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Disney earned praise from “Mulan” fans on Wednesday for casting Chinese star Liu Yifei as the titular woman warrior in Niki Caro’s upcoming remake, bringing an actress known throughout China into the spotlight in America. The good news comes in the wake of films like “Ghost In The Shell” and “Death Note” having come under fire for casting white actors in roles that were originally written for Asians. Last year, an anonymous letter posted to the website Angry Asian Man claimed that a spec script for the remake rewrote the story to feature a white European trader who falls in love with.

Robot Underdog has released their full short film (about 35 minutes) Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope. It is probably the best live-action adaptation of an anime I have seen or heard of. Dragon Ball Z: Evolution, I didn’t even bother with it because of what friends were saying, plus what I was seeing in clips was atrocious. Death Note and Ghost in the Shell have not been received very well overall either. Light of Hope is actually worth watching. Don’t expect a big blockbuster hit with a huge budget and the best effects and that should be enough to keep your expectations in check.

I was surprised at how well this film was put together. You can tell a lot of love and attention went into this. The acting is actually pretty good overall, the special effects are well done overall albeit on a budget, the costumes were fantastic,...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 87: Kev does Rob Schneider from Jaws…

That’s right we are back for Episode 87 and its another Jam Packed episode. We open with our world class banter about Chris and his shitty week. Before moving over to our first segment Just the Pilot in which we review TV Movie 7 Days In Hell (that’s right TV Movie, Chris cheated, shhhhh).

Then we hear the Big Ben Bongs and we bring you all the news of the last couple of weeks, including whats going on with the Dceu and much much much more. We move on to What...

By Max Covill

Trying to appeal to everyone, 'Death Note' 2017 misses what made the original manga special.

The article Who Was ‘Death Note’ For? appeared first on Film School Rejects.

From director Adam Wingard and based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows high schooler Light (Nat Wolff), who comes across a supernatural notebook. Upon realizing that it holds a dangerous and scary power that allows its owner to write someone’s name in it while picturing their face, resulting in their death, Light quickly becomes caught up in the godlike ability offered to him by Ryuk (voiced by Willem Dafoe), attracting the attention of his classmate Mia (Margaret Qualley), as well as the mysterious L (Lakeith Stanfield). During this 1-on-…...

TOKYO -- A homegrown hit adapted from a manga comic has knocked The Da Vinci Code off the top spot at the Japanese boxoffice. Death Note, which opened Saturday, took ¥475 million ($4.13 million) in its first two days and attracted audiences of more than 306,000 -- many of whom are fans of the manga that spawned the live-action film. Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara (Battle Royale), a second movie in the series is scheduled to be released in November.

TOKYO -- A homegrown hit adapted from a manga comic has knocked The Da Vinci Code off the top spot at the Japanese boxoffice. Death Note, which opened Saturday, took ¥475 million ($4.13 million) in its first two days and attracted audiences of more than 306,000 -- many of whom are fans of the manga that spawned the live-action film. Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara (Battle Royale), a second movie in the series is scheduled to be released in November.