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Female lead has been cast

Created by in 2003 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, “Death Note” became a worldwide phenomenon, inspiring a hit anime series, three live-action films in Japan and a live-action television series; another film is in development.

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Misa Amane, one of the characters in “Death Note”.

Qualley made her debut in 2013’s Palo Alto, which also starred Wolff. Qualley, the daughter of Andie MacDowell, is yet another recognizable teen face, making this cast a far cry from the indie horror icons Wingard has worked with before. The script will be penned by Jeremy Slater, writer of Fantastic Four Script.

Wolff plays a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim’s name.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Margaret Qualley is in final negotiations to join Death Note. Warner Bros. hopes to turn it into a live action movie; in fact, casting has started. has started.

Production will begin in Spring 2016. Jason Hoffs, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, and Masi Oka are producing, with Doug Davison and Brian Witten exec producing.

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Death Note will be directed by Adam Wingard, known for movies like You’re Next and The Guest. With the previous rights-holder, Vlas and Charles Parlapanides signed up as scriptwriters. There are a few other female characters in Death Note like Naomi Misora, but Qualley is likely a bit too young for those roles.

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