Exciting First Teaser Trailer for Netflix's Live-Action Adaptation of DEATH NOTE
"Shall we begin?"
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for their live-action adaptation of the manga/anime Death Note, and I love what I'm seeing in this first footage! The movie comes from director Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next). I'm a fan of his films, and it looks like he may have actually done a great job with Death Note!
The manga was created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, and the story follows student Light Turner, played by Nat Wolff in the film, who uncovers a mysterious notebook that kills people if their name is written in it. When talking about adapting the property into a live-action film, Wingard said:
“I think anime are due for the same treatment that comics got when Nolan did Batman. I think the key is straying away from overt anime style like Speed Racer and Dragon Ball and instead try to ground the stories in more relatable ways. With Death Note I tried to give it a gritty lived in look. With that said Death Note is going to be my most insane movie yet. It makes The Guest look conventional."
I'm already impressed by this teaser, and I can't wait to see more. Wingard actually may have been able to pull this off and give fans something awesome that they'll love. The movie also stars Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Lakeith Stanfield, Paul Nakauchi, and Shea Whigham. Here's the synopsis:
Based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone’s name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike abilities, the young man begins to kill those he deems unworthy of life.
Death Note will premiere on Netfflix this summer on August 25.
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