SONY IS IN. THE NARUTO MOVIE JUST GOT REAL

Sony is co-financing and handling international distribution for the live-action Naruto film. Lionsgate — the studio behind John Wick, The Hunger Games, and Saw — is still leading the project and handling US distribution. Production starts spring 2027 (!!)

Here’s potential team:
- The director: Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi, Spider-Man: Brand New Day).
- The script: Tasha Huo (Tomb Raider animated series).
- Charles Melton is in final talks for Kakashi.
- The global casting search for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura started in July 2026. But we don’t know who will be there.

I've been waiting for years for someone to finally take on a Naruto movie. But honestly? It's incredibly hard to make a good one. The world, the powers, the tone — it's a minefield. Still, we'll live and see. I'm curious.

But this is the moment the movie stopped being a “maybe”and became a “when”. Sony doesn’t co-finance projects it doesn’t believe in. And Lionsgate knows how to build franchises — John Wick started small and became a universe.

Spring 2027 is soon! Cautiously optimistic! Very cautiously!

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