13 Reasons Why (film)

13 Reasons Why is an idea by Noah Flores, for a film adaptation of the YA novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher

Premise
When a teen boy mysteriously receives a box of cassettes, with recordings created by his crush who committed suicide weeks prior, containing the reasons she took her life, he decides to listen to them that night to uncover the truth.

Development
Writer/director Noah Flores, who read and watched the book and series, respectively, decided he wanted an adaptation closer to the book. With that, he noticed the series took the more realistic approach, so he wanted his adaptation to be more artistic. Flores states Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), and Swiss Army Man as inspirations. Zack Snyder and wife, Deborah Snyder, were asked to act as producers by Flores, and they agreed, as their daughter, Autumn, committed suicide in 2017, and they wanted to help spread a message.

Music
Flores hired composer Junkie XL to do the music. He wanted the music to have the same feel of the scores of The Social Network and Her.

Sequels
Flores says he would do a trilogy if people ask for it. He heavily confirms that if it were to happen, it would not be based on Seasons 2 or 3 of the show.

Trivia

 * Because Justice League (film) did not dedicate itself to Zack and Deborah Snyder's late daughter, Autumn, Flores decided to dedicate the film to her, with their permission.
 * Flores asked Zack throughout production for advice on how to make the film as visually beautiful as possible.
 * Flores doesn't like going off the source material, so he suggested bringing Neustadter and Weber to help diverge the book and movie
 * Flores asked Jay Asher for any requests on what he wanted to see in the film.
 * Flores loved the "A Future Where I Am Happy" scene in epsiode 1X11 so much, he said he had to include his own version of that in his film