Jul 18, 2009 death note has been optioned for a liveaction hollywood remake. Whilst being a hardcore death note fan since the age of 17, my expectations for this particular film adaptation of tsugumi oba and takeshi obatas best selling manga series were very low to say. June 29, 2017 by mariaelpida flessa leave a comment death note is an upcoming american supernatural thriller film directed by adam wingard, based on the manga series of the same name by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata. Had to do it now because i dont want people like me who enjoyed the original animemanga to waste their time on this movie. Death note is a terrible film, for reasons that are. Japanese manga death note to be made into american movie. L confronts light in a brand new clip from netflixs death note. For the japanese liveaction film, see death note 2006 film. The brilliance of death notes potato chip scene yes, really duration. It was directed by adam wingard and stars nat wolff, margaret qualley, and keith stanfield. Through stunning historical recreations and a searching examination of fascism and white supremacy, death of a nation cuts through progressive big lies to expose hidden history and explosive truths. A 2007 article in the star malaysia states that more than ten film companies in the united states expressed interest in creating a remake. Death note is a 2017 american neonoir supernatural thriller film loosely adapted from the.
This is the first movie in which light finds the death note. Ill have to trust the breadth and popularity of the 14yearold death note franchise in japan which encompasses more than 100 issues of manga, two tv series, four liveaction movies. It tells the supernatural tale of a misfit high school student, struggling over his moms violent death, who finds that he has the stealth power to wreak vengeance on criminals or miscreants whove gone unpunished. Death note tv series 20062007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. L finds out light is kira by writing his own name in the death note, making him immune to rem killing him. Death note is a bad movie regardless of its source fidelity which would be irrelevant if it worked. I dont understand why death note needed a remake really, but thats america for you i guess. Netflixs death note trailer is creepy and cool, watch it. Everyone seems to be hating this movie because its not like the original source material, but is there anything good that theyre. Voiced most times by brian drummond, shidou nakamura. The last name is a complete level higher than the first death note film, but the sum of itatms parts is so much more pleasing and. Jun 03, 2008 following the making of popular japanese manga dragon ball z movie adaptation by the 20th century fox, vertigo films are going to bring death note to the silver screen. Death note is an american feature film loosely based on the death note manga series.
Whether the artistic choices were the courtesy of director adam wingard and yes, youre next. Aug 25, 2017 the concept of death note, the manga and at least start of the film, is simple. But fans of the original series have already taken pause with a few of the films changes. Death note latest casting whitewashing the mary sue. Firstly i didnt know this was a movie until it was released on netflix. Netflix developed the film after it was dropped by warner brothers in 2016. Aug 31, 2017 death note is a bad movie regardless of its source fidelity which would be irrelevant if it worked. Why go through all the trouble of setting death note in america if. A battle between the worlds two greatest minds begins when light yagami finds the death note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals. Intoxicated by the power of a supernatural notebook, a young man begins killing those he deems unworthy of life. Director adam wingard shows he has a clear vision for his film adaptation. Inspired by the turbulent events of post2016 presidential election america, dinesh dsouzas death of a nation reveals an eerie similarity between the situations faced by president trump now and the situations faced by president lincoln in 1860.
Death note is a 2017 american neonoir supernatural thriller film loosely adapted from the japanese manga of the same name created by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata. Aug 21, 2017 adapting death note into a featurelength american movie was always a colossally bad idea tsugumi ohbas manga ran 108 chapters, and theres a good reason why the only decent riff on. Released 2017, death note stars nat wolff, margaret qualley, lakeith stanfield, willem dafoe the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Aug 28, 2017 how not to adapt a manga classic netflixs death note is a case study in whitewashing a great story so thoroughly that it becomes unrecognizable. Lincoln united his party and saved america from the democrats for the first time. Shinsei new hope award and the 2000 shogakukan manga award. Death note, desu noto is a 2006 japanese supernatural thriller film based on the manga series of the same title by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata. American horror director adam wingard takes a page from donnie darko in his stylish, u.
By casting such an actor, there are fears the entire movie will turn into a high school drama which isnt what death note is about. The films primarily center on a tokyo college student who attempts to change the world into a. The first and second films, titled death note and death note. Debruge also wrote that despite the philosophical concepts of murdering via the death note, the movie never quite reckons with just how twisted a. This is a total waste of time and this movie should have never been made, its an insult to the original death note desu noto. Jul 01, 2017 netflixs death note is officially set to start streaming on august 25th, 2017 and fans will have to wait until then to see wingards adaptation. So i recently watched the show death note and i had to make some kind of video about it. Hes getting a lot of shit on twitter and i understand whythis is not really an adaptation of death note. Parents need to know that death note is an americanmade horror film based on a popular japanese comic book series manga. Light turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class. Light turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death. This movie condenses the 12volume death note story into a single 101minute feature film, vs. How netflixs death note remake changes the iconic manga.
Netflixs death note fails asianamericans in the more mundane way that most hollywood. Netflixs upcoming death note film will adapt the popular manga and anime for a whole new audience. After all, the film is stirring up some serious controversy but whats up with death note, really. The adaptation of the hit japanese franchise based on a manga by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata that began its run in 2003 stars. Zac efron is already associated with disney and will attract the wrong attention to the movie. Jul 26, 2017 did netflix make a decent death note film. Death note, desu noto is a series of liveaction japanese films, including a short film and a miniseries. Like with quentin tarantinoatms kill bill, death note. Netflixs death note can be summed up by the films first murder, which takes place hardly 10 minutes in.
Dan jackson is a staff writer at thrillist entertainment. Sound of death note is a soundtrack featuring music from the first death note film composed and arranged by kenji kawai. Netflixs death note is officially set to start streaming on august 25th, 2017 and fans will have to wait until then to see wingards adaptation. Can trumpand wecome together and save america for the. A boy named light turner finds a book dropped to earth by a shinigami, a japanese death demon somewhat akin to the grim reaper, named ryuk, voiced in the film by willem dafoe. May 02, 2017 the 6 most important deaths in death note. From what the director has said, a lot of care and. This page is for the american liveaction film released in 2017. Adapting death note into a featurelength american movie was always a. The production notes for the recent horror films shutter and the strangers both reveal that americas vertigo entertainment is developing a remake of. The first two films adapt the manga series with some notable changes, and after that the series continues with original story lines. Horror filmmaker adam wingard is now onboard to direct a liveaction film adaptation of the popular japanese mangaanime death note. It is based on the death note manga series by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata.
If youve heard of netflixs new movie death note, you probably have some questions. Aug 24, 2017 if youve heard of netflixs new movie death note, you probably have some questions. This post contains spoilers for the movie death note, and discusses the ending of the movie in detail. Jun 17, 2006 death note, desu noto is a series of liveaction japanese films, including a short film and a miniseries. Death note 2017 tvma 1h 40m teen screams light turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class. Death note has been optioned for a liveaction hollywood remake. Nov, 2015 death note films latest casting news fuels protest of hollywood whitewashing by teresa jusino 4. Yay comedy, and if you cant take a joke, well theres no hope for you. Its the most glaring symptom of a film that utterly fails to investigate its. The book says death note on the cover and has names written in it over centuries. Images of the ryuk voice actors from the death note franchise.
Definitely watch the original 2006 film instead and dont bother with this one. The upcoming horror movie, from blair witch and the guest helmsman adam wingard, has made some changes from the manga and anime that inspired it not least of these was the decision to move the action from japan to america, which has had a knockon effect on most of the characters. Death note liveaction movie gets youre next director adam wingard. Death note is a 2017 american neonoir supernatural thriller film loosely adapted from the japanese manga of the same name created by tsugumi ohba and. Death note liveaction movie gets youre next director. Death note films latest casting news fuels protest of hollywood whitewashing by teresa jusino 4. Death note 2017 a high school student named light turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals. American live action american remake death note cast l lawliet. Adapting death note into a featurelength american movie was always a colossally bad idea tsugumi ohbas manga ran 108 chapters, and theres a good reason why the only decent riff on. Death note, netflixs newest original film, is adapted from a japanese mangaturnedanime. Sound of death note the last name is the soundtrack from the second death note film, death note the last name. Aug 26, 2017 like fellow manga adaptation ghost in the shell, netflixs death note has been dogged by whitewashing criticism since castings were first announced. However, it ends before light and misa meet, and deviates slightly from the manga. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Sep 05, 2017 netflixs upcoming death note film will adapt the popular manga and anime for a whole new audience. Takeshi obata takeshi obata was born in 1969 in niigata, japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular shonen jump title hikaru no go, which won the 2003 tezuka osamu cultural prize. In what order should i watch the death note movies. And spoiler alert if the title wasnt enough to tip you off, its got a lot of death in it. Im not going into detail, but there is a reason its a long mangaanime and not a movie. Jun 29, 2017 intoxicated by the power of a supernatural notebook, a young man begins killing those he deems unworthy of life. Death note is based on the bestselling supernatural action mystery manga written by tsugumi ohba and illustrated by takeshi obata. How not to adapt a manga classic netflixs death note is a case study in whitewashing a great story so thoroughly that it becomes unrecognizable. The film demonstrates how trump can use the example of lincoln to shut down the democratic plantation once and for all. Tsugumi ohba born in tokyo, tsugumi ohba is the author of the hit series death note and bakuman. Vertigo entertainment is currently set to develop an american death note remake. It shouldnt come as a surprise that the death note franchise, spanning a manga, anime, a liveaction japanese film, and an american netflix movie.
With 15 million copies, the hit comic has finally been adapted into two liveaction feature films death note and death note. Netflixs death note trailer is creepy and cool, watch it now. Like fellow manga adaptation ghost in the shell, netflixs death note has been dogged by whitewashing criticism since castings were first announced. Following the making of popular japanese manga dragon ball z movie adaptation by the 20th century fox, vertigo films are going to bring death note to the silver screen. Aug 25, 2017 the adam wingarddirected death note movie hits netflix on friday. The concept of death note, the manga and at least start of the film, is simple. Why death note is guilty of whitewashing indiewire. Whilst being a hardcore death note fan since the age of 17, my expectations for this particular film adaptation of tsugumi oba and takeshi obatas best selling manga series were very low to say the very least.