Netflix's 'Death Note' Cast News, Details: Nat Wolff and Willem Dafoe Star in Upcoming Live Action Adaptation
Japanese manga-turned-anime series "Death Note" has been picked up by Netflix for a live-adaptation version. Die-hard fans of the franchise are already bracing for some expected changes since the adaptation will likely be an Americanized version.
Nevertheless, a confirmed lineup of actors who are already set to play roles in Netflix's "Death Note" live action adaptation has been released.
The list includes Willem Dafoe ("John Wick"), who will lend his voice for Ryuk, the owner of the Death Note that is now in the hands of Light Turner, a top student who gradually turns into a killer named Kira because of the notebook.
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Light will be played by Nat Wolff ("Paper Towns"). Even though he turned into a killer, he has his own code of ethics to justify these killings while also trying to evade the authorities who are investigating the deaths.
He is not the only owner of a Death Note though, because a certain Mia Sutton - to be played by Margaret Qually ("The Leftovers") - also has one. Mia is a former supermodel who also turns into a killer by following Kira's footsteps. She and Light eventually meet and fall in love with each other.
Keith Stanfield ("Straight Outta Compton") plays L, the lead investigator from the authorities assigned to track down the killer, Kira.
L's assistant, Watari, will be played by Paul Nakauchi, while Light's father, James Turner, is played by Shea Wigham ("Kong: Skull Island").
A Netflix release date still has to be announced, but reports have already confirmed that the adaptation has wrapped up filming on August 2016, so it is likely that its release will be right on schedule.
Director Adam Wingard ("You're Next"), however, posted a teaser through Twitter - a cryptic note saying, "Death Note teaser soon. Stop asking."
The manga version of "Death Note" was originally created by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba.
