‘Death Note’ Remake Promises Nudity, Swearing, And “A Ton Of Violence”
Now that he’s successfully resurrected theBlair Witchfranchise, filmmakerAdam Wingardis preparing to tackle another beloved genre property. His next movie isDeath Note, a live-action adaptation of the hit manga series (and subsequent anime adaptation). But according to Wingard, this one will be lessBlair WitchthanThe Guest, at least in terms of tone.
Speaking about his upcoming project in an interview, Wingard teased a return to “something kind of weird” forDeath Note, promising nudity, swearing, and “a ton of violence.”
Collidercaught up with Wingard during theBlair Witchpress tour, and seized the opportunity to talk aboutDeath Note. Fans of Wingard’s who were mildly disappointed to see him take onBlair Witchmay be pleased to hear thatDeath Notewill veer a little less mainstream. Said the director:
Death Notehit a speed bump earlier this year when Warner Bros. kicked it to the curb, but fortunately, Netflix was there to scoop it up. In fact, the switch in distributors may turn out to be a blessing in disguise, since Netflix allows so much freedom. Wingard promisedDeath Notewould go hard:
Death Notehas a pretty twisted premise, so it’s nice to hear Wingard and his team won’t have to pull their punches. The story centers around a student who stumbles across a supernatural notebook that lets him kill anyone in the world, just by writing down their name and picturing their face. He uses this power to cleanse the world of people he deems unworthy, but as the bodies pile up he is pursued by a brilliant young detective investigating the cases.
As previously reported,Nat Wolffplays the student andWillem Dafoevoices the death god who unleashes the notebook in the first place.Keith Stanfield,Margaret Qualley,Paul Nakauchi, andShea Whighamalso star. Netflix has not announced a release date but we can probably expect to seeDeath Notesometime in 2017.
