The Netflix adaptation of the popular manga series, Death Note, now has a trailer. Just hopefully your name won't be printed in it.
There have likely been moments in your life (or even this week) where in a minute of flared anger you wished someone was dead. It might’ve been after being cutoff in rush hour traffic on the highway, or it could be due to office politics at work. Luckily, you can’t just write their name down in a book and make it so… but what if you could? That is the fascinating hook in Death Note, a new original film being released by Netflix later this year. And now we have our first trailer to marvel in the macabre premise.
In Death Proof, Nat Wolff stars as Light Turner, a young man who comes to accidentally possess a supernatural notebook he dubs the “Death Note.” If and when he writes a name down in its pages, that person—wherever they are in the world—will drop dead. And not always in the most peaceful of circumstances either. He’ll eventually decide to use the book to rid the world of criminals, as well as anyone else who might stand in the way of making this planet a better, safer place. Guess how that goes?
The film also stars Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and Shea Wingham. The picture is based on a popular manga series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata and is directed by Adam Wingard. This is of special note for horror fans since Wingard has helmed some of the best genre films of the last few years, including 2011’s You’re Next and 2014’s The Guest. He also directed last year’s Blair Witch sequel, but we won’t hold that against him.
Netflix is releasing Death Note on Aug. 25, 2017.