to be even worse (mainly because they seem to be fundamentally misunderstanding the nature of the story. A lot of the people involved were quoted (albeit years ago) as saying they were considering toning down how evil Light is [and even making him the hero!]. The script was also written by some guy who writes tons of hollywood movies, including the upcoming fantastic four reboot, so I question whether all this can add up to a good gritty psychological horror film.)

The one (potential!) saving grace is the director. Apparently its some fellow called Adam Wingard who directs horror movies. Has anyone seen any of his films, and can you say if they were any good?

"We can not resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense." ― Jimmy Carter

Some website called dailydot.com (never heard of it. Is it trustworthy?) is saying that Zac Efron will NOT be starring as Light: http://www.dailydot.com/geek/death-note-movie-adam-wingard-director/

No, Zac Efron is not starring as Light Yagami, the model teen whose angelic face masks a megalomaniacal sociopathy that finds its perfect companion when he chances upon a "death note"—a book that kills whoever's name is written in it, in the manner of the author's choosing. No, Gus van Sant is not coming on board as director. No, the leaked script that surfaced in 2011 is not the one currently in production, and the demon Ryuk, who gives Light the Death Note, will not be written out of the final version.

The newest script by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four) will restore many of the elements in the source material. With indie horror veteran Wingard at the helm, and with a production team that now includes die-hard anime fan Masi Oka of Heroes fame, things may actually be looking up for this dark, modern morality tale.

Some sources are also saying the script may be re-written by someone called Simon Barrett who wrote a lot of Wringard's other movies.

"We can not resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense." ― Jimmy Carter

Warners' Live-Action Death Note Film Casts Rainey Qualley

Deadline Hollywood reported on Thursday that actress and singer Rainey Qualley will play the female lead in Warner Brother's planned Death Note film. Her character's name has not yet been revealed.
Qualley joins Nat Wolff, who plays the lead male character. Wolff's character's name has also not yet been revealed, but Variety describes him as "a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim's name." Variety also mentions that he will compete with a "reclusive police officer."
Production is slated to begin spring 2016.
Adam Wingard (The Guest, You're Next) has signed on to direct the film and Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four) penned the most recent draft of the script.

[url]http://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-12/warners-live-action-death-note-film-casts-rainey-qualley/.95312[/url]

Edit:

Update: Deadline updated its article to report that Margaret Qualley, not her sister Rainey, is in negotiations to star in the film.

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Live action adaptations of animes never come out good and on top of that this is a so so anime.

Netflix's Live-Action Death Note Film Casts Keith Stanfield

Enterntainment news source Variety reported on Friday that Keith Stanfield (Short Term 12, Straight Outta Compton) will co-star in Netflix's live-action Death Note film. His character's name has not yet been revealed.
Netflix acquired the project this spring after Warner Bros.' rights expired. Production will cost somewhere "in the $40 million-$50 million range," and the project is aiming to start filming this summer.
The project previously cast Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns) in the lead role. Wolff's character's name has not yet been revealed, but Variety describes him as "a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim's name." Variety also mentions that he will compete with a "reclusive police officer."
Margaret Qualley, an actress (The Leftovers) and daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, will play the female lead. Her character's name has not yet been revealed.
Adam Wingard (The Guest, You're Next) has signed on to direct the film, and Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four) penned a recent draft of the script.
Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee (Dark Water, The Lake House, Shutter), Lin Pictures' Dan Lin (This Side of the Truth, Sherlock Holmes, The Lego Movie), Viz Productions' Jason Hoffs (Edge of Tomorrow), and actor Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) are producers. Doug Davison (Dark Water, The Grudge, The Lake House) and Brian Witten (Dark City, American History X, Final Destination) are executive producers, and Niija Kuykendall and Nik Mavinkurve had been overseeing the project for Warner.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-10/netflix-live-action-death-note-film-casts-keith-stanfield/.103095

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Death Note: Willem Dafoe Joins Cast as Ryuk

Adam Wingard's upcoming live-action Death Note film has found its Ryuk in Willem Dafoe.
According to Mashable, the Oscar-nomiated actor, who starred as the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy, has closed a deal to voice the apple-loving Shinigami.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/02/death-note-willem-dafoe-joins-cast-as-ryuk
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