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The Duffer Brothers, Matt and Ross, recently announced that they have formed a new production company called Upside Down Pictures. The announcement of the new company came with the announcement of the project roster, which includes a brand new live-action television series adaptation of the Japanese manga and anime series Death Note. Death Note began its publication life as a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
The series ran from 2003 to 2006. The story gives him the ability to kill anyone he writes to as long as he knows his name and face. named Death Note follows Light Yagami, a high school student who acquires a black book. Light begins using the book to kill criminals, eventually causing a death note that drops the Death Note to Earth. Shinigami He is visited by Ryuk. As criminals around the world begin to die inexplicably, the mysterious detective known simply as L is recruited to find out who the murderer is.
The series was adapted into an anime series in 2006 and aired in 2007 for 37 episodes. Death Note, in both written and animated forms, has become one of the most well-known and acclaimed series in the world, winning multiple awards over the years and the anime series scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. This will not be the first live-action adaptation of Death Note since 2006, with several adaptations made in Japan. Netflix also tried its luck in an adaptation with a live-action movie in 2017. Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard was in charge of the project, but it was not well received.
Other announced projects from the brand new company include Upside Down and production of 21 Laps and live-action based on the original idea from The Duffer Brothers. Stranger Things spin-off series. Other projects include Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman, which Steven Spielberg will film with Amblin Entertainment and Curtis Gwinn, and an original series from Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. The company will develop both film and television projects as part of the Duffer Brothers’ overall deal with Netflix.
