Naruto live-action movie is a \u201cdisaster\u201d and worse than infamous Dragon Ball film, insiders say Masashi Kishimoto\/Studio PierrotThe Naruto live-action movie was already seeming to be a dead-end project after multiple delays, but now insiders have claimed it\u2019s \u201ca complete disaster\u201d. Naruto isn\u2019t the first manga or anime series to receive a live-action adaptation. The likes of Dragon Ball, Cowboy Bebop, and Death Note have already been there. But none of the end results were received well by critics, let alone long-time fans. A reason behind that might be the handling of the source material and not matching its tone. The best example was seen in Dragon Ball Evolution, considered one of the worst anime live-action films ever made. The film westernized the whole premise, and as a result, failed to live up to the beloved manga and anime. Apparently, the Naruto live-action movie is also on its way to the ever-growing list of anime live-action failures \u2013 insiders have reported that it\u2019s worse than people have predcicted. The report claims the team behind the movie \u201cdon\u2019t have a clue\u201d about the source material. \u201cIt\u2019s so bad that those working on the movie don\u2019t even know who the villains of the (series) are, yet they\u2019re developing the movie,\u201d it reads. Needless to say, this is quite disappointing to fans, who\u2019ve been looking forward to this film for years. When a live-action movie of the beloved anime was announced by Lionsgate in 2015, fans were on cloud nine. At that time, Michael Gracey, the director of The Greatest Showman, was set to direct the movie, with Avi Arad as the producer. The project also got the approval of Naruto\u2019s creator Masashi Kishimoto. However, the movie\u2019s production has halted since then. In 2018, Gracey told Collider: \u201cUntil that script is at a level that I\u2019m excited about, I have no interest in destroying an amazing franchise.\u201d This led to Gracey eventually leaving the project, likely because there was no development in the script. However, nearly a decade after its announcement, the Naruto live-action movie finally got an update in 2024. Lionsgate brought along Destin Daniel Cretton to helm the much-delayed project. Cretton has already worked on a project with high production value and a fantastical setting, with him directing MCU\u2019s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021. While the latest addition to the team gave fans some hope, it may have been for nothing. Hopefully, there will be more updates on the project soon. Whether the live-action movie of Naruto ever sees the big screen is still unclear. But if you\u2019re in the mood for some ninja action, check out our guides on Naruto filler episodes and the strongest Naruto character before you dive into the anime shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Naruto live-action movie is a \u201cdisaster\u201d and worse than infamous Dragon Ball film, insiders say Masashi Kishimoto\/Studio PierrotThe Naruto live-action movie was already seeming to be a dead-end project after multiple delays, but now insiders have claimed it\u2019s \u201ca complete disaster\u201d. Naruto isn\u2019t the first manga or anime series to receive a live-action adaptation. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}