'Paper Towns' Star Nat Wolff in Talks to Star in Adam Wingard's 'Death Note' 

'Paper Towns' Star Nat Wolff in Talks to Star in Adam Wingard's 'Death Note'

Wingard is directing Warner Bros.' adaptation of the Japanese horror manga.

, an adaptation of the horror manga being developed at Warner Bros.

Adam Wingard, the filmmaker behind indie genre gems such as

, is making his studio helming debut with the project, which is being produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka.

The story centers on a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name. He then decides to cleanse the world of those he deems evil. As the student is tracked by a reclusive police officer, a cat-and-mouse game ensues.

Niija Kuykendall and Nik Mavinkurve are shepherding the project for the studio. Brian Witten and Doug Davison are exec producing.

, Fox 2000’s adaptation of the John Green young adult sensation.

The actor also currently can be seen onscreen in two films: 

, the Paul Weitz-directed drama starring Lily Tomlin, and

, Nancy Meyers’ workplace comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro.

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