However, with Netflix seemingly more ready to can unpopular original shows recently, any further productions will probably be dependent on the success of the first movie.Within the Kanto region of Japan, Light Yagami: an intelligent and distinguished yet disaffected Tokyo college student stumbles across a mysterious dark-colored notebook, with the words: "Death Note" marked on the cover, while returning home from his classes. Wingard’s film deals with the first part of the story, and the manga ran to more than 100 chapters, so there is more than enough material for further Netflix movies and/or a series.
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A series of live-action films took more than $120 million at the Japanese box office.
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The franchise also spawned an acclaimed 37-episode anime series, illustrated novels, a live-action TV series, video games and even a musical that played in Japan and South Korea. The stand-alone editions of the original manga sold more than 30 million copies in Japan. It’s already a massive multimedia franchise, but will Netflix develop its own? In Belgium in 2007, notes referencing Death Note were found near the body of a slain man four people were arrested for his murder in 2010.ĥ. Students from South Carolina to Sydney, Australia, found themselves in hot water after being discovered with Death Note books containing the names of students and teachers. The ban was later widened to major cities including Beijing and Shanghai.īans were also attempted in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Russia, though they ultimately failed. School authorities in Shenyang, China, banned the manga in 2005 after students were found with imitation Death Note books in which they had written the names of classmates, enemies and teachers. The manga was banned in China and linked to “copycat” crimes Which is really morbid, but it was true,” Wingard told Gizmodo.Ĥ. And I was like, we got to stop, we’re literally killing them off. And then the second person on my list was Prince, weirdly enough - and then he died. “Well, as a matter of fact, David Bowie was actually originally who I wanted Ryuk - but then David Bowie died. to Netflix, and while he was thinking about casting, two of the stars he wanted for death god Ryuk died, a somewhat spooky occurrence given the nature of the storyline. Wingard took the project from Warner Bros. The project has been in the pipeline for years, after attracting attention from multiple studios. The director wanted to cast Bowie and Prince as the death god I’ve always wanted to write a Death Note like this, as well,” said Ohba.ģ. The characters are all faithful to satisfying their desires.
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“Thanks to the beautiful imagery and the thrilling direction by Adam Wingard, the movie is a magnificent A-level thriller masterpiece. seem far more concerned about the issue than those in Japan.īoth original manga writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Obata have given their blessing. As with Ghost in the Shell, fans in the U.S. While Ghost in the Shell could have more easily gone with a more diverse cast, a group of Japanese characters in a Seattle high school would have required some serious storyline gymnastics. With the new version set in the U.S., a non-Japanese cast was all but inevitable, as was the accompanying online “whitewashing” outrage. A “whitewashing” controversy was all but guaranteed, though the original manga creators are cool with it Although transported stateside, the main thrust of the story stays mostly faithful to the original.Ģ. Light and his girlfriend, played by Qualley ( The Leftovers), use the book to rid the world of baddies, with Stanfield’s mysterious L trying to uncover the source behind the mayhem. In the Netflix version, the book is found by Wolff’s character Light Turner and summons death god Ryuk, voiced by Willem Defoe. The lifespan of the human victim is added to that of the death god, maintaining their immortality. Here are five things to know about the manga re-imagining:Ī Death Note is a notebook owned by a “ shinigami” (Japanese death god) that causes anyone whose name is written in it - and a picture of their face to avoid mistaken identity - to die. Early critical reaction has largely not been favorable.