Editing Death Note (section)

===Live-action films===
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''Death Note'' was adapted into a series of [[live-action]] films in 2006. The first two films were directed by [[Shusuke Kaneko]] and the third was directed by [[Hideo Nakata]] and produced by [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]], CG production of all three films were done by [[Digital Frontier]] and distributed by [[Warner Bros.]] Pictures Japan. The first film, simply titled ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'', premiered in Japan on June 17, 2006, and topped the Japanese [[box office]] for two weeks, pushing ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' into second place.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note Tops Box Office Again|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-06-27/death-note-tops-box-office-again|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 27, 2006|access-date=December 18, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231191930/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-06-27/death-note-tops-box-office-again|archive-date=December 31, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The first film briefly played in certain North American theaters on May 20–21, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=1st Death Note Film to Run in 300+ U.S. Theaters in May|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-14/1st-death-note-film-to-run-in-300+u.s-theaters-in-may|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 14, 2008|access-date=April 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415151900/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-14/1st-death-note-film-to-run-in-300+u.s-theaters-in-may|archive-date=April 15, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was broadcast in Canadian theaters for one night only on September 15, 2008. The DVD was released on September 16, 2008, one day after the Canadian showing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Death Note Live-Action!! Trailer|url=http://deathnotefilms.com/trailers.php|work=[[Viz Media]]|date=April 14, 2007|access-date=April 17, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420032644/http://deathnotefilms.com/trailers.php|archive-date=April 20, 2008}}</ref> The sequel, ''[[Death Note 2: The Last Name]]'', premiered in Japan on November 3, 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|title=Death Note 2 Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-28/death-note-2-trailer|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814214731/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-28/death-note-2-trailer|archive-date=August 14, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> It was featured in U.S. theaters in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=2nd Death Note Film to Run in U.S. Theaters in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-25/2nd-death-note-film-to-run-in-u.s-theaters-in-october|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 25, 2008|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502044732/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-25/2nd-death-note-film-to-run-in-u.s-theaters-in-october|archive-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

A spin-off from the films named ''[[L: Change the World]]'' was released in Japan on February 9, 2008. It is focused on the final 23 days of L's life, as he solves one final case involving a bio-terrorist group.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note's L Spinoff to Open on February 9 in Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-30/death-note's-l-spinoff-to-open-on-february-9-in-japan|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 30, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318064210/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-30/death-note's-l-spinoff-to-open-on-february-9-in-japan|archive-date=March 18, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Two dubbed versions of the film were shown in the United States on April 29 and 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note's L Spinoff Film in U.S. Theaters in April|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/death-note-l-spinoff-film-in-u.s-theaters-in-april|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 6, 2009|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609234530/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/death-note-l-spinoff-film-in-u.s-theaters-in-april|archive-date=June 9, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2016, a three-part miniseries entitled ''[[Death Note: New Generation]]'' was announced as a part of the ''Death Note'' live-action film series and aired in September. It bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films and the then-upcoming 2016 film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=2016 Death Note Film Gets 3-Episode Prequel on Hulu Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-09/2016-death-note-film-gets-3-episode-prequel-on-hulu-japan/.105209|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001072352/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-09/2016-death-note-film-gets-3-episode-prequel-on-hulu-japan/.105209|archive-date=October 1, 2024|date=August 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:映画『デスノート』 続編が10年ぶりに作られた理由|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO08306560T11C16A0000000/|publisher=[[The Nikkei]]|access-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225013654/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO08306560T11C16A0000000/|archive-date=December 25, 2022|language=ja|date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Death Note: Light Up the New World|fourth Japanese ''Death Note'' film]] was released in 2016<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-13/live-action-death-note-films-get-2016-sequel-by-gantz-helmer-sato/.92885|title=Live-Action Death Note Films Get 2016 Sequel by Gantz Helmer Sato|date=September 13, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914225311/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-13/live-action-death-note-films-get-2016-sequel-by-gantz-helmer-sato/.92885|archive-date=September 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and featured a cyber-terrorism setting with the inclusion of six Death Notes brought into the human world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-04/new-live-action-death-note-film-stars-sosuke-ikematsu-masahiro-higashide-masaki-suda/.98322|title=New Live-Action Death Note Film Stars Sōsuke Ikematsu, Masahiro Higashide, Masaki Suda|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305210157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-04/new-live-action-death-note-film-stars-sosuke-ikematsu-masahiro-higashide-masaki-suda/.98322|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> An [[Death Note (2017 film)|American adaptation]] was released on [[Netflix]] on August 25, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch the first trailer for Netflix's live-action Death Note movie|first=Kwame|last=Opam|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/22/15021872/death-note-netflix-teaser-trailer-release-date|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=March 22, 2017|access-date= August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518103523/https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/22/15021872/death-note-netflix-teaser-trailer-release-date|archive-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Adam Wingard]] and was written by Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, and [[Jeremy Slater]]. It starred [[Nat Wolff]], [[Lakeith Stanfield]], [[Margaret Qualley]], [[Shea Whigham]], [[Paul Nakauchi]], Jason Liles, and [[Willem Dafoe]]. A sequel film is reportedly in the works.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=THR: Sequel to Netflix's Death Note Film in the Works|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-22/thr-sequel-to-netflix-death-note-film-in-the-works/.135780|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 24, 2020|date=August 22, 2018|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127224239/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-22/thr-sequel-to-netflix-death-note-film-in-the-works/.135780|url-status=live}}</ref>