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Warner Brothers Acquire Live-Action Death Note Rights (Update 2)
posted on by Egan Loo
The American film studio Death Note supernatural suspense manga series into a live-action film. In the manga, a teenager finds a notebook with which he can put people to death by writing their names. He begins a self-anointed crusade against the criminals of the world, and a cat-and-mouse game begins with the authorities and one idiosyncratic genius detective. In the proposed film version, the main character is described as a college student, and the story will cover the first three of the 13 manga volumes.
Brian Witten (executive producer of Final Destination, 2009's Friday the 13th) are also attached as producers. The manga has already been adapted into three live-action films and one television anime series in Japan.
Vertigo Entertainment has developed or is developing remakes of Ju-on (Universal Pictures.
finished its two-night theatrical run in the United States on Thursday.
Source: Variety
Update: More background information added.
Update 2: More production information added.
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