Death Note US Live-Action Now Has a Director!

Deadline has just recently reported that Warner Bros. Hollywood Adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's popular manga, Death Note now has a director! This is the fourth time that we will have a live-action Death Note film, the original Japanese Death Note Live-Action Trilogy was produced by Warner Bros. Japan.

This film will be produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Brian Witten with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry writing it and Shane Black (Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, Last Action Hero, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) directing the film! Shane Black himself is a big fan of the original manga and I quote: “It’s my favorite manga, I was just struck by its unique and brilliant sensibility,” Black said.

“What we want to do is take it back to that manga, and make it closer to what is so complex and truthful about the spirituality of the story, versus taking the concept and trying to copy it as an American thriller. Jeff Robinov and Greg Silverman liked that.”

Special thanks to MyAnimeList for the tip!

Knowing that the director of the US live-action Dath Note film is a fan, I have high hopes that this film will really work.

Efron: Not Starring in Akira (YEEEAHH!)

As we have reported last time, it was rumored that Zac Efron is said to play the lead role of the planned live-action adaptation of the popular anime film, Akira. Just like the rumored that he will play Light in a Death Note live-action, we learn that it is just a rumor.

According to a recent article from GossipCop, that a representative for the Hughes Brothers, who are attached to direct a live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, has stated that recent rumors that the rumors that said actor is rumored to be offered the lead role in the film are "not true."

Aside from that, ANN has tried contacting Warner Brothers about a rumor that states that Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight) is said to play the role of a has been offered the role of "the Colenol" (Colonel Shikishima) in the same film. As of press time, Warner Bros. has not yet commented on the said rumor.

So for Akira fans out there, it is safe to say that you can celebrate. I don't mind Morgan Freeman being part of the film since I love him performance in the films that he appeared.