New Trailer & Artwork For Netflix’s Death Note Arrives

The good folks at Netflix UK have unleashed the awesome new trailer for their Original movie, Death Note, along with a sleek new poster.

Adapted from the celebrated Manga of the same name, the Adam Wingard-directed flick stars Nat Wolff in the lead role, and offers support from the likes of Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, and Lakeith Stanfield.

The film – which arrives on Netflix 25th August – looks like a real treat. Check out the trailer below.

Based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone’s name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike abilities, the young man begins to kill those he deems unworthy of life.

The Netflix original film is directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch, You’re Next) and stars Nat Wolff (Paper Towns), Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out), Paul Nakauchi (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Shea Whigham (American Hustle)and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) as the voice of Ryuk.

Source: Netflix UK