Post by johnnyunusual on Jan 15, 2011 0:18:21 GMT -5
Basically, this is a movie news thread. If there is movie news that is interesting to you, feel free to write about it and see if anyone else is. For me, it's the recent news that Shane Black will direct the film (based on the crazy popular manga Death Note.
The premise of the story is a teenager finds a notebook belonging to a shinigami (a sort of Japanese grim reaper). He finds out that when he writes a person's name in the book they die (by heart attack, unless he writes something specific) and decides to use the book to kill off criminals the world over and plan to create the kind of world he wants to see. Unfortunately he has to match wits with a reclusive super-detective known only as L. I really love the comic and takes an interesting premise and decides to explore the limits of it's premise (with very intricate plots from the central characters). It will be interesting to see how this will translate. Shane Black can be hit or miss, and it will be interesting to see what he does with a film based on material in which a lot of characters sit around talking about their plans and options.
The premise of the story is a teenager finds a notebook belonging to a shinigami (a sort of Japanese grim reaper). He finds out that when he writes a person's name in the book they die (by heart attack, unless he writes something specific) and decides to use the book to kill off criminals the world over and plan to create the kind of world he wants to see. Unfortunately he has to match wits with a reclusive super-detective known only as L. I really love the comic and takes an interesting premise and decides to explore the limits of it's premise (with very intricate plots from the central characters). It will be interesting to see how this will translate. Shane Black can be hit or miss, and it will be interesting to see what he does with a film based on material in which a lot of characters sit around talking about their plans and options.
