Finally, L addresses the waiting masses.

Filming of Netflix’s Death Note film is currently underway in Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada, with shooting schedule to run through August 30. Earlier this week, photographers were able to snag a few shots of Keith Stansfield in costume as L, standing before the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Several amateur photographers also took to Twitter with photos from the set.

The Death Note film will hit Netflix in 2017.

In May, we reported that Netflix was in final negotiations for the film, which is expected to have a $40 million to $50 million budget. Production is reportedly slated to start later this month.

The project, which was previously in development at Warner Brothers, is being helmed by Adam Wingard (The Guest), with Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four) penning the script. Roy Lee (Vertigo Entertainment), Dan Lin (Lin Pictures), Jason Hoffs (Viz Productions), and Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) are attached to the project as producers. Doug Davidson (The Grudge) and Brian Witten (Final Destination) will serve as executive producers.

The confirmed cast includes:

  • Light Turner: Nat Wolff (Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars)
  • L: Keith Stanfield (Straight Outta Compton, The Purge: Anarchy)
  • Mia Sutton: Margaret Qualley (Palo Alto, The Leftovers)
  • Watari: Paul Nakauchi (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
  • James Turner: Shea Whigham (The Wolf of Wall Street, Boardwalk Empire)

Variety describes Light character as “a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim’s name.” Wolff will square off against a “reclusive police officer” in the film.

Viz Media currently holds the domestic rights to the Death Note anime, as well as Takeshi Obata’s original manga series. The company released the anime series on Blu-Ray in March. The series is available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu.

Source: YVRShoots (Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the tip!)