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25May/0823

Of Death Note And Other Live Action Adaptations

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Old news, but I read with great interest about how they finally brought the Death Note live action movie to US shores a few days ago. Even if the first movie's extremely old, I'm guessing that there are still some people who might be interested in catching it in theatres, if they haven't already done so through alternative sources. The problem however, is that the entire movie will be dubbed in English.

So, instead of ruining it with English voiceovers, why not have Hollywood cash in and make a full fledged Americanized version instead? Since these adaptations are known to be quite well received, so who knows, it could work, especially since they have the best person to play the role of Light, as well as sh00pped images of the possible cast which I saved ages ago. :cool:

Ladies and gentlemen, Zac Efron!

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Yeah, he starred in that snorefest that is High School Musical, but I'll be damned if you could find a better person to play Raito Yagami. This guy is perfect!

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Enough of Light, how about the rest of the cast? The only one I really liked was the Death God himself :lol:

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William Dafoe as Ryuk :cool:

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Joseph Gordon Levitt as L :shock:

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Hilary Duff as Misa Misa :lol:

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Daniel Radcliffe as Near :lol:

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Madonna as Mello :eek:

Don't know about you, but this movie looks like it could be awesome based on the cast alone, heh. That being said, there are just some titles that you should think twice about touching, and the prime example of this would of course be the upcoming Dragonball movie.

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To :evil: or to :cry: ?

Of course, these things tend to be a hit or miss affair, but in Dragonball's case, it looks set to be wide off the mark by a long shot. As for Death Note, I'd pay just to see Zac casted as Light, and if they would just use the exact same storyline, I see no reason for it to fail. Maybe.

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  1. Caraniel UNITED KINGDOM
    May 25th, 2008 - 03:36

    :lol: Those Shops are brilliant! I’m quite surprised that Hollywood hasnt latched onto Death Note yet, the plot is strong enough to work well in live action.

    I’m personally petrified by the upcoming DBZ movie – although know that I will watch it and weep :oops:

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  2. Caitlin JAPAN
    May 25th, 2008 - 07:10

    I heard about Zac Efron looking like Light but not the others. I can definitely see Hillary Duff as Misa. *L* Great pictures…how long did it take you to make them?

    Caitlin’s last blog post..Nabari no Ou – Episode 3

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  3. blissmo AUSTRALIA
    May 25th, 2008 - 08:14

    Eww, Zac Efron. The first High School Musical was okay, but then they just kept making more and I kept getting pissed lols. I mean, seriously, the same bad character twice? no go. Like Caitlin, Hilary Duff will suit Misa the most

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  4. Nagato UNITED STATES
    May 25th, 2008 - 09:18

    Hrrrm, is this something that’s floating around /a/? >_>

    Nagato’s last blog post..Which Side Do You Support In Code Geass: Results Are In!

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  5. piroshki MALAYSIA
    May 25th, 2008 - 10:54

    shin-kun, you never cease to surprise me…
    Zac Efron, William Dafoe and Daniel Radcliffe are win!
    Duff is eww, imho… :oops:

    about the Dragonball, i’ve yet to make any speculations as i’ve only seen the pix and no other infos…
    (and i readeth no moonrunes… :shock: )

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  6. Hynavian SINGAPORE
    May 25th, 2008 - 13:34

    Ack…Dragonball.

    Who are those 2 figures representing for the Dragonball movie? I’ve stared at the pictures for a good old 5 minutes and still can’t figure. :sad:
    Hynavian’s last blog post..Blood The Last Vampire

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  7. James FRANCE
    May 25th, 2008 - 15:27

    LOL at the death note cast :lol:

    was awesome ^^

    But the DB movie is going to be sooo bad :cool:
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  8. issa-sa JAPAN
    May 25th, 2008 - 18:41

    Sounds like it’ll turn out to be Scary Movie 1000 -_-”

    issa-sa’s last blog post..Bye Bye Blogger

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  9. Czero MALAYSIA
    May 25th, 2008 - 20:14

    The Dragon Ball could be a massive failure. But it’s worth waiting for it…… :sad:

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  10. karecat MALAYSIA
    May 26th, 2008 - 01:35

    Dragonball movie will phailed. nuff said.
    Good job on the Death Note stuff.
    *whacks shin’s back*

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  11. deep ROMANIA
    May 26th, 2008 - 19:50

    Dragonball can NOT work as a live action, the movie was a bad ideea.

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  12. Shin MALAYSIA
    May 27th, 2008 - 18:56

    @Caraniel

    I’m glad you thought so too. Too bad about DBZ though. :sad:

    @Caitlin

    Only put them Light x Zac images together, the sh00ps were done by kind Anons. :lol:

    @blissmo

    The concept of HSM sent shivers down my spine. :mad: I guess Hilary would be ditzy enough. :lol:

    @Nagato

    Yes.

    @Hynavian

    The ones I included were Goku and Bulma respectively

    @James

    Sometimes it’s so bound to fail you can spot it a mile away. :lol:

    @issa-sa

    Awww, I think a Hollywood remake would be okay, for Death Note.

    @CZero

    Oh you masochist.

    @karecat

    Good thing I was never a big fan of DBZ to begin, though I had fond memories of it. :razz:

    @deep

    Amen to that.

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  13. Hinano UNITED STATES
    May 27th, 2008 - 21:53

    LOL Zac Effron. I liked him in Hairspray! :lol:
    Also this is why I avoid all movies brought over to the US
    They’re ALWAYS dubbed for the weeaboos. :roll:
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  14. Hangmen MALAYSIA
    May 28th, 2008 - 00:57

    I’m predicting that the DBZ movie will give me 2 hours of lulz, RAGE and facepalm’d. I hope ticket sales for this movie would belly-flop, forcing future sequels to be released as direct-to-video only, and also forcing the producers to hire prostitutes as extras. See Bloodrayne the Movie as a good example.

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  15. hoshi MALAYSIA
    May 29th, 2008 - 00:11

    hollywoods…
    kyōmi nai na… :neutral:

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  16. Rakuen PHILIPPINES
    June 14th, 2008 - 12:52

    Wow. this post is great! This world is getting a little ‘weeeeeeeeeeh’… but if I ever see American Kira singing… uhh… what’s the title of that song again?… whatever… I’ll swear for a month or so.

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  17. n1x CANADA
    July 31st, 2008 - 09:49

    :neutral: I don’t wanna cause a few heart attacks BUT…. :shock: DEATH NOTE will be remaked by a US Movie company!

    http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/12682.html

    :cry: First DragonBall and now this… OH THE phailure!!! :mad:

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  18. ukarami20 THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
    September 11th, 2008 - 20:34

    -.- well zac looks like light yagami but HE REALY CAN’T ACT LIKE HIM!!!
    :mrgreen: anyway if zac does go as light i wanna see if i misdged him x]
    from the looks of high school musical,i tink he can’t…but maybe he can!i never met him so idk x]
    (i hate zac…no offence for those ho like him…but if he looks good in death note maybe i’ll start to like him x])

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  19. Bon Bon AUSTRALIA
    October 5th, 2008 - 05:32

    There is actually gonna be an american Death Note remake, but honestly…KEEP HILARY DUFF AWAY FROM ME!!!! *WAAAAAH MAAA-MEEEY!!!*

    These are sure to be as successful as the american live-action Sailor Moon series! What?… you say you’ve never heard of it?… Lucky you…

    I’m gonna roll around at cry now :cry: *sniff*

    Friend: she’s had too much phail for one day

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  20. Archangel_fighter UNITED STATES
    December 10th, 2008 - 05:14

    So funny! Daniel Radcliffe, Zac Efron, and Hilary Duff? Wow. I mean, wow. Great stuff! :lol:

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  21. danielle UNITED STATES
    October 1st, 2009 - 10:08

    i hate hilary duff!!! :mad: if she was in death note i WOULD NOT watch it.
    duff as misa is extremely wrong.
    misa is adorable funny cute cunning and SKINNY
    duff is thee exact OPPOSITE :!:
    howeverrr
    zac effon as light yagami… :kiss:
    i couldnt agree more!!!! :wink:

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  22. Luke Turner PHILIPPINES
    May 19th, 2010 - 02:03

    Daniel Radcliffe is a good actor and good looking too.;-:

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