{"id":3859,"date":"2026-07-11T21:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2026-07-11T21:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:09:51","slug":"its-officially-the-start-of-an-era-for-naruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3859","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Officially The Start Of An Era For Naruto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In recent years, the most cultural relevance that <em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/naruto\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Naruto<\/strong><\/a><\/em> has had was when <em>Weapons<\/em> came out. Zach Cregger\u2019s horror blockbuster opened with a class full of kids leaving their houses in the middle of the night, all running in the same direction with their arms out behind their back. That creepy running style was quickly compared to <em>Naruto<\/em>, and the iconic manga-turned-anime enjoyed another day in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Naruto<\/em> franchise has effectively been dead for almost a decade now. The original show was followed up with a sequel series called <em>Boruto<\/em>, focusing on the next generation. That was supposed to <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/video\/10-ways-naruto-changed-anime-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\">usher in a new era for <em>Naruto<\/em><\/a> to keep the franchise going, but <em>Boruto<\/em> never made its way into the mainstream like the flagship series did. Now that Lionsgate has confirmed it\u2019s working on <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/naruto-live-action-movie-cretton-update-tasha-huo\/\" target=\"_blank\">a live-action reboot movie based on <em>Naruto<\/em><\/a>, that new era might finally be here.<\/p>\n<p>The title character in <em>Naruto<\/em> is a ninja and orphan who has the power of a Nine-Tailed Fox named Kurama sealed within him. Throughout the series, Naruto chases his dreams of leading his village. It\u2019s a really cinematic story, set in a really cinematic world, so it\u2019s tailor-made for the big-screen treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Lionsgate has tapped Destin Daniel Cretton \u2014 who\u2019s about to release <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-noir-best-spider-man-adaptation-brand-new-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">the biggest movie of the summer with <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/a> \u2014 to direct the live-action <em>Naruto<\/em> film, and he couldn\u2019t be a better choice. Cretton directed plenty of heightened, fantastical martial arts sequences in <em>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em>. In fact, <em>Shang-Chi<\/em> is just about the closest thing we\u2019ve gotten to a live-action <em>Naruto<\/em> film up until now.<\/p>\n<p>A global casting search is underway to find the actors who will <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/narutos-live-action-reboot-team-7-casting-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">bring Naruto and the other members of Team 7 to life<\/a> on the screen. As we\u2019ve seen in the past, it could go horribly wrong, but there is one very promising sign.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"naruto-39-s-live-action-movie-has-the-rare-stamp-of-approval-from-the-original-creator\">\n                        Naruto&#8217;s Live-Action Movie Has The Rare Stamp Of Approval From The Original Creator<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Team 7 ready for battle in Naruto\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-07-oct-2025-06-34-pm-163.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Team 7 ready for battle in Naruto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> This <em>Naruto<\/em> movie won\u2019t be the first time a classic anime has been adapted into live-action by Hollywood, and they don\u2019t have a very good track record. From <em>Dragonball Evolution<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/ghost-in-the-shell-2017-movie-missed-point-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlett Johansson\u2019s <em>Ghost in the Shell<\/em><\/a>, Hollywood\u2019s anime adaptations tend to be brazenly unfaithful to the source material, with a mostly (or entirely) whitewashed cast. But there are a couple of upsides that suggest <em>Naruto<\/em>\u2019s live-action reboot could actually be pretty good, and maybe even go down as the exception to this rule.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve got the perfect director with Cretton. He proved his ability to direct thrilling martial arts fight sequences in <em>Shang-Chi<\/em>, but he comes from the world of arthouse indie movies, so he\u2019s always focused on story and character. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/wonder-man-destin-daniel-cretton-spider-man-4-more-exciting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wonder Man<\/em> demonstrated his gift for thinking outside the box<\/a> and subverting the audience\u2019s expectations, and <em>Short Term 12<\/em> is genuinely one of the greatest movies I\u2019ve ever seen. They couldn\u2019t have a better director lined up to bring <em>Naruto<\/em> to life.<\/p>\n<p>And on top of that, the creator of the original manga, Masashi Kishimoto, is actually excited about the reboot. It\u2019s extremely rare that we see the original creator excited about the Hollywood adaptation of their work. Usually, Hollywood torpedoes their vision and they wage war against the adaptation. Author Tomi Adeyemi recently <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/paramount-children-of-blood-and-bone-movie-loses-tomi-adeyemi-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">slammed the upcoming movie adaptation of her book <em>Children of Blood and Bone<\/em><\/a>, and it\u2019s not even out yet.<\/p>\n<p>But Kishimoto has described Lionsgate\u2019s <em><strong>Naruto<\/strong><\/em> movie as a \u201c<em>miracle.<\/em>\u201d He said that the existence of the movie at all is a miracle, and the fact that they\u2019ve got Cretton lined up to direct it is another miracle. Kishimoto is excited about the casting search, and excited to see how the movie comes together, and frankly, after seeing his enthusiasm for the project, so am I.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic medium \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"2a24-4724-98717365c584\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column medium\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"qqmofGTRtK\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/naruto-2002-tv-show-poster.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                       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