Good Will Hunting’s Gus Van Sant To Join Death Note?
The last we heard of the North American live-action remake of Tsugumi Ohba’s Death Note manga was some years ago, when it was let slip that director Shane Black (Iron Man 3) was fighting Hollywood producers to retain certain elements in the story – notably, the God of Death Ryuk.
That is until a report surfaced on The Tracking Board surfaced this morning, suggesting that the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director has taken a step back, with Gus Van Sant, the director of critically acclaimed Good Will Hunting taking over the directal duties. The most recent version of the script was written by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry.
Warner Bros. have yet to confirm the directoral shift, so until a formal announcement is made, be sure to take this with a pinch of salt.
The original manga series was illustrated by Takeshi Obata (All You Need Is Kill) and published in Weekly Shonen Jump between 2003 and 2006. Since then, it has spawned a TV anime series which was released in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment, as well as three Japanese live-action films that were released by 4Digital Asia. The original manga was published by Viz Media.
