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Netflix acquires Adam Wingard’s Death Note movie

April 7, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Variety is reporting that Netflix is looking to add to its feature film slate by picking up the rights to director Adam Wingard’s (You’re Next, The Guest) upcoming manga adaptation Death Note.

SEE ALSO: Death Note producer gives an update on the adaptation, confirms R-rating

The film, which has been scripted by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four), is set to go into production in June, with Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars) and Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers) attached to star.

Death Note follows “a student (Wolff) who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim’s name. A cat-and-mouse game ensues when he’s tracked by a reclusive police officer.”

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Originally published April 7, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: adam wingard, Death Note

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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