I remember when this article came out, everyone flipped: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/…

I don't know much about Wingard— I'm a giant weenie with filmed horror. But I did read and enjoy the Death Note manga, and his comments sound like a lot of nothing. A weird, fun, crazy, genre blending movie? You just described the source material— what are you going to do? (Other than give Misa some nude scenes?)

"Warts and all, the story is what it is. It’s kind of a classic. And as uncomfortable as some of this stuff is, it’s not my story. I’m just the guy who’s putting it on the screen, so I didn’t want to change it and make it more palatable to my own sense of taste."

Four! Wasn't it big news a year back that they were cutting back from three films a year because it was too many? And then they had to close one of their animation campuses? There's something to say about testing your limits as a company, but….