Thoughts on a Death Note American live action movie remake??

Why Americans are so greedy?
Why is that everything that is famous in Hapon must have their own versions in the America?
Anime DN, couldn't occur in America with English subtitles, they just must making dub (and sa pamamagitan ng the way ruining all the charm) for this anime...
Eh... Hands off from "Death Note"!
Create your own hits, and don't use Japanese ideas!

It would be a disaster ._. If they casted a "hot" person for Light (or L), people will only like death note because they are "hot" and not because of what Death Note is. For example, out of my group of friends, i am the only one who adores anime and manga. However, if this american live action movie came out, and Zac Efron was Light (as rumours have told us), my mga kaibigan would be like "AH MAH LAWD LETS GO SEE DEATH NOTE! I HEAR ZAC EFRON IS IN IT! GONNA BE AMAZING :D"

Get what im trying to say? :P I hope they don't remake it. The japanese one is good enough to be fair :3

Nah

Don't tell me those are the actors... QAQ

ehh the characters dosent look nthing alike

Is the guy in the middle Jesse Spencer?
It looks like him...

That would be awful if Americans do it cuz its better when they stick to Japanese.

ohmygosh no -__-

WTF?! What is wrong with you america, how dare you try to redo an idea?!I mean it looks as if it would suck so much they might as well put this as the cover instead!


(vv note, this is from a LXLIGHT YAOI, and is not my art vv)

WHAT?! Those idiots thought they could do a re-make?!Like OMFG!!!!AANNDD It totally looks like it would suck big time! WTF!? And now here's a colorful picture to further understand my irritation twords this stupidity. (note:not mine, AishaxNekox's off of deviantART.)

what the D:< i don't really support the idea. americans must learn to have their own ideas. The japanese version is WAY better c;

people hav been talking about the american remake for 4 years and realisticly i think that if they were gonna make it they would of sa pamamagitan ng now. in 2007 people were saying maybe zac will play light 4 years later in 2011 people are saying the exact same thing

It seems kinda like one of those "wait and see" kinda movies. Though I honestly can't see the necessity in making this movie. It kinda make America seem like a bunch of idiots who can't handle foreign movies. Nonetheless, I will most likely watch it if it even ever happens.

Uhhh. NO.

Is that supposed to be L there!? I can't tell because he looks NOTHING like L!

NO. JUST /NO/.

I showed my bro this and he thinks it's not real and a rumor...u__u

guys relax. it could just be a rumor. but if its not than oh no! those look nothing like L,light,or misa. and whats up with the world as a apple? stupid. L does not approve this movie!(not trying to copy person who put a pic with the bang. its just how i feel)

I'm not supprised that america would do a remake but. i think it won't work for two reasons first the people fell in pag-ibig with characters in the anime not just the story so if the amerian version want to change anything in the characters the response will be nagative like if they change
L'sbehavior or looks .second the american actors did not even heard about the anime probebly so they can't act or react like the japanese actors because they already know the anime and how they should behave .....plus zac as light
and miley as misa disney channel stars can't play this roles because people already saw them in comedy pagganap so they won't take them seriously but depp as L good but still notght enought.

What's with the "He writes your destiny" UM NO he writes your DEATH DX Criminy....

Well, if they DO make one, I hope they don't use those actors; they look nothing like the actual characters. Other than that, though, they might do a good job. I can't judge something I've never seen. However, I'm not sure why they'd bother - there's already a live action Death Note film out there and, judging sa pamamagitan ng the trailer, it's a good one. Making another just seems pointless when there are other great anime out there that haven't been made into live action films.

All that aside, I think this is just a rumour, anyway; nothing to get worked up over.

I could imagine Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock or Elijah Wood playing L. It wouldn't be a bad pick. You really shouldnt be that upset about them changing a character's race. I mean in The Avengers Nick Fury is black now and its still great. Just my thoughts.

I know this post is old but I'll throw in my cents anyway.

First off that poster is a complete fake, but I'm sure everyone taking this seriously already knows that.

First off, Light is attractive (depending on who you are), and would be attractive, whether he's portrayed as Asian or American, so I don't see that as a legitimate complaint. I even find L attractive, and the creators didn't intend him to be.

English is the dominant language of the world, and this would be an opportunity for illiterate or less "spoiled" individuals, for lack of a better word, to experience something that wouldn't be available to them otherwise.
Yes, they could just read the books, but everyone likes a taste of live action every now and then.

I also feel I have to encourage the own ideas of Asian countries, as it sounds like you don't have faith that the story itself is strong enough to charm in any way other than the Asian way. If you believe that the story of Death Note is as good as you lead us to believe it is (and I know it is), then you shouldn't be concerned about it "losing it's charm" simply because the race/language of the cast/characters is tweaked.

The only thing that could ruin it's charm is horrible acting, straying from the plot, bad animation, and pangkalahatang a watering down of what makes the universe captivating. A great example of this would be the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, titled The Last Airbender. The series that movie was based on is full of charm, but that movie was anything but. In fact, the tagahanga base of A:tLA, including the original creators of the show, won't even positively acknowledge that movie as existing at all; we'd all prefer it didn't exist. Not because most of the actors were white, but because everything down to the animation was nonsensical in relation to the universe they were supposed to be portraying.

Sorry, I sinabi way madami than I meant to...and if anyone reads this, cool. My point still stands...I don't see a problem with there being an American AND Japanese version, and I find the integrity of story-telling goes beyond race/language barriers. Alas, that's just me. Have a good remainder of the 2015 everyone!

If it's well-written, then YAY! If it's another American cinema tragedy, then GTFO. (not people who like it, just the idiots wanting to make it just to get money and not create something of quality. If you like it, good for you ;D) I hear it's not going to involve the actual cast and is going to be about revenge. But that was a rumor... I hoped... >_>