death note

Tracking Board is reporting that Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk ), is directing the fabled Warner Bros film adaptation of Death Note. The film has been in the works for some time, previously naming Iron Man 3's Shane Black as director, so who knows what'll happen with this one.

Willem Dafoe will play Ryuk the Shinigami in Death Note. Kind of perfect (see below)...

Just, yes.

Anyways, for those unfamiliar, Death Note follows a high schooler (played by Nat Wolff) who comes across a notebook bestowed with sinister powers, that allows for Wolff to kill off anyone by picturing their face and writing their name in the notebook.

Death Note is being produced by Roy Lee of The Ring, and Dan Lin of Sherlock Holmes; the film debuts on Netflix in 2017. 

If you haven't already heard, I've got some groan-inducing news for you: there's going to be an American adaptation of Death Note, courtesy of Warner Bros.  Adam Wingard, director of The Guest, has signed on as director of Death Note alongside writer Jeremy Slater, who penned The Lazarus Effect and the Fantastic Four reboot due out later this year.  Based on their previous work, it seems like the film is in fairly capable hands, but there are just some adaptations that don't need to be made.  If you're unfamiliar, check out trailers for The Guest and The Lazarus Effect below.

Death Note

NotoriousTroll says: Think Japanese MadTV... yes i know its old.