Vertigo to remake "Death Note" for U.S.
Tue, June 3, 2008 (12:06am EDT)
American movie studio Vertigo Entertainment is apparently working on a remake of the popular franchise "Death Note," which has been turned into three live-action films in Japan. The news was quietly revealed in production notes for the horror films "Shutter" and "The Strangers."
According to the notes, Vlas and Charles Parlapanides have been tapped to pen the screenplay. They are currently writing for the upcoming TV series "Undercover" on The CW.
No other details have been revealed at this point.
So whats your opinion?
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
oh man, nobody can be better Kira then Fuji
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
sarara wrote:
I hate americans because they always copy, their really have anything own
...um, what?
Besides the normal things such as worries about direction and casting, I'm iffy about the movie finding a niche over here. Psychological thriller-types of movies aren't the most popular... they'd have to do some serious marketing, I think.
I liked the Japanese movies, but didn't think they were AWESOME. I'd welcome an American take on the plot.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
To the above poster:
Are you serious?
Japanese = not interested in money
Americans = interested?
That doesn't even make sense. The Japanese copy horrendously; there are a bajilizillion examples.
*Remakes of the Pussycat Dolls song with Dohji T called "Don Cha" by some horrible Japanese singers, which was there only single and is the PRIME example and milking money
*Dragon Ash ripping a bunch of American Songs ("I love Rock and Roll"...)
*B'z = same...
These copies have been around forever.
I welcome an American take, but have low expectations.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Oh no... *speechless*
But I'll eventually watch it so then I can rant about how the Japanese version is better...(because honestly that's how I think it will be, and even if I will like the American version too I'm sure I will still like the Japanese one more...)
And eventually have a laugh at how they pronounce the Japanese names (if they'll keep the original names...)
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:25 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Zealousy wrote:
... I hate it when people are against American things, to me, it makes the look like a weeaboo. Japan copies alot of **** from America anyways.
Perhaps but my logic is, why redo something that's good the way it is?
I also hate American remakes of American movies. Sure most young people are culturally retarded and wont watch anything older than 5 years because that's just ancient.
But I have seen the original of a lot of these remakes.
The original Ocean's Eleven with the rat pack. Brilliant (and only one movie not three >_<) and the remake ruined the bittersweet irony of the whole thing. Sure they win in both version but my favorite scene in the original was the last part in the funeral home where they all watch the coffin full of money burn and laugh.
The Italian Job... has nothing to do with the original because it's not exactly a remake... but more like a sequel decades later.
Though I admit, I hated both versions of Cheaper By the Dozen and Your's Mine and Ours. So, though they tried to improve those... they didn't really.
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:43 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
As sorry as I am to say this.
The only way this movie would work would be if they came up with their own story and just left Raito (Light) and L out of it. Other wise it won't make any sense.
I mean all you need is another Shinigami to drop another Death Note, have someone find it, they don't even have to have a sense of justice. Maybe some serial killer finds it... and there you go.
I guess if they want, they can bring Near, Mello, and Matt in to catch the psychopath.
And there you have it, a some what decent movie if it's done right.
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(if they'll keep the original names...)
