I've heard. And what of Zac Effron? At this point I'm just looking for this Death Note movie to be a nice little joke...
Zac Effron has stated that Death Note is "Not his top priority". I'm not sure how to take that quite yet, but he also stated that he is a fan of the series (this was before the whole "Light is Effron!" rumor) I haven't actually read anything new on that...
I saw 2 movies in the past week: Avatar (saw it in 3D, it was pretty amazing), and Alvin and the Chipmunks (it was adorable, I used to love the cartoons as a kid). They were both really good, and if you haven't watched them, I recommend them.