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Why Did Shane Black Leave Death Note?

8/8/2014

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Until Warner Bros. gives us an official announcement, we can't categorically say that director Shane Black has walked away from the Death Note live action movie adaptation.

Even if IMDb, and half of the internet, lists Gus van Sant as Death Note director now.

However that hasn't stopped people from speculating about the switch. Most simply point out that Shane Black's star has risen into the stratosphere, since he first agreed to direct the US film adaptation of Death Note. 

It was right there when he just had Iron Man 3 to do, then he had that choice between Doc Savage and Death Note. He opted for the former. But suddenly more and more have bee piled onto his directorial plate.  He's doing The Nice Guys and he's been linked with the latest Predator sequel.

It might be that he no longer has the time to direct Death Note. Or Warner Bros. got sick of waiting for him to be free. Even if Shane Black was at the helm, we wouldn't see a Death Note US movie for several more years to come.
Adrián Lavado, a writer with the Spanish e-magazine eCartelera, has gone one further than that. He wrote that Shane Black 'hacer una historia de venganza en vez de justicia y eliminar a los personajes conocidos como shinigami.' (Shane Black 'wanted a story about revenge, rather than justice, and to eliminate the shinigamis.')

The above led to irreconcilable differences between the director and Warner Bros., which ultimately resulted in a parting of ways.

This half chimes with what Shane Black told Long Beach Comic Con back in October 2011. Then he revealed long-running disagreements over the direction of the Death Note story.  He wanted an adaptation that was faithful to the manga, but Warner Bros. kept pushing for one that was morally black and white, with Kira more the flawed anti-hero than anyone who could be considered 'evil'. 

Every one of Yagami's actions had to be justified within the pursuit of justice; and the 'demon' shinigamis had to go.  It was Shane who fought for none of that to happen.

My reading of the situation is that Lavado has switched the views of Shane Black and Warner Bros.  What do you think?

 - And muchas gracias to Álvaro for alerting me to the Spanish language report.



9 Comments
Logan
8/8/2014 11:07:47

I think that they don't want kids who watch the movie to think that 'killing is cool' and imitate it, perhaps that is the reason they chose the director of 'Elephant' a film about' The Columbine High School massacre'
There was the kid from Sycamore Elementary School
Russian girl who committed suicide
Banning by People's Republic of China
The Belgian 'Manga Murder' Case and so on...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note#Bans_and_attempted_bans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note#Copycat_crimes_and_imitations

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Matti
8/8/2014 11:27:21

I was about to say that there are plenty of movies which involve shoot ups and the like, but I guess that Death Note is different. It's about a schoolboy for a start.

You reckon that no US adaptation is going to be faithful then?

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Logan
8/8/2014 19:48:55

I don't think it will be faithful. I hate the whole idea of the US adaptation. I think they'll either make Light into some sappy romantic wimp or a complete blood-thirsty monster. I don't want to see their take on the characters. Maybe it's because I hate Hollywood...

Matti
10/8/2014 05:04:06

I would rather it be faithful than not done at all.

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Matti
10/8/2014 05:05:02

I meant faithful OR not done at all. Half asleep here...

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Rooney
12/8/2014 07:34:16

I agree with you that Lavado switched the views of Black and Warner Bros: I truly appreciate Black's advocacy for keeping true to the manga. I hope that Gus Van Sant also holds this notion.

I've watched "Good Will Hunting", so I know that Van Sant can direct "troubled genius" characters. I've also heard about "Elephant", so it's safe to say that Van Sant knows a thing or two about murderers. Light is such a layered character, and I hope that Van Sant is able to do him justice.

When it comes down to it, I want them to capture the nuances of the story, portray the characters fully and avoid sensationalism. Death Note has such potential, let's hope that it doesn't go to waste!

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Matti
13/8/2014 07:42:28

I've loved everything that I've seen of Gus van Sant's movies so far, so I have high hopes here too. But I also hope that it'll be a faithful retelling. If they can let the anime through, why not a movie?

I've not seen 'Elephant'. Is it a good one?

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1/1/2023 07:07:24

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