. . . . . . what?

This is just ridiculous, I mean the DN movie was just released over here. Who knows though, it could be win to the millionth power over the original.

If Zac Efron would really be Light (ugh why), who would be L? There isn't anyone that really looks like L...

This is the first remake I wholeheartedly approve of. The original is awful. Laughably. Seriously, we were laughing at it from the very beginning. I'll never understand the people who think it holds a candle to the manga. Even an American remake couldn't make it any worse. I'm sure it'll suck just as much, but what the hell, give it a shot.

Any American remake of most movies suck horribly. Off the top of my head I cant think of any actors that could play any of the parts in the movie without being retardedly mis cast. But that could just be the anger speaking. I'm honestly sick of Hollywood just taking everything and making crap movies out of it. Why don't they take some time to make a good movie and then the fans may turn out and see it.

If even 1 of the many recently announced anime movies are good I will be shocked to hell.

Just what America needs, more people getting arrested for copying Death Note.

I just wish they'd give up on it all already...

Ten bucks says they're gonna American John Doe it. (By that I mean that instead of Light Yagami in Japan, we're gonna get "generic High School douche bag A" that maybe has high grades, and put him up against a reclusive version of Monk....

Well they will have to dumb down the brain battles right? It will probably be set in the USA..what they should do is make a sequel in ten years..

I'm with zac bentz on this one. . . i didn't enjoy death note but maybe a live action would inject some much needed creativity, although I very much doubt it. . . .

does anyone remember PGSM? the sailor moon live action?

I'm personally looking forward too it. The Japanese Death Note movie was horrible, which is a shame, because it's so eaisly adapatble to a film format.

And I, for one, am just fine with them setting it in America. It's an adaption, not a translation. The story would work just as well set in the US and with different names.

I just hope they keep the suspense route, as oppose to going for a horror feel.

You're forgetting the line of upcoming Korean movie remakes, like Old Boy and My Wife is a Gangster. The HK Infernal Affairs is another, and so on etc ad infinitum. I can't believe Martin Scorsese won a fucking oscar for making a crappy version of an awesome movie. :/

But geezus christ. The J-movie is annoying enough. Image replacing that cast with teeny-boppers. *shudder*

Can't decide whether Zac or Heero are psychic here. :/

I'm looking forward to this, I mean how can they screw this up? ITs a guy who kills people with a book, you can't go wrong with that

It's a great idea (the storyline I mean)that can be understood in any culture with corruption (so I guess I mean everywhere). This movie can go very wrong, but it also has the potential to go very, very right. It really hinges on casting (and I hope to god this doesn't become marketed for teenagers).

Efron. Sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little.

@Yuuske

Whether or not it was accurate to the original, The Departed was still far from crappy.

I actually would prefer they "Americanize" in the way Heero Yuy said. As long as it stays at least somewhat intellectual (no way it'll be as cat & mouse as the original, though it'd be great if it was).

But if I see Shia Lebeoff I'm rioting.

You stole my Zac Efron = Kira thing! Biter!

;)

If the Westernize it...I want to be there at the CSA's office the day they audition the role of L.

THERE will be your new world record for most cosplay in one place.

They will probably cast an orange bimbo as Misa (since she's supposed to be a model), some fag with skater hair as Light, an emo kid as L, and there will probably be a black comedian thrown in there somewhere maybe as "modern-looking" Ryuku.

[quote]They will probably cast an orange bimbo as Misa (since she's supposed to be a model), some fag with skater hair as Light, an emo kid as L, and there will probably be a black comedian thrown in there somewhere maybe as "modern-looking" Ryuku.[/quote]

You're giving them WAAAAAAYYY too much credit there, dude. ;) I'll be waiting for Ryuku to say "my bad" in reply to the whole debacle once the movie ends. >D

Can't get any worse. Doubt this makes it to even "average movie" status though. Probably going to have an annoying person playing *insert generic american name here* to fit the obvious way they're going to shape Light's persona into the typical "excels in every area, sexes up every girl, doesn't care either way" american high school persona I know these fools are going to make Light into. Maybe I'll go see it sometime when I've already seen all the comedies currently out.

Zac speaks the truth,
this really couldn't be a bad thing.

@Aoi: We're both psychic. Apparently we both agree the original was crap and that it'd be hard to be worse, the only difference is I probably won't enjoy an Americanized version since I just hate how Hollywood has a tendency of taking classics, slapping on a huge sticker on it to claim it as their own, and then whenever you try to mention the original classic either no one knows what you're talking about or they only know of the Hollywood version...

Hopefully this will be pleasantly different...

Hollywood, you're so worthless. Thanks for the laughs. Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

OH......MY.......GOD

I second what God Len said.....

YES

MY PREDICTION CAME TRUE

~

I wish was here earlier when the new broke out.

But, meh.

I always wanted it to happen.

[quote]If Zac Efron would really be Light (ugh why), who would be L? There isn't anyone that really looks like L...[/quote]


I move that Kenichi Matsuyama reprise the role of L. NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT. So what if his English is accented? It's sexy!

I agree with alot people on here. First I thought that the first Death Note movie was okay. 'The Last Name' would've been better hadn't they been rushing to get to the end of the anime story because they were running out of film time. I think the American Death Note needs the following things for it to be successful:

1) Razor-sharp casting: People that closely resemble the characters from the anime, and can ACTUALLY act with a d@mn!!! I thought the casting for Light from the current movie was okay, but L coulda been better. I love, however, that Ryuk and Rem looked exactly like how they did in the anime! I hope they do this in the American version as well!!! I thought of the perfect person to play L, but then I forgot..D@MMIT!!!

2) Keep the intellect level high: For me, that's what made Death Note a good anime. I grew bored with the common "fist-fighting and samurai sword" anime's, and Death Note intelluctual cat & mouse between Light and L/N/Melo is what kept me watching.

3) NO up-to-date topical humor or lingo. That's not gonna fly, it will instantly lose credibility

4) Stick as much as possible to the comic anime or the show anime. NO, made up stuff. Stop trying to re-invent the wheel, just use what works.

5) Don't dumb it down for Americans!!!: I would like to keep the same names, for most of the side characters (Light Yagami and L - Riyuzaki, N - Near, and Melo should not be touched) Don't make the setting some dumbened down version that takes place in a high school or something, with HS drama.

Just don't make this great anime another statistic as far as Americanized Anime's go. PLEASE!!!