VIDEO : Willem Dafoe Revealed As Ryuk In New Death Note Poster

With just a few months to go before the release of Death Note, we now have our first look at Ryuk in the upcoming manga adaptation. For years now, Hollywood has been using books, comics, and video games to generate films, all to varying degrees of success. In recent years, however, anime and manga have become sought after sources of inspiration for new projects and potential franchises. With American adaptations of Naruto and Attack on Titan, popular manga Death Note will soon be premiering on Netflix as an Americanized film. The change in location and the casting choices have already been met with outcry from fans, though the film?s director has attempted to calm fears. Luckily, the film has one thing going for it: Willem Dafoe as the demonic Ryuk.