"L" movie news

[Ryoutarou]

So, for anyone hoping to hear more news about the upcoming L movie, the spin off to the Death Note series, not too much info is out yet, but this is pretty interesting.

13-year-old actress Mayuko Fukuda has been cast as the heroine in Hideo Nakata's "L," the upcoming spinoff of the "Death Note" movies. She was chosen from more than 300 candidates.

Fukuda will play a young girl named Maki, whose only family is a father and a stuffed animal left by her mother. The girl happens to be the key to solving a mystery, so L (Kenichi Matsuyama) is forced to protect her.

Filming for the movie began at the start of this month in Saitama, and is expected to last about two months. On February 9, "L" will open simultaneously in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, which is a first for a Japanese film. Distribution offers from other countries have been coming in, raising the possibility of same-day releases in other countries. "

Some more cast and plot details of the "Death Note" spinoff, "L," have been revealed. Aside from lead actor Kenichi Matsuyama and lead actress Mayuko Fukuda, the cast includes Masanobu Takashima, Youki Kudoh, Kiyotaka Nanbara, and Megumi Sato. Takashima's character reportedly involves the use of special makeup.

All that's known about the plot right now is that it takes place after most of the events in Death Note: The Last Name, during the 23 day period that L alloted himself to live after testing out the Death Note on himself. The title of the movie was also revealed to be "Change the World".