"Death Note the Last Name" world premiere gathered 20,000 in Hong Kong

The world premiere of Shusuke Kaneko's "Death Note the Last Name" was held in Hong Kong on 28th, with the main cast Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama and Erika Toda greeted by 20,000 screaming fans.

The first of the two-part series "Death Note" recorded HKD 15million revenue, historical top among live-action hogas, and accordingly, the studio decided to release the second part on the same day in Hong Kong and in Japan, November 3.

The film has already got distribution in Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea and Malaysia, and is also reported to be given an offer to remake in Hollywood.  The actors, however, showed more interest in distributing the film itself in the U.S.  Director Kaneko and actors also are interested in another sequel, with one form or another.

Source:  SANSPO