Death Note

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New Rumors About Those Justice League Reshoots

Fantastic Beasts 2 is looking for some younger versions of its cast of characters. Legends of Tomorrow recruits a mystical new heroine. The brains behind Stranger Things discuss the role of the monsters in season two. Plus extensive new looks at The Mummy and Transformers: The Last Knight. Behold, Spoilers! Justice League The film’s reshoot…

The Teaser for Netflix’s Death Note Adaptation Is the Most Netflix Thing Ever Made

I really, really wish there was something more interesting going on in the footage from Netflix’s adaptation of Death Note. Instead, it looks exactly like every other drama from Netflix: angsty leads, washed out colors, and the occasional flash of a CG effect. It not only doesn’t really stand out, it feels like it could…

A 2,400-Page Edition of the Death Note Manga You Could Beat Someone to Death With

Want to check out Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s popular manga before, say, Netflix releases its adaptation next year? Well, this new Japanese release of the entire thing in a single book could be up your street, as well as double as a solid enough weapon against potential home invaders. https://gizmodo.com/the-guest-directors-manga-adaptation-death-note-will-1769525077 This ridiculous tome weighs…

New Details on a Surprising Alliance in Game of Thrones

Don’t get your hopes up about those Mad Max prequel rumors just yet. An unsurprising character will return to Marvel’s Netflix universe. The Lost in Space reboot casts its Judy Robinson. Plus, Jed Whedon teases a Doctor Strange connection to the next season of Agents of SHIELD, and a new Scream Queens clip. Spoilers Now!…

Willem Dafoe, a Man With the Face of a Demon in Real Life, Will Voice a Demon in Netflix’s Death Note

On one hand, casting Willem Dafoe as the voice of Ryuk the shinigami (probably best translated as “death spirit”) in Death Note is great. On the other hand, Netflix’s live-action U.S. adaptation of the hit manga and anime ismissing out on big savings by not just using Dafoe’s actual, terrifying face in the film. Dafoe’s…

Keith Stanfield Will Co-Star in Netflix’s Adaptation of Death Note

Netflix’s adaptation of the manga Death Note has pretty much solidified its cast, adding Keith Stanfield (Straight Out of Compton). This casting was rumored a few months ago by The Wrap, with sources confirming to Variety that Stanfield’s deal with Netflix has actually closed. We don’t know exactly what role Stanfield has locked down, but…

The Guest Director’s Manga Adaptation, Death Note, Will Now Be a Netflix Production

Director Adam Wingard has been one to watch for years, with works like cult horror You’re Next and thriller The Guest, which boldly cast Downton Abbey heartthrob Dan Stevens way against type as a psychopath. His next film may reach an even bigger audience, now that it’s likely headed to Netflix instead of theaters. Death…

The First Details About Marvel’s Most Wanted Tease Some Big Changes for Agents of SHIELD

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Ian McShane’s Game of Thrones Role Could See The Return Of A Dead Character

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The US Movie Adaptation Of Horror Manga Death Note Lands A Director

Another beloved manga is apparently getting a US makeover. This time it’s Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s comic about an ambitious young man who receives a mystical killer notebook. You’re Next and The Guest director Adam Wingard has signed on to direct the US feature version. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news…

Death Note Is Now A Musical, And Here Are The First English Songs

Because Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata hit manga about a teenager who is able to kill people by writing their names in a death god’s notebook, has been adapted for just about every other medium, it’s now becoming a musical. And some of the English-language songs are now online. Kotaku first mentioned over…

Japan is turning the manga/anime/live-action movie series Death Note into a musical. The series, about a teen with a notebook that kills anyone whose name he writes in it, and the teen detective who tries to catch him, seems like an odd fit for a musical, but it also seemed like bizarre idea for a…

Gus Van Sant May Direct The American Death Note Movie

While it hasn’t been confirmed, The Tracking Board is reporting that Gus Van Sant has been chosen to direct the live-action U.S. adaptation of the hit anime/manga Death Note, stepping in after previously named director Shane Black left for the new Predator movie. Beyond the surprising news that someone is still trying to make a…

Danger Dolls Teaser Has All the Schoolgirls-With-Swords Action You Need

Danger Dolls looks like this year’s campiest Japanese exploitation movie, and we can’t wait. Director Shusuke Kaneko (Death Note, Godzilla, Ghidora and Mothra) is bringing the sword-wielding schoolgirls and the evil cultists who want to blow up the world. Plus aliens! Update: Added full-length trailer! Danger Dolls is premiering at Cannes soon, and here’s the…

10 Ways to Make Everyone Root for Your Amoral Protagonist

One step beyond the anti-hero, there’s the amoral or morally challenged main character. Sometimes, a protagonist is so dark, you can’t even use the term “hero” to describe him or her. But how do you get your audience to root for a character who might throw an old lady under a bus? Here are 10…

Don’t Remake These Movies, Film These Books Instead!

Hollywood’s addiction to remakes and reboots continues unabated, with dozens of films in development. And meanwhile, bookshelves are straining with hundreds of original, thrilling novels that have never been adapted to the screen. Here’s a second dose of our list of books that should be adapted instead of yet another remake. Missed our first list…

The 11 Most Evil Villains in Anime

Do you think Skeletor, the Joker, Megatron and Lex Luthor have the market cornered on evil? Not so fast. The world of manga and anime is just as full of villains as Western comics and cartoons are, and they’re no slouches in the murder and depravity departments. Here are 11 anime and manga villain you…

What character are you embarrassed that you love?

We all have one: a character from an otherwise great piece of media who is obnoxious or horrible in some way. Is there a character that you don’t usually admit to liking? Confess your terrible character love here. We’ll understand. Up top is one of my characters that I love, and I’m horribly embarrassed about…

When an Ordinary Schmo Gets an All-Powerful Sidekick (And Still Can’t Catch a Break)

By Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders. It’s Monday, the day when we all recognize how powerless we are in the face of a cruel, unbending cosmos. But what if we could have a best friend with the power to reshape reality, or work miracles with the snap of a finger? Our lives would still…