American Death Note Redux Gets a Killer Director
Steve Barton
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Around here we’re just as leery of remakes as anyone else, but… when the right talent is involved, we cannot help but be filled with hearty optimism! The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next) has signed on to direct Death Note, an adaptation of the horror manga being developed at Warner Bros.
Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs, and Masi Oka are producing the project, which was previously adapted as a movie in its home country of Japan that spawned two sequels.
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.
Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four) wrote the more recent draft of the script. Shane Black was previously attached to direct. Doug Davison and Brian Witten are exec producing. Niija Kuykendall and Nik Mavinkurve are overseeing for the studio.
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