The protagonist of City Paper, Nat Wolff , is the first signing for the American film adaptation of the anime Death Note . The interpreter will play on the big screen to Light Yagami .
As reported by Variety, Wolff will be the young man who is a notebook of death in the world of the Shinigami, with the that can kill people just write your name on your pages, taking into account a number of conditions.
Yagami is chased by police after trying to take justice into their own hands, killing all kinds of criminals, some of whom were already serving their prison terms.
The producers of this adaptation will be Lin Dan, Jason Hoffs, Roy Lee and Masi Oka. While management will be borne by Adam Wingard . Filming will begin next spring.
After several candidates appear to lead this project, as Shane Black and Gus Van Sant , finely Wingard, known for his work on The Guest and You’re next, will perform this work.
The intention of Wingard is based on the manga and not so much in the thirteen volumes of the anime. In Japan have already carried out several adaptations with real characters in this story.
Yagami is the protagonist of the series next to ‘L’. This is a kind of secret agent who solves cases that are impossible for others. In the sleeve they can be seen in a constant intellectual confrontation that leads them to extreme situations. Now that we face in adapting Light, what an actor you would like to incorporate the cast to play ‘L’?
What do you think choosing to play Nat Wolff Light Yagami? Did you have in mind any candidate that best fit the role demanded it?