Hollywood Naruto Film Set To Shoot In Spring 2027
Lionsgate is developing a live-action Naruto film, with Destin Daniel Cretton directing, writing and producing, and shooting planned for spring 2027. Sony Pictures will handle international distribution after a competition among studios.
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Why it matters
Sony's international distribution and Lionsgate's development role put a long-discussed Hollywood Naruto adaptation on a concrete production schedule, with casting already underway worldwide.
Adam Fogelson, chairman of the Lionsgate film division, said Sony is the right partner for the project. Charles Melton is in final talks to play Kakashi Hatake.
The film has a director and a distributor but no cast locked in for its three leads. Destin Daniel Cretton, who worked with Sony on Spider-Man, takes directing, writing and producing duties for Lionsgate, while Sony Pictures handles overseas release.
Casting for Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura is running worldwide. Charles Melton, whose credits include May December, is in final negotiations for Kakashi Hatake, the teacher who leads the three.
The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2014 and follows a boy aiming to become Hokage, the head of his ninja village.
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- Cinema Today ハリウッド実写版『NARUTO』2027年春に撮影開始！