Choosing Willem Dafoe to voice shinigami Ryuk — basically a spirit of death — was applauded as one of the better casting decisions in Netflix's Death Note. Director Adam Wingard told us that, while Dafoe was his first pick among actors, he originally wanted to go with a glamorous singer for the part.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/08/david-bowie-and-prince-were-adam-wingards-first-choices-for-death-notes-demon/

oh good god, I'm imaginging Prince as Ryuk and just....

ahh yes, the resemblance is uncanny

Angelsoncrack said:

Prince would have never done it.

TruthTella777 said:

Prince would have never done it.

I think the projects and characters names alone would've turned him off from doing it.

laurarichardson said:

Angelsoncrack said:

oh good god, I'm imaginging Prince as Ryuk and just....

ahh yes, the resemblance is uncanny

Are you serious. This charecter is hideous.

I was being sarcastic.

Prince would of most probably objected to the story in the first place seen as it is about a teenager essentially playing hubris.