Death Note Movie

What if you had the power to decide who lives and who dies?

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Who's Involved:

Lakeith Stanfield, Adam Wingard, Masi Oka, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Roy Lee, Nat Wolff, Dan Lin, Shea Whigham, Anthony Bagarozzi, Chuck Mondry, Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides

Release Date:

Friday, August 25, 2017 VOD / Digital

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Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Death Note follows a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone's name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike abilities, the young man begins to kill those he deems unworthy of life.

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Who stars in Death Note: Cast List


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Kinds of Kindness, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice  


The Beekeeper, The Book of Clarence  


Kinds of Kindness, Honey Don’t!  


Bullet Train, Spies in Disguise  


Fancy Dance, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two  

Who's making Death Note: Crew List

A look at the Death Note behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Adam Wingard last directed Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Godzilla vs. Kong 2. The film's writer Charley Parlapanides last wrote Immortals and Live Bet.

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Production: What we know about Death Note?

Key Facts

  1. Adapted from the 13-volume Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2017 - July: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2017 - January: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2009 - June: The film was set to Announced  status.

Death Note Release Date: When was the film released?

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Death Note was a VOD / Digital release in 2017 on Friday, August 25, 2017. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including All Saints, Leap! and Birth of the Dragon. Additional information: Netflix Only.

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