#Death note full movie trailer series#

RELATED: Netflix To Complete Orson WellesвЂ™ Unfinished Final Film With the power of his newfound notebook, he develops a God-like complex as he sets out to eliminate those who he deems вЂњunworthy of life.вЂќДirected by Adam Wingard, the director behind the scary horror flicks вЂњYouвЂ™re NextвЂќ and вЂњThe GuestвЂќ, вЂњDeath NoteвЂќ promises an intriguing story, full of potential scares. In NetflixвЂ™s вЂњDeath NoteвЂќ, American actor Nat Wolff stars as a young man who discovers a supernatural notebook that promises to killВ anyone whose name he writes on its pages. Earlier this year, Matt Damon came under fire for his China-set movie вЂњThe Great WallвЂќ while Scarlett Johansson has faced criticism for taking the lead in вЂњThe Ghost In The ShellвЂќ, a sci-fi movie based on Asian characters, set in Japan. The вЂњDeath NoteвЂќ and вЂњIron FistвЂќ outcry is just the latest in the conversation over HollywoodвЂ™s whitewashing of Asian characters and stories. RELATED: вЂIron FistвЂ™ Co-Creator Calls Whitewashing Controversy вЂRighteous IndignationвЂ™, Star Finn Jones Blames Donald Trump For Poor ReviewsД«ut itвЂ™s not just Netflix that is dealing with backlash. This Death Note adaptation is a reminder that Hollywood will put time & effort into rewriting POC stories so that whiteness is centered Twitter was quick to react to the controversy after the вЂњDeath NoteвЂќ trailer was released on Wednesday. The trailer comes a day after вЂњIron FistвЂќ co-creator lashed out at peopleвЂ™s вЂњrighteous indignationвЂќ over the showвЂ™s casting,В stating, вЂњDonвЂ™t these people have something better to do than to worry about the fact that вЂIron FistвЂ™ isnвЂ™t Oriental, or whatever word?вЂќ In NetflixвЂ™s movie, the setting has been moved from Japan to Seattle, replacing Asian characters with American ones.

#Death note full movie trailer series#

ThereвЂ™s just one problem: the Asian-based story features zero Asian actors or characters.ДЄfter Netflix faced backlash over the casting of a white male actor in the Marvel series вЂњIron FistвЂќ, the new teaser for вЂњDeath NoteвЂќ has unleashed a similar online backlash as social media users once again sound-off on the lack of Asian characters in the new film. Netflix has dropped the teaser trailer for the upcoming horror film, вЂњDeath NoteвЂќ, based on the popular Japanese manga series.