Shane Black to Direct Live Action Movie of Death Note - Forums

#41 01-16-11, 12:35 AM
Aezile Offline Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2074	Here we go... Fingers Cross -- I'm looking for "The One" and I'll find her more quickly if I audition two at a time. Think you can do better? -- -- The World God Only Knows -- Toaru Majutsu no Index -- Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai --

#42 01-16-11, 12:37 AM
IchigoHollowfi Offline Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3695	I'm mainly worried thay WONT pick the right actors!!! -_- I mean, who on earth (in USA) looks like the amazing L??? thay cant ruin it for L!

#43 01-16-11, 12:47 AM
AlexSadist-sama Offline Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 67069	Man, just when I've forgotten about Death Note having a live action movie..

#44 01-16-11, 1:01 AM
SuouAoi Offline Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 4075	I'm not sure if I want to see this... But my mom wants for sure XD God, please, don't let Zac Effron be Light, please, PLEASE >.< MCC Bagde

#45 01-16-11, 1:20 AM
Fai Offline Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4351	Benj-san said: This is what I've heard about the script: How does anything of that confirm movie as bad? Name change is only expected, because an american teenager with japanese surname and weird name would be ridiculous. SuouAoi said: I'm not sure if I want to see this... But my mom wants for sure XD God, please, don't let Zac Effron be Light, please, PLEASE >.< Light Misa

#46 01-16-11, 1:32 AM
UmiNoMaguro Offline Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 32	It cant be worse than japanese live action. But i hope it will be good, worth watching and maybe it will even make more people interested in anime. melody423 said: American producers are horrible at anything anime related....even though i'm American >_> Japanese producers of live actions are also horrible even though they are japanese ^_^

#47 01-16-11, 1:35 AM
SuouAoi Offline Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 4075	Fai said: Light Misa He looks too young for Light XD But this would be perfect Misa Misa~! Modified by SuouAoi, 01-16-11, 1:40 AM MCC Bagde

#48 01-16-11, 1:47 AM
theunfettered Offline Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 136	what the ?! , so it is confirmed ,SIGH

#49 01-16-11, 2:21 AM
wejder Offline Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 38	Tucz said: It cant be worse than japanese live action. But i hope it will be good, worth watching and maybe it will even make more people interested in anime. Yes it could be worse, moreover - for 99% it will be : D Anyway I'm interested in that, lets see how it's going. @ Zac Effron & Hannah Monatana? Hell yea, I can imagine suicides of DN fans : D

#50 01-16-11, 2:27 AM
Eternal_Shield Offline Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1453	hope it will be better than DRAGON BALL SHIT

#51 01-16-11, 2:28 AM
kokocho Offline Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 499	Benj-san said: This is what I've heard about the script: I don't think I like the idea that Light picking up the Death Note is what makes him evil. Isn't it more what he decides to do with it that's evil? Not the book itself. Oh well. I'm going to try and reserve my judgement of this movie until I actually see it. I don't know if I really want to see it but I know I still will.

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01-16-11, 2:35 AM

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The thing with Death Note is that it actually can work out as a live action film.However,the cast must be good, not saying that it needs to be a goddamn Oscar nomination job but, as I've seen with comics adaptations into the big screen, it needs to be into to the ranks of ''great acting''.And now I just need to wait until the actors are thrown into the den of the lions so I could go ranting or praising (not likely, nada, not happening, zero)it according of what they have done and how they have done it.

Totally biased and not giving a flying fck.

#53 01-16-11, 2:52 AM
Klabautermann Offline Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 626	I think this has a lot of potential to turn out awesome. It is just a matter of how do they approach the movie. I mean let's be honest, Japanese didn't really succeed with some of live-action adaptations of anime...;D In Oda we trust. Put this in your sig if you do. My deviantArt. Check it out! ^^

#54 01-16-11, 4:09 AM
DannySEN Offline Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1387	FUCK...this is actually happening??? I am pretty sure they will change the story a lot...and the names too, obviously... I can only hope they don't ruin Death Note's name :\|

#55 01-16-11, 4:33 AM
imperlast Offline Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 6490	we will have to see if this will fail or be good either way when i watch it i bet will get furth in it then in the dragonball live action i didn't the even get 5 minutes into it and i knew how bad it was and shut it off

#56 01-16-11, 4:42 AM
Sucrose Offline Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2278	It'll be disappointing, but not that bad considering he wants to try and make this work, being a fan of the manga himself (hopefully this isn't just a huge lie).

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01-16-11, 4:47 AM

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kokocho said:

Benj-san said:
This is what I've heard about the script:

I don't think I like the idea that Light picking up the Death Note is what makes him evil. Isn't it more what he decides to do with it that's evil? Not the book itself. Oh well.

I'm going to try and reserve my judgement of this movie until I actually see it. I don't know if I really want to see it but I know I still will.

well theoretically it could still be how you said. That Light just notices that having that power affects his decisions(not that the book is evil but the power itself corrupts).

We all know that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Even in Anime and manga we witnessed how just having that power made Raito degrade further and further as person. What started like a s lightly disgruntled loner sociopath ended as tyrant maniac with a god complex. In a sense having death note is what led Raito to his death.

If the movie manages to portray that, I am all good :)

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01-16-11, 4:54 AM

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Benj-san said:
This is what I've heard about the script:

This better not be true. I don't mind the name change. I don't even mind no Ryuk.(There no way of putting him in live action decently anyway) But the Death note making Light evil?! Sure lets destroy the entire point of death note! Death note is about the dichotomy of good and evil. What is right, what is wrong. But if you just say "He's the villain" then our tale becomes a generic tale of good vs evil.
Also "Alright, Jim. We got the rights to make a death note movie. This is a supernatural crime thriller so who should direct it? I know, how about someone who only was involved with cheap B-movie action flicks? Brilliant!" These people are idiots.

Well. Now we can't recommend Death note to someone who isn't familiar with anime because they will just think of this film and automatically dismiss it as crap.

"I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila."

#59 01-16-11, 5:55 AM
StormViruz Offline Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2237	I hope this will do good unlike Dragonball.

#60 01-16-11, 6:31 AM
animegurlfreak Offline Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 218	first dragon ball - FAIL coming soon bleach and now death note - hoping for the worse I hope they won't suck doing it. sigh