Your chance to check out the Death Note live action film is coming soon, and if you're lucky, you can score free tickets to the show. Just sign up for the VIZ Pictures email newsletter before Friday, May 9 at 5 pm Pacific Daylight Time, and you'll be entered in a drawing to win free tickets to see the show on May 21 at a theater near you.

Death Note will be shown at 309 theaters in 40 states for a special two-night stand on May 20 and 21 at 7:30 PM. Find a theater near you, and buy your pre-sale tickets from Fathom Events, the nationwide promoter of this special event. Besides the movie, the evening will also feature exclusive behind the scenes footage of the making of the film.

Is it worth the trip? Check out the preview trailers and decide. Or if you're the patient sort, the DVD will be available on September 16, 2008.

As an extra quirky goodie to promote Death Note's nationwide night out, VIZ Pictures also has a downloadable Ryuk the shinigami (death god) ringtone available for download, with an L ringtone to follow soon.

Image credit: © 2006 Death Note Film Partners