New DEATH NOTE Character Posters Reveal Light, Mia, and L
We've seen these characters in the Death Note trailer already, but it wasn't until now that we get character posters featuring Nat Wolff as Light, Margaret Qualley as Mia Sutton, and Lakeith Stanfield as L. Take a look at the character and continue on below:
In the manga and anime, Light was a righteous kid who soon became drunk with the power to kill whomever he wanted. While the killings at first were for people who deserved it, Light soon began to become judge, jury, and executioner in his killings.
Mia is the high school girlfriend of Light Turner, who embarks on a crusade alongside him to rid the world of evil with the 'Death Note.'
In the ultimate chess match between "Light" and darkness, L is the prodigy detective behind the investigation of the serial killer known as 'Kira.'
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.
The Netflix original film is directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch, You're Next). The movie also stars Paul Nakauchi (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), Shea Whigham (American Hustle) and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) as the voice of Ryuk.
The film hits Netflix on August 25th, and while I'm not expecting big things, I'm hoping it does well.