Live-Action Naruto Movie Officially Gets Major 2027 Release Update
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Believe it! The live-action Naruto movie has its head down for a ninja run as it sprints towards coming to fruition. The adaptation of the immensely popular manga and anime series has been in the works at Lionsgate for some time, and now it has a major distributor as a production partner, and a production start date that might be sooner than you think.
So far, we don't know much about the project. Destin Daniel Cretton, no stranger to martial arts after helming the 2021 MCU film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will both write and direct the film. May December star Charles Melton is the only cast member so far; he'll play Kakashi Hatake in the film.
Now, The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Sony will partner with Lionsgate on the film, following a competitive bidding process that involved multiple studios. That will reunite the studio with Cretton, who helmed their $2.5 billion USD blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day last summer. Cretton has an overall deal with the studio, as well. There's a great potential for synergy here, as Sony owns Crunchyroll, the largest anime distributor in North America.
Naruto is expected to begin filming in the spring of 2027. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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