Fourth Live-Action Death Note Film Announced
Well Death Note fans, after the release of the manga, anime, films and a theatrical production based on the fan-favourite created by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba it has finally come full circle. The live action television adaptation of the manga finished Sunday, revealing that a new film will open in 2016.
Text: 10 years later … the Shinigami land again on Earth
Text: The latest movie, a forbidden sequel
Text: Directed by Shinsuke Sato (Gantz, Library Wars)
Voice & Text: The 6-Note Rule … Note’s Seal … L’s Successor … God of a New World … Consommé Flavor … The Second True Kira … Cyber-terrorism … Light Yagami Returns
Text: Set to open in 2016
Warner Bros. are already set to distribute the aptly described ‘forbidden sequel’ to the previous three Death Note films. Anime News Network report that this new film will follow a present day story of characters who have inherited L and Light’s DNA set in a world where cyber-terrorism plagues the Earth. The newly introduced L and Light 2.0 are set to wage a war over an apparent six Death Notes that are on Earth.
Needless to say, following the unbelievable success of the Death Note franchise, it is no surprise that a new film is emerging. However, the question is: Do we need a new film?
What do you think? Should the franchise come to a natural end or continue with adaptations? Let us know in the comments!
