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NEWS: Netflix in Final Talks to Produce Live-Action Death Note Film

A live action Hollywood Death Note could be great if they have the right staff an Awesome director and a fantastic cast but what are the odds of that happening in this day and age? however I feel that Netflix is a better choice than Warner Bros.

Who knows if Netflix gets the Job done right with Death Note Amazon might respond with a live action Attack on Titan movie.

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$40-50 mil for a Death Note adaptation? That seems really high to me. The only reason I could see that kind of budget justified is if they want the CGI to make Ryuk look really freakin' impressive.

Well frankly, I don't think it's a smart idea to release movies this way. They are not as immersive and don't generate nearly as much revenue as it should. Let's put this in persepctive. As the article says, this Death Note movie costs between $40-50 million. That's about how much it cost to make The Interview. And as much as that movie was streamed, it still only made $12 million, which means Sony lost at least $33-38 million on the movie (to actually make money, it would have to make $80-90 million). This film will never get as much publicity as that one, so it will surely be a box office bomb.

To make it successful, it would be MUCH better to release it in theaters, which are more accessible and give off a better vibe. This is especially true for something like an Attack on Titan movie, which will probably cost over $100 million to make while also making it look, you know - GOOD COMPARED TO THE JAPANESE ONE. (btw I would love a Hollywood AOT film)

I'm totally down for a Death Note movie, I think its the kinda story that could work anywhere really.

There is one tiny, little tidbit in this article that I dont think anyone is really attaching to though. If you notice, it says the person who penned the draft for this movie, is the guy who wrote last year's Fantastic Four movie. THAT raises a big red flag for me!

I'm down for a movie, but you get a writer with some credibility on this!! Ya don't need the guy whose only two major credits are Fantastic Four and the Lazarus Effect

I don't see the appeal of live action films for series like this. Even going super rushed, you couldn't really cover (well) up to say, episode 25 of the anime.

I like Nat Wolff's casting as Light, but I still hope this flops. This and Ghost in the Shell. Any expedition into new territory ultimately for the sake of money is going nowhere good.

I hope this dies before it happens. I had enough with Western companies doing shitty anime movies. This genre doesn't work in live action, hence it's called anime. Leave it alone and stop embarrassing yourselves.

Well, it either doing it for the money or your company goes bankrupt. That's business.

Gemnist wrote:

Well frankly, I don't think it's a smart idea to release movies this way. They are not as immersive and don't generate nearly as much revenue as it should. Let's put this in persepctive. As the article says, this Death Note movie costs between $40-50 million. That's about how much it cost to make The Interview. And as much as that movie was streamed, it still only made $12 million, which means Sony lost at least $33-38 million on the movie (to actually make money, it would have to make $80-90 million). This film will never get as much publicity as that one, so it will surely be a box office bomb. To make it successful, it would be MUCH better to release it in theaters, which are more accessible and give off a better vibe. This is especially true for something like an Attack on Titan movie, which will probably cost over $100 million to make while also making it look, you know - GOOD COMPARED TO THE JAPANESE ONE. (btw I would love a Hollywood AOT film)

Does the article say anything about it NOT getting a theatrical release?

2. Whine and moan all you like. You know you're going to see it anyway. This is why we have a fifth "Transformers" movie on the way.

Nat Wolff?

Grrrrrrr.... Wrost casting ever. What happened to Zac Efron?