Naruto

Back in 2016, the official Shonen Jump Twitter account chose violence by announcing that a live-action Naruto film was in the works. Naruto follows a hapless ninja named Naruto Uzumaki as he fights to prove that he, with enough hard work and training, can become the Hokage (basically the ninja president). The film will be produced by Lionsgate and directed by The Greatest Showman’s Michael Gracey. In a 2018 interview with Collider, Gracey said the movie is still happening, should series creator Masashi Kishimoto give Gracey’s script the seal of approval.

“Because until that script is at a level that I’m excited about, I have no interest in destroying an amazing franchise, as has happened before. But I think the great thing is that everyone involved, from Lionsgate to the producers, are all of the same mind,” Gracey told Collider. “Everyone knows how precious this property is and to me it’s incredibly exciting, and I love the work that I’ve gotten to do on it to date. At this stage, no one is going to go into production until we’ve got a script that excites everyone.”