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[BY2K]

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/844558330697859072

 

[Fury451]

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/844558330697859072

Well Ryuk is going to be awesome.

Rest of this looks kind of....cheap, maybe? Netflix shows can look good, but a lot of them are starting to have the same appearance. Not sure about the casting either, but it's a teaser so not much to go on.

 

[Aiii]

Not enough footage to tell if it'll be good and true to the original, or Hollywood-filled teenage angst, love triangles and people explaining all their feelings... So I guess I'll give it the benefit of the doubt for a while longer.

 

[LotusHD]

Hmm, I'm interested, despite knowing how this always goes...

 

[sixteen-bit]

not sure if want

i hope it delivers tho

 

[Leona Lewis]

Looks hot. I have a feeling this will surprise a lot of people.

That's the third "Based on the international phenomenon" I've seen this morning. Come up with a different phrase, trailer people.

I hope Wingard's trademark dark humor is still there. Wasn't in the trailer.

 

[studyguy]

I forgot this existed.
The trailer makes it look like the guy is just suicidal though lmao.

 

[kewlmyc]

Looking forward to it, but I wish we got to see more of Ryuk.

 

[MHWilliams]

*shrug*

Japan did their live-action version. Names are changed. I don't really believe in the casting though.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

As I said in the other thread, that sure does look like an American Death Note trailer.

 

[Discotheque]

Keith Stanfield is one of the best young actors out there and will be a great L

Dafoe is a pretty dope choice for Ryuk too. I think this could be good. Not ready to throw this in the bushes until impressions and I watch it tbh. I like some of the directors movies

 

[Muffin1611]

So I can watch Ryuk eating apples in live-action now? Neat.

 

[kai3345]

doesn't look horrible, but wingard has let me down time and time again

im remaining cautious

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

the lead just doesn't match at all....

 

[Kusagari]

Well it looks like they got Ryuk right.

Hard to say much about the rest.

 

[SexyFish]

In for Wingard. Hoping for more You're Next/The Guest and less Blair Witch.


Also Dafoe is fantastic.

 

[Poor GRIMES]

I'm late to this: that casting though.

Ugh.

:/

 

[Fury451]

*shrug*

Japan did their live-action version. Names are changed. I don't really believe in the casting though.

I liked the Japanese live-action. It felt like it still had some good atmosphere which is no small task considering how outlandish the concept is translated to live action, and they made pragmatic changes to the story that I think actually worked better than what the story was. That's not to say its superior, just that it worked fairly well imo.

The casting looks pretty bad, but Willem Dafoe as Ryuk is damn inspired, though I expect we'll be getting some ham and cheese, which works here.

 

[Darklor01]

Well, I hope it is solid. I can't possibly expect it to be even close to the Anime.

 

[PK Gaming]

Don't like the casting, but the concept alone could potentially carry the film

 

[JimJamJones]

Zero hope for this, but Dafoe as Ryuk sounds amazing.

 

[Thorgal]

If there is a no Dramatic chips eating scene it is Automatically trash in my book

 

[Dead Prince]

idk yet. might end up like a teen drama like something you'd see on cw or mtv.

 

[Goodstyle]

Not quite sold yet.

 

[PandaShake]

Oh god I forgot all about this

 

[User Name Here]

Keith Stanfield is one of the best young actors out there and will be a great L

Dafoe is a pretty dope choice for Ryuk too. I think this could be good. Not ready to throw this in the bushes until impressions and I watch it tbh. I like some of the directors movies

Yeah, that was a good casting choice.

I guess we'll have to wait and see how this turns out.

 

[Aiii]

I liked the Japanese live-action. It felt like it still had some good atmosphere, and they made pragmatic changes to the story that I think actually worked better than what the story was. That's not to say its superior, just that it worked fairly well imo.

More people should check out the 2015 drama, I think it did an even better job of adapting the manga (and altering all the right bits to make it better).

 

[Jotaka]

 

[pashmilla]

The only character I care about is Gevanni. He probably won't even be in this tho so :/

 

[Prompto]

In for Dafoe hopefully hamming it up.

Never really liked the guy they got for Light in anything I've seen him in though.

 

[Fury451]

More people should check out the 2015 drama, I think it did an even better job of adapting the manga.

Well I didn't know this existed until just now. Will check it out, thanks.

 

[LotusHD]

Don't like the casting, but the concept alone could potentially carry the film

OH right, it is a film.... Well fuck.

 

[MisterMrMister]

Say hello to Ryuk.

 

[antispin]

I'll believe! August is far away though

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I think the 'aggressive kiss' cut might be the most played out trailer shot.

 

[Leona Lewis]

the lead just doesn't match at all....

But crack fiends with frosted tips and raccoon eyes are obviously the most popular kids in high school!

 

[sphagnum]

The only character I care about is Gevanni. He probably won't even be in this tho so :/

...why? He's a nobody.

Say hello to Ryuk.

Nailed it. I hope they keep him in the shadows since his design doesn't really translate well to reality.

 

[NightShift]

Willem Dafoe is such a fucking good choice. Excited just for Ryuk.

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Can already tell that this will be garbage

 

[All Possible Ways]

Youtube: https://youtu.be/C8GhSgG3Y4k

Not really feeling it to be honest.

 

[Fuu]

Dafoe voicing Ryuk is actually brilliant, I hope they mocapped his face.

 

[Skinpop]

More people should check out the 2015 drama, I think it did an even better job of adapting the manga.

gotta disagree with this. i think the movies were serviceable but this drama is bottom tier trash. Especially what they did with L is unforgivable.
I wish japanese tv adaptions of mangas would be more interpretative instead of sticking to the source material like ants on a lump of sugar doing the ridiculous cosplay nonsense it usually turns into.

 

[Burt]

Was that the green goblin

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Sure let's see how it goes.

I would imagine it'll be something like Infernal Affairs vs The Departed

 

[Renpatsu]

With regards to Light (Is he still called Light in this?) from the scant few scenes we see I get the impression that they aren't going to make him as overtly 'good' and instead play up the loner aspect. That's just what it feels like given how he looks and all. Given that it's set in America perhaps they'll use this film to be a commentary on the 'young white male' stereotype.

 

[marrec]

I'm in, like the atmosphere of the trailer.

 

[pashmilla]

...why? He's a nobody.

youre gonna regret asking that probably

a) he's a hottie fotottie:

b) he has some mad burglary skillz

c) he made a perfect copy of the death note in ONE NIGHT meaning he's basically instrumental in light's downfall

i love him. also his voice in the anime is hnngh

 

[Fuu]

More people should check out the 2015 drama, I think it did an even better job of adapting the manga (and altering all the right bits to make it better).

That's surprising to hear. All the scenes I saw from this were awful.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Lol this is going to suck ass. And why does Light look like a 30yo drug addict?

 

[sixteen-bit]

If there is a no Dramatic chips eating scene it is Automatically trash in my book

Hopefully it's there. This would be a fun bone to throw fans.