There's Zero Chance The Death Note Movie Will Be Below An R-Rating

Fans anticipating the upcoming live action Death Note adaptation should expect a film aimed squarely at adults, according to the producer.

Speaking to Collider at the DICE 2016 games industry summit, producer Roy Lee shared a bit about the film's tone and expected rating.

"It's definitely for adults. It is zero chance it will be below an R-rating," Lee said, adding that the filmn "will be one of the first manga adaptations that feels very grounded but still has fantastical elements."

As for where the film is in development, Lee says they're just waiting for the word from "is currently waiting for us to officially greenlight the movie, but we have a cast in place. I think it's been reported but I don't remember yet, I'd have to check the site, so I don't want to say anything yet. But it's a movie we're planning on making this year."

The Death Note cast includes Nat Wolff as the lead and Margaret Qualley as the female lead.

Death Note is written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The manga tells the story of Light Yagami, a high school student who comes to possess a supernatural notebook lost by its previous owner, a death spirit named Ryuk. Light can use the notebook to kill anyone whose name and face and knows, and he decides to rid the world of evil, but is drawn into a cat and mouse game with an eccentric investigator known as L.