The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword Trailer: Death Note!

Lakeith Stanfield and Nat Wolff in the Netflix Original Film “Death Note” – Photo by James Dittiger/Courtesy of Netflix

What if you could decide who lives or dies?

Based on the classic manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note tells the story of a high school student whoacquires a notebook with a special power – writing a person’s name in the notebook results in that person’s death!

Death Note stars Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley and Lakeith Stanley. It premieres on Netflix on August 25th.

Death Note | Teaser [HD] | Netflix – YouTube

What if you had the power to decide who lives and who dies?

We suggest you obey the rules. Based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone’s name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike abilities, the young man begins to kill those he deems unworthy of life.

The Netflix original film is directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch, You’re Next) and stars Nat Wolff (Paper Towns), Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out), Paul Nakauchi (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Shea Whigham (American Hustle) and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man). Death Note will premiere exclusively on Netflix on August 25th.

Death Note will premiere exclusively on Netflix on August 25th.

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