DEATH NOTE Finally Comes to Life with 'GUEST' Director

 

It's been far too long since news of the American adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata acclaimed manga Death Note ran across headlines; but The Hollywood Reporter nabbed the exclusive this afternoon that Adam Wingard, who helmed The Guest and You're Next would be tackling the picture for Warner Brothers studios.

Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka are producing the project, which was previously adapted as movie in its home country of Japan, spawning a sequel.

The story centers on a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name, who then decides to cleanse the world of whom he deems evil. As the student is tracked by a reclusive police officer, a cat-and-mouse game ensues

Shane Black was previously attached to direct before moving on to remake Predator for some reason.

Death Note was adapted into a Japanese live-action saga in 2006 and 2008, with a spinoff for the "antagonist", L: Change the World.
The anime series is associated with being one of the major power-houses that brought anime to American shores in the mid 2000's along with "Bleach", "Naruto", and "Full Metal Alchemist".

The film will join Dreamwork's Ghost in the Shell as the waters are tested for what could be the next race for "Comic Book Movie" gold with anime and manga.