The folks at Collider got a chance to talk with producer Roy Lee, who is involved with the Death Note live-action film that Warner Bros. is working towards and they got a couple of tidbits about the film. While they’re still waiting for the official green light for it to move forward, he did reveal that the cast is in place but wasn’t able to fully confirm it. when asked what the target audience for the film was, however, It’s definitely for adults. It is zero chance it will be below an R-rating,” and went on to say that the tone of the film “will be one of the first manga adaptations that feels very grounded but still has fantastical elements.”

The film is bring produced by Vertigo Entertainment with Witten Pictures and Lin Pictures, who have seen a good infusion this past year with their success in producing The LEGO Movie. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka are involved as producers. The cast currently includes Nat Wolff and Margaret Qualley.

Viz Media has released the manga and anime in North America.

Plot concept: The story follows a student who discovers a mysterious notebook that kills whomever’s name is written in it. When the student meets the notebook’s previous owner, a demon bent on ridding the world of anyone it deems evil or useless, he ends up tracked by an Interpol officer investigating the unexplainable deaths of several criminals.

[Source: Collider]

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