Post by Sanji Himura on Sept 19, 2007 14:00:31 GMT -5
The films(movies) are offically licensed here in the states. As Eiko mentioned earlier, Viz got the license to distribute the anime, but a new article from IGN today is reporting that Viz got the theatrical and DVD distribution rights to the live action Death Note film, and its sequel, Death Note: The Last Name. Both films star our beloved chairman, Takashi Kaga.
Viz will start a series of screenings with its first stop at Austin's Fantastic Fest(September 20-27), followed by Vancover's Asian Film Festival(November 1-4), and screenings throughout 2008.
"We are extremely proud to announce the license of Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name," says Seiji Horibuchi President and CEO of VIZ Pictures. "Both films were smash hits in Japan upon their initial release and the established popularity of the manga in the United States, combined with the highly anticipated debut of the anime series, will prime audiences for the excitement and tension that the live feature films bring to the story."
Death Note is based on the hit supernatural action mystery manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The live-action film, directed by Shusuke Kaneko, known as a director of popular monster film Gamera series, was released in 2006 and mirrors the manga's story of Light Yagami, an ace student with great prospects who is bored out of his mind. All of that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals mysteriously begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to investigate, and he is soon hot on the trail of Light, who must now reevaluate his one noble goal. Both Light and L believe themselves to be on the side of justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil."
The film's sequel, Death Note: The Last Name, was a hit in Japan, staying No. 1 for four straight weeks. While it closely followed major plot elements from the original manga series, several new key story differences were also introduced.
As reported above, Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name will screen Sept. 20-27 at the Fantastic Fest 2007. The screening will take place at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas. Check out FantasticFest.com for show times and tickets. Death Note will also screen Nov. 1-4 at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. For show times and tickets, go to VAFF.org.
Source: movies.ign.com/articles/820/820931p1.html
Viz will start a series of screenings with its first stop at Austin's Fantastic Fest(September 20-27), followed by Vancover's Asian Film Festival(November 1-4), and screenings throughout 2008.
"We are extremely proud to announce the license of Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name," says Seiji Horibuchi President and CEO of VIZ Pictures. "Both films were smash hits in Japan upon their initial release and the established popularity of the manga in the United States, combined with the highly anticipated debut of the anime series, will prime audiences for the excitement and tension that the live feature films bring to the story."
Death Note is based on the hit supernatural action mystery manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The live-action film, directed by Shusuke Kaneko, known as a director of popular monster film Gamera series, was released in 2006 and mirrors the manga's story of Light Yagami, an ace student with great prospects who is bored out of his mind. All of that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals mysteriously begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to investigate, and he is soon hot on the trail of Light, who must now reevaluate his one noble goal. Both Light and L believe themselves to be on the side of justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil."
The film's sequel, Death Note: The Last Name, was a hit in Japan, staying No. 1 for four straight weeks. While it closely followed major plot elements from the original manga series, several new key story differences were also introduced.
As reported above, Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name will screen Sept. 20-27 at the Fantastic Fest 2007. The screening will take place at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas. Check out FantasticFest.com for show times and tickets. Death Note will also screen Nov. 1-4 at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. For show times and tickets, go to VAFF.org.
Source: movies.ign.com/articles/820/820931p1.html