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Netflix is developing a subsequence to its live - actionDeath Noteanime / manga film adaptation . The firstDeath Notemovie was directed by revulsion filmmaker Adam Wingard ( ofYou’re NextandThe Guestfame ) and premiered on the streaming service almost exactly a year ago , in late August 2017 .
Wingard’sDeath Notecarries over the basic premiss of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata ’s original manga series ( in light : boy virtuoso finds notebook computer that kill anyone whose name is written in it , uses it to slay criminals and those he deems " evil " ) , but otherwise Americanizes its character and limit . The motion-picture show did n’t exactly drift critic away upon its first appearance and was rent to project forwhitewashing its source cloth , among other thing . Nevertheless , the film clearly appeal a significant number of viewers on Netflix , as now evidenced by the news that a second live - actionDeath Noteinstallment is piss its fashion down the pipeline .
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In a much larger article concerning Netflix ’s movie division and their ( not entirely clear ) development scheme , THRreports that aDeath Note 2is actively being written by Greg Russo : the comparative newcomer who is also working on the hand for the developingResident Evilmovie reboot . The clause does n’t include any unwavering data bear on the originalDeath Notemovie ’s popularity on the streaming avail , but reveals that Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos referred to the film as being a"sizable"success on an earnings call back in July . However , there ’s no word yet on whether Wingard will be back to direct the subsequence or passing the problem off to someone else .
BetweenDeath Note 2andtheBrightsequelthat David Ayer is working on , Netflix has now train its first steps into the world of picture franchise . The company may even have provisionary programme to expandSix Underground- an original natural process - thriller that Michael Bay is directing and Ryan Reynolds is headlining - into a film series , in the event that it becomes a success with viewers when it hits the streaming Robert William Service sometime next year . Netflix is also seriously considering makinga sequel to its pop rom - comSet It Upand may yet follow suit with the YA amorous comedyTo All the Boys I ’ve have sex Before(judging by the film ’s enthusiastic reception online last workweek , anyway ) .
The firstDeath Notemovie likewise ended on a billet that left the doorway open for a sequel , as well as ( arguably ) some clear room for improvement . Its whitewashing critiques apart , Wingard ’s plastic film was notably overstuff with plot and struggled to do Justice Department by its various account and character threads , as a resolution . A followup that slows down and takes more time to grow its root word and ideas would be an melioration right off the bat . It could even go further and focus on a solidifying of , say , Asian - American characters ( as a way of addressing its predecessor ’s whitewashing controversy ) , while still carrying over the first movie ’s good elements ( namely , William Dafoe as the Shinigami Ryuk ) . As always , though , best to wait and see how things toy out first , before speculating any further .
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