Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton Is Tackling A Live-Action Naruto Movie, So What Does This Mean For Simu Liu’s Marvel Sequel?

In September 2021, director Destin Daniel Cretton made his first big splash in the blockbuster filming space with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which was part of the Phase Four slate of the Marvel movies in order. The Simu Liu-led superhero movie was well received, with CinemaBlend’s Shang-Chi review giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, and by the following December, Shang-Chi 2 was announced to be in development. But there hasn’t been much news on the sequel’s progress since then, and with word now coming in that Cretton is tackling a live-action Naruto movie, what does this mean for Shang-Chi 2.

Before we talk more about that, let’s address the news that broke earlier today. Cretton is attached to write and direct Naruto for Lionsgate (which released his 2017 movie The Glass Castle), as revealed by THR. The filmmaker will also produce through his Hisako production company alongside Jeyun Mumford, and Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Emmy Yu from Brad Productions are also attached to the project. Cretton also has the full support of Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto, who said the following in a statement:

When I heard of Destin’s attachment, it happened to be right after watching a blockbuster action film of his, and I thought he would be the perfect director for Naruto. After enjoying his other films and understanding that his forte is in creating solid dramas about people, I became convinced that there is no other director for Naruto. In actually meeting Destin, I also found him to be an open-minded director who was willing to embrace my input, and felt strongly that we would be able to cooperate together in the production process.

 

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