JUSTICE LEAGUE's Willem Dafoe Will Provide The Voice Of Ryuk The Shinigami In DEATH NOTE

JUSTICE LEAGUE's Willem Dafoe Will Provide The Voice Of Ryuk The Shinigami In DEATH NOTE

Death Note fans weren't certain that the Ryuk character would appear in Adam Wingard's live-action adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's Manga, but this news obviously confirms he will...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 02, 2016 11:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Anime & Manga
Source: Mashable

Adam Wingard's (The Guest, You're Next) Netflix adaptation of Death Note has gained a very exciting new cast addition. According to Mashable, none other than Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Justice League) will provide the voice of Ryuk the Shinigami, or "Death God", in the live-action take on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's story.

Ryuk is an extra-dimensional being who survives by killing humans to extend his own life, and out of boredom gives Light Yagami (Nat Wolff) the notebook that sets him on his murderous path.
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clogan
clogan - 8/2/2016, 11:45 AM
This is hilarious - he looks EXACTLY like the character.
Smexicanman
Smexicanman - 8/2/2016, 11:55 AM
@slickrickdesigns -
Luigi
Luigi - 8/2/2016, 11:51 AM
One of my favorite shows, hope they do it justice
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/2/2016, 11:51 AM
He should go right ahead and play him!
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/2/2016, 11:52 AM
Ima just put this right here...

knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/2/2016, 11:54 AM
I just finished this series a month ago epic up til L died :/
Django79
Django79 - 8/2/2016, 11:55 AM
As a big Death Note fan, I'm not really sure how I feel about this being made. I dont feel hopeful about it.
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