2017 has not been a great year for the on going conversation of the controversy surrounding Hollywood whitewashing. Last falls Doctor Strange controversy, Matt Damon's commercial failure, The Great wall, Netflix's critically panned Iron Fist series, as well the upcoming Ghost in the Shell film starring Scarlett Johansson, have all been part of a long list of westernization and cultural appropriation in Hollywood and Netflix's upcoming live action adaption has already been met with immediate backlash after it's teaser trailer was released. In the live action Death Note, due out in August, highschool student Light Yagami has now become Seattle resident Light Turner, played by Nat Wolfe while Atlanta and Get Out star, Lakeith Standfield, is set to play L. While it was obvious Netflix aimed at taking some creative liberties, the changes (as indicated from the teaser) are a bit alarming. It's more of transposing the mythology of the famed manga series to a student in Seattle. Either way, it's an important conversation worth having. Death Note is due out of Netflix August 25th, 2017.
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