After many live-action adaptations in recent years, Konohas chaotic ninja Naruto is now getting his own movie with real actors. The movie has now reached an important milestone and reveals some details about the plot.
What has the movie accomplished? Tasha Huo is working as a writer for the live-action film of Naruto and revealed that her script is finally complete (via Entertainment Weekly). With this, the film has reached an important milestone. Now the production team can proceed to tackle the actors and the location for the film. Following that, filming can begin.
The script has now been passed on to director Destin Daniel Cretton, who is taking care of the adaptation of Naruto. He has faced criticism for potentially making a disaster out of the live-action adaptation. He was accused of not being familiar with the original material.
However, Tasha Huo has only positive words for Cretton after finishing her script. She trusts the director and believes that he has a very personal and relatable style. Masashi Kishimoto, the mangaka of Naruto, can’t imagine a better director. Huo also reveals which elements will be important in the film.
Naruto is actually a manga, from which an anime was created:
Naruto is the focus, the rest of the world is not
What will the movie be like? In the live-action adaptation of Naruto, the titular blonde will be at the center of the story. Huo thinks that it is a cool decision. This way, the movie can show how special and nuanced Naruto is:
This is definitely a film that comes from the love for Naruto and its character and its relationships.
However, the focus on Naruto means that the large ninja world in which the anime and manga take place is not as prominently featured. In Naruto, there is not only Konohagakure, but also other countries like Sunagakure and Kumogakure.
It could be that these countries will not be a topic in the film at all. Because the large world should not distract from Naruto, as Huo explains.
What could be shown? Accordingly, we assume that the movie will return to the roots of Naruto. It could be that we will only experience the initial missions of the ninja. He maintained his closest relationships with Team 7, which is why Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi could also play a significant role in the film.
However, since the script of the film has only just been completed, it will likely take at least another two years before the film is released.
Until then, we can be curious whether it will be on a similar level as Dragon Ball Evolution. Another anime adaptation has already managed that: “As bad as Dragonball Evolution” – Hollywood may have buried the next anime adaptation
