Good News for Death Note fans.

[Kei]

In Weekly Shounen Jump, it was announced that two live action Death Note movies are being made. The first one will be released in June, the second will come out in October.


~Kei

[DarkKanti]

Ooh, that should be interesting. I wonder how they will depict Shinigami. CG? A guy in a costume? Or maybe they'll just make them look human?

I'm looking forward to it. :)

[Tremolo]

Oh...

Oh...

OH SNAP.

I'm officially insanely excited now. Please excuse me while I run around the room making silly happy noises plz.

I think this has a hell of a lot of potential. It'll need a good director and good actors (Ryuhei Matsuda for Light/Raito!) and will need a certain visual style and excellent editing to accentuate the tension in what is mainly a dialogue driven story. The music will need to work perfectly, too.

And DK, as for the Shinigami I reckon they'll be a mixture of costume and CGI. That's how I'd do it, anyway :XD:

These join Superman Returns as Trem's Most Anticipated Films of 2006. GG.

[soundchazer]

* soundchazer meh's

I would rather see an anime of this manga, rather than a live action.

[Kagome654]

Actually, I agree with Soundchazer on this

Not to say that I'm uninterested in the film/s, I would like to see how it turns out. Plus I don't think it would hurt a story like Death Note to be limited to about two hours as I found that a lot of the suspense and character dynamics of Death Note have been hurt by its long run.

[Dtortot]

My only worry is that it will be mindbogginly boring with all the dialogue. That is the great thing about the manga, you have time to read it at your own pace. But in a movie you have to listen and read everything while paying attention to the scene.

I just hope it won't be confusing. Movies with lots of intrincated dialogs tend to do that and if Death Note has something is intrincated dialog. So if you are confused you will get bored and more probably, vice versa too.

[Pedro The Hutt]

If it's a Toho movie they'll be using costumes no doubt. XD

[ant]

I'll reseve judgements until I see the movies, but Initial D live action was better than the animated series, but that is not saying much.

[Tremolo]

Some further news: The movies will star Fujiwara Tatsuya who played Nanahara, the main character in Battle Royale. There's been no confirmation as to whether he's playing Light or L yet, but he'd be good as either I think. The director has also been announced - Kaneko Shuusuke, of the 90s Gamera films and the second Azumi film.

This is good news. It's really actually happening :D

[Pedro The Hutt]

Don't forget that Kaneko is also director Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora. XD

But that is re-assuring, the movie should be in very capable hands then.

[DarkKanti]

That's cool. I really like Fujiwara Tatsuya's acting. I can definitely see him playing Light more than L though.

[silan]

I wonder who will play L, and how far into the manga the movie(s) will cover. I'm definitely looking forward to this.

[DarkKanti]

I thought you'd all like to see the cast (http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showtopic=1708920).

I think L and Light should change places... That's my only real comment on that.

[Tremolo]

I thought you'd all like to see the cast (http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showtopic=1708920).

I think L and Light should change places... That's my only real comment on that.

Haha, I completely agree. Then again I think, I guess they got cast in those roles for a reason, and I'm sure they'll look great in character...even if the names accompanying those headshots really do look like they should be switched :XD:

Wait, my memory of the earlier chapters is a bit rusty, but what exactly was the "Yobatsu Coporate Killing"?

[DarkKanti]

I was a bit confused by that as well. I thought the Yobatsu Corporate Killing was when Light relinquished the Death Note to one of the heads of the corporation, but the duel with L kind of ended right after that arc. I'm starting to think it was something else though.

[Pedro The Hutt]

Ohohohoho, the official Death Note movie (http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote) site has updated, with some news, pictures and..... a trailer. ;o

[Tremolo]

Ohohohoho, the official Death Note movie (http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote) site has updated, with some news, pictures and..... a trailer. ;o

Thanks for letting us know about this :D

Having browsed the hugely annoying website, I really think they're on the right track with this one. The trailer, whilst little more than a teaser, is very stylish and has the kind of "look" that I think will work really well in the movie itself. Fujiwara Tatsuya also looks convincing as Light, which was my only real concern casting-wise.

I really can't wait for the films now.

[Rove]

Drool~

This website reminds me of J.K. Rowling and the Takagism (http://www.takagism.net/) flash games sites, all interactive; very fitting to Death Note's story. I can't wait to see this (though I'm still waiting for a Death Note anime).

Apart from the following website features, did anyone find something else: (some hidden feature, perhaps?)
- The apple
- The monitor with the trailer
- The map above the monitor
- The booklet over the desk
- The books on the shelf with the Introduction and Cast & Staff
- And the scroll on the wall?

[Pedro The Hutt]

No, that's all I've found so far... what has surprised me the most so far the most about the cast is... "Chairman" Kaga Takeshi as Inspector Yagami. But I'm sure he can pull it off!

[Rove]

Hold on to your seats!

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Song For Death Note (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8678)

You read that right! For the first time since ever, RHCP is allowing one of their songs to be played in a movie, in the Death Note movie no less!

Dani California Video (http://www.redhotchilipeppers.com/news/news.php?uid=174) (Did I mention how great this song is and how hilarious the video is?)

An interesting Blog entry on the subject... (http://santoslove.exblog.jp/4340687)

Although the RHCP-DN matching doesn't sound to well at first, I love both the manga and the band to care. I'm sure they will make it fit.

I think it is important to mention that this is not the first time that RHCP is related to a manga, that would be Harold Sakuishi's (BECK) retelling of the time he met the RHCP in "Under the Bridge". And did I forget to mention that the RHCP are HUGE in Japan?

[DarkKanti]

Niiiiiice.

I love that song. <3 the Chilli Peppers. I'm sure they'll find a scene or two in which that song'll fit.

I also just checked out the trailer and am very excited about this movie now. It's coming in June right?

[Tremolo]

Here's too another thumbs up towards the song - the chorus especially seems to fit Death Note pretty well. I could see it being played over the end credits, but we'll just have to wait and see.

And yeah DK, the first one does seem to be set for a June release, the second one in October I think.

[Liegenschonheit]

Based on what little you see in the teaser trailer, I concur with Trem on this. It looks like it will have just the right stylish atmosphere for Death Note. I am really looking forward to this one, although I was also hoping for an anime Death Note series. Still, this looks like it will be just my type of movie.

[Ender]

Ara ra,

Based on what little you see in the teaser trailer, I concur with Trem on this. It looks like it will have just the right stylish atmosphere for Death Note. I am really looking forward to this one, although I was also hoping for an anime Death Note series. Still, this looks like it will be just my type of movie.

I just hope Ryuk doesn't spend the whole movie in "invisible-apple-addict" mode. -_-

-Prof. Ender

[PsychoSaiya-jin]

* soundchazer meh's

I would rather see an anime of this manga, rather than a live action.
The only problem with an anime of Deatnote is that it would require next to no animation as entire monologues are read out by seiyuu, normally inside a character's head.
I would, however, like to see a decent western adaption :D

[Pedro The Hutt]

A decent western adaption is next to impossible. XD

As to Ryuuku's case, I think they're deliberatly keeping him under wraps for the moment. =D I'm 99.9% certain that he'll be visible in the movie.

[Dtortot]

He better be. Ryuk is the most likeable character in the entire series.

"Who could have guessed that humans were so enteirtaining!?"

[Pedro The Hutt]

In the meantime.
http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/cinema_sp/dnt/index.html A first tiny glimpse of L.

And somewhat larger.
http://www.merehinya.com/Ped/Misabus.jpg Misamisa!

[Miecell]

I thought Misa Amane had blonde hair o.O;?
I'm excited to see how it'll be carried out & while I'm at it, I better continue reading the manga to the current point ;>>

[Pedro The Hutt]

That she did, but they probably pulled a Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and/or reasoned that blonde hair could only look good on a MANGA Japanese girl without it looking fake. Besides, black hair fits a wannabe-gothic-girly so much better.

[Rove]

I would, however, like to see a decent western adaption :D
A decent western adaption is next to impossible. XD


4-28-06 DEATH NOTE Film Project Progressions

Major news to relay on the front of the upcoming 2 tiered DEATH NOTE movie series. The first serial is due in Japanese theaters on Saturday, June 17th with the second following closely in October. Distribution is being handled by Warner, a box-office profit target of 10 billion Yen from both films combined has been set, 320 theaters are being aimed at for the release. Fans outside of Japan can rejoice in the fact that both an overseas distribution of these 2 movies and possible remakes are being looked at. Combined, both films have a 2 billion Yen production budget. Nippon Television Network will acquire substantial rights after the theatrical release. Cast will include Tatsuya Fujiwara as Raito Yagami, Ken'ichi Matsuyama as L, Toda Erika as Misa, Kaga Takeshi as Souichiro, Mishima Hikari as Sayu, Godai Michiko as Sachiko, Fujiwara Shunji as Watari, Seto Asaka as Naomi, Hosokawa Shigeki as Raye, Aoyama Souta as Matsuda, Shimizu Shin as Aizawa, Okuda Tatsuhito as Ukita and Nakamura Ikuji as Mogi. Production staff includes: Director: Kaneko Shuusuke, Subdirector: Yamaguchi Kouji, Director-something: Matsue Yoshiki and Camerawork by Takase Hiroshi.

Discuss possible US release, possible Western adaptations, cast, the 5 times plus expected gain (2 billion Yen budget --> 10 billion Yen aimed box office) ... or just smile.

[Pedro The Hutt]

As an aside, the official site has had another big update, go look! XD

And I sure hope that it'll just be a nice as-is DVD/theatrical release in Europe & America. I think I'll scream bloody murder should there be an american remake. You'd think that they've realised by now that the west can't remake Japanese movies to save their lives. (The 1998 Godzilla comes to mind)
I already shudder at the thought of american actors saying Ree-you-zek-ee instead of Ryuuzaki.

[Rove]

4-30-06 ---- Death Note Anime

While sparse details are available, following up Friday's film series news, it's just been revealed that Tsugumi Ooba and Takeshi Obata's Death Note manga will be adapted to animation by Nippon Television Network in Japan. A video game is due there this winter and a tribute album will be released in June. No official timetable exists for the anime roll-out although a Fall 2006 (we're hearing October) release is likely.

\o/ Victoly!

(That sums it up pretty well)

[Pedro The Hutt]

Well.... I'm sure it'll be cheap to animate.

The video game... it better be a point & click adventure of ye olde days.

[PsychoSaiya-jin]

As an aside, the official site has had another big update, go look! XD

And I sure hope that it'll just be a nice as-is DVD/theatrical release in Europe & America. I think I'll scream bloody murder should there be an american remake. You'd think that they've realised by now that the west can't remake Japanese movies to save their lives. (The 1998 Godzilla comes to mind)
I already shudder at the thought of american actors saying Ree-you-zek-ee instead of Ryuuzaki.
Remember Ring? There's always a market for remaking these stories.
[The quality of that remake is a different subject of discussion entirely :)]

[Pedro The Hutt]

I refuse to remember Ring... oh darn, now you've made me gone and remember it, good job.

But nah, I'm not a fan of american remakes of foreign movies. (Taxi is another appaling example, this time of a french film)

Of course, luckily I always have the choice of not seeing them.

[PsychoSaiya-jin]

I refuse to remember Ring... oh darn, now you've made me gone and remember it, good job.

But nah, I'm not a fan of american remakes of foreign movies. (Taxi is another appaling example, this time of a french film)

Of course, luckily I always have the choice of not seeing them.
Oh God, Taxi, that was a complete travesty.
I've never claimed that American remakes have ever had any inherent quality, but they are always inevitable when money can be made ^_^

[Ender]

Ara ra,

Here's something interesting, though it kinda bumps into what Rove stated before. Either or, I got this from somewhere online, so take it as you will:

Death Note Manga Ending, TV Anime Adaption, and more. May 01 2006
According to Weekly Shounen Jump's early sales information, Death Note (Story by Tsugumi Ooba, Art by Takeshi Obata) will be ending in Shounen Jump issue 24, on sale May 15th.

Also from the early sales info regarding new Death Note products:

- TV Anime adaption
- Game adaption this winter
- Tribute album will be released in June

For weekly translation of Shounen Jump sales info, visit WeeklyJump.

Death Note ending? Hrm. Good? Bad? Jean-Claude Van Damme? Discuss.

-Prof. Ender

[Dtortot]

Lame.

The ending was lame. Sure it still has a few more chaps but... LAME!

[Pedro The Hutt]

I'm only at chapter 70 something. >.>;; But I sure hope ends with a smashing defeat for Raito. Git has had too much luck as is.

[KiraraKim]

I stopped reading Death Note a long time ago but I'll probably still read the last couple chapters because I am curious to see how it ends.

Hmm it seems a lot of manga series have been getting both a movie and anime adaption lately: Honey and Clover, Nana and now Death Note. I wonder if this is a going to be a trend with the manga series that are focused more on RL situations (not that Death Note is really realistic).

Edit: So I just read Chapter 107. I can't believe they dragged this whole thing out for 107 chapters and that was the end. It was anticlimatic to say the least. Well in the end I still think the manga lost its appeal after the first two volumes.

[Pedro The Hutt]

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote/ New trailer! Ryuuku! Go! Now! *fanboy explosion*

[Rove]

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote/ New trailer! Ryuuku! Go! Now! *fanboy explosion*
That trailer is awesome. And that is one fine way to show Ryuuku. Save the best for last.

And in case no one else noticed, we are only one month away from its theatrical release! (June 17th). In other words, one month plus one week for those waiting the acquired-kind release. >_>

On another subject (though still Death Note related):

I want chibi Death Note (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/vermar/ChibiDN1.jpg) live-action (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/vermar/ChibiDN3.jpg)! Now (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/vermar/ChibiDN2.jpg)!

[Kei]

Hahaha, even a chibi Misa-misa! Great find there Rove ^^


~Kei

[M.Baka]

Cant wait to see them. Hope they are as good as the manga.

[DarkKanti]

The new trailor was awesome. I can't wait for the movie.

@ Rove- Cute. Very Cute.

[Rove]

Third trailer! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCpRdFZJTuU)

(It's a youtube link because the trailer section in the official site is currently not working...)

Most of it has been seen before in the other two trailers, but it is 3:20 minutes long so there are a few new scenes and a lot more Ryuuku this time around.

Only twelve more days for its theatrical release, not that I'm keeping count or anything... >_>

[Tremolo]

L looks a bit like Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko mode, which is cool.

And Ryuuk looks really rather good - not photo-realistic or anything, but certainly believable enough to work.

Really looking forward to this.

[Zelyhon]

L looks a bit like Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko mode, which is cool.

And Ryuuk looks really rather good - not photo-realistic or anything, but certainly believable enough to work.

Really looking forward to this.
Am I the only one who didn't really want Ryuk to look photo-realistic? I mean, if he looks too normal, I'd think that would kind of betray the otherworldly nature of Ryuk. He's not supposed to fit in, in my opinion. I really liked how he looked in the trailer.

[Dtortot]

Ryuuk looked great. And one thng I am liking, is that, from these trialers, we can see the movie will have a lot of the famous and important scenes from the manga.

[NausicaaBoy]

SHould be funn to watch..I cant wait to see how some of the manga scenes come out on screen

[Pedro The Hutt]

Those sneaky Japanese, the first 9 minutes of the movie have been aired on TV over there, and of course, those have now been Youtubed (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nzRmqg7Ye0M&search=death%20note), darned tantalising previews.

[Rove]

http://www.designchronicle.com/memento/archives/deathnotemovie_1stimpression.html

It has an extensive summary, compares the movie with the manga and the images are from the trailers only rearranged. Spoilers are in order, so read at your own risk.

[isolatedotaku]

>_> That was a good movie.

While in Japan I went with one of my host families to see it. Once I got over the size and cleanness of the theater, I focused on the movie.

The beginning and ending of this first half had some director's creative twisting, but everything else was pretty on key.

I suggest that any DeathNote fan watch it, but they shouldn't be suprised if something aren't exactly the same as in the manga.

[Dtortot]

The video was meh. It needed the shocking moment of relization that the Death Note can actually kill.

[isolatedotaku]

The video was meh. It needed the shocking moment of relization that the Death Note can actually kill.

That is an interesting scene in the movie.

I'm putting this in spoilers just in case. In the movie, Light kills off a thug that offended him previously. He kills him at a train track after using the DN once before. He proves that it works, and is pretty shocked by the power in his hands.

[Pedro The Hutt]

That would probably mean the movie reverses back to the actual beginning after the 9 minute intro.

[Dtortot]

That would probably mean the movie reverses back to the actual beginning after the 9 minute intro.If that happens it will be totally cool, because all of the people that haven't read it, must be saying WTF! by the end of that 9 min piece we saw.