Tag: Naruto Live-Action Movie

Last week, director Destin Daniel Cretton, in partnership with Lionsgate, officially announced that a global casting call had gone out for the Naruto live-action movie. The lead roles would be in Team 7, which includes Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha. Many fans were wondering whether this live-action film would take place during the... Read More...

Today, director Destin Daniel Cretton announced that his long-in-development Naruto live-action movie is officially in pre-production after he finished work on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He announced in a social media post that, alongside Lionsgate, he will hold an open worldwide casting search for the members of Team 7, including Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and... Read More...

Today, original manga creator Masashi Kishimoto announced that his long-in-development Naruto live-action movie is moving forward. The creator revealed that Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings director Daniel Destin Cretton has boarded the project to write and direct the feature film. As he takes over from previous director Michael Gracey: “When I heard of Destin’s attachment,... Read More...

Today, fans got their first look at footage of Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko in the upcoming live-action adaption of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Then, Daniel Ritchman took to his Patreon to reveal that Lionsgate is looking at Dallas for an unspecified role in their Naruto live-action movie. While many fans might assume he would... Read More...

Before the WGA strike began in May, Lionsgate developed a new draft for their long-in-development Naruto live-action movie. The new draft was written by female screenwriter Tasha Huo (Red Sonja) after a previous draft was written by Jonathan Levine in 2020. Daniel Ritchman has revealed on his Patreon that the studio was courting Ken Watanabe... Read More...

Today, Daniel Ritchman revealed on his Patreon that a Naruto live-action movie is back in development at Lionsgate. The report states that screenwriter Tasha Huo (Red Sonja, The Witcher: Blood Origin) has written the latest draft of the script after Jonathan Levine. The draft was written before the current WGA Writer Strike. The film was... Read More...