I can’t believe how much Adam Wingard has grown up.
From directing the micro indie Pop Skull to my A Horrible Way to Die and V/H/S, and then You’re Next, The Guest and Cinemax’s upcoming “Outcast” – shit, he was in talks for Fast 8 – Wingard has really built a name for himself.
Now, he’s casting up his first major studio pic, and has found its female lead for Warner Bros.’ Death Note.
Actress-singer Margaret Qualley (pictured below) has been tapped for the role opposite male lead opposite Nat Wolff.
“The story follows a student who discovers a mysterious notebook that kills whomever’s name is written in it. When the student meets the notebook’s previous owner, a demon bent on ridding the world of anyone it deems evil or useless, he ends up tracked by an Interpol officer investigating the unexplainable deaths of several criminals.“
Wingard is directing with a script by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four). Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka are producing, with Doug Davison and Brian Witten executive producing.
