The last we heard of the North American live-action remake of Tsugumi Ohba's <strong>Death Note</strong> manga was some years ago, when it was let slip that director Shane Black (<em>Iron Man 3</em>) 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 <em>Kiss Kiss Bang Bang </em>director has taken a step back, with Gus Van Sant, the director of critically acclaimed <em>Good Will Hunting</em> taking over the directal duties. The most recent version of the script was written by Shane Black (<em>Lethal Weapon</em>), Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry.
<strong>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.</strong>
The original manga series was illustrated by Takeshi Obata (<em>All You Need Is Kill</em>) 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.
That is until a report surfaced on The Tracking Board surfaced this morning, suggesting that the <em>Kiss Kiss Bang Bang </em>director has taken a step back, with Gus Van Sant, the director of critically acclaimed <em>Good Will Hunting</em> taking over the directal duties. The most recent version of the script was written by Shane Black (<em>Lethal Weapon</em>), Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry.
<strong>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.</strong>
The original manga series was illustrated by Takeshi Obata (<em>All You Need Is Kill</em>) 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.