Hollywood's Live-Action DEATH NOTE Film Revived With Adam Wingard

Hollywood's Live-Action DEATH NOTE Film Revived With Adam Wingard

Adam Wingard, director of the critically acclaimed Dan Stevens led "The Guest" has signed on to replace Iron Man 3 director Shane Black as helmer of the live-action Death Note film in development at Warner Bros.

By MarkJulian - Apr 27, 2015 03:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Anime & Manga
Source: THR
Following Iron Man 3, director Shane Black seemed keen on making a live-action Death Note film for the West.  However, it appears that will not come to pass as Warner Bros. has replaced Black with Adam Wingard. 

Created as a manga, writer  Tsugumi Ohba and illustraor by Takeshi Obata have witnessed their 2003 creation spawn a spinoff manga, anime, anime film and Japanese live-action film.  The story centers around a bright Japanese high school student who randomly discovers a notebook that lets him kill anyone just by writing their name in it. 

Wingard is expected to shoot a horror movie for Lionsgate this Summer before tackling Death Note.


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