Willem Dafoe Cast In The Role Of Ryuk In ‘Death Note’ Live Action Adaptation

One of the best lunatics in film today, Willem Dafoe has just been cast as the voice to the  crazy and hollowed out Shinigami Ryuk in the English live action adaption of Death Note.

Based on the groundbreakingly popular Manga/Anime series of the same name, the English live action adaptation will be directed by Adam Wingard and stars Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, Keith Stanfield, Paul Nakauchi and Shea Whigham. The film will debut on Netflix.

Death Note follows the story of a high school student (Nat Wolff) who finds a magical notebook that has the power to kill whomever is written in it. The book comes into his possession by the Shinigami Ryuk. What follows is a very tense story of murder and intrigue.

There is no official release date yet, but production has started!

I personally think that Dafoe’s casting is perfect for Ryuk. It’s a bummer he’s just providing voice, because frankly he’s the only actor in Hollywood that could pull off the look with no makeup.

I just pray they bring Maximum The Hormone in to provide the theme music!