“Short Term 12”’s Keith Stanfield to star in Netflix’s “Death Note”June 11, 2016 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Keith Stanfield will co-star with Nat Wolff in Adam Wingard’s adaptation of “Death Note” for Netflix, Variety reports. Margaret Qualley is also on board to star in the film with Wingard writing and directing. TheWrap first reported that Netflix was eyeing Stanfield for a role and sources now reveal that the actor has closed a deal to join the movie. Netflix recently acquired the project, after Warner Bros.’ rights expired, and plans to start shooting this summer. Based on the Japanese Manga series, Wolff plays a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim’s name. A cat-and-mouse game ensues when he’s tracked by a reclusive police officer. Jeremy Slater (“Fantastic Four”) wrote the most recent draft of the script. Shane Black was previously attached to direct. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka are producing the project, which was previously adapted as a movie in its home country of Japan, where it spawned a sequel. Doug Davison and Brian Witten are exec producing. Stanfield had a breakout performance opposite Brie Larson in “Short Term 12” and most recently delivered a scene-stealing performance as Snoop Dogg in “Straight Outta Compton.” He can be seen next in Oliver Stone’s “Snowden.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |