It looks like director Adam Wingard - the man responsible for "80s throwback thriller The Guest - is still involved along with his lead actor". Wingard was assembling the cast when WB put the project into turnaround, freeing it up to go to another studio.
The movie has been in production for some time and is expected to resume production in June. TheDeath Note anime and manga series both have devoted followings in the United States and other countries around the world. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka will produce, while Doug Davison and Brian Witten will handle executive producing. Ohba won't be involved in writing the movie as Wingard and Fantastic Four scribe Jeremy Slater are handling the script. Nat Wolff (Paper Towns) and Margaret Qualley ("The Leftovers") are already lined up to star in the adaptation.
