Lionsgate and Avi Arad's Naruto

[Lord]

That isn't where I would end it. I would end it with Team Kakashi going their separate ways to prepare for the final part of the exams. The Hokage wouldn't have died yet. You can have all that bonding in the exams. In fact, the do. Surviving the forest is a deal and half. It brings them closer, shows the dangers of the ninja world even more and always for interaction with their fellow ninjas.

If the adapt Chunnin exams, yeah, i think they should separate the story into 2 films separated by the training. But for the first film in the series, you would leave the main plotline (the exams) incomplete. Also, the chunnin exams should probably be shot back to back, would be a risky project to take on.

You can't make a big film series like this, and avoid the arc. It just doesn't work imo. It is like starting Star Wars without Vader, LotR without Sauron or Harry Potter without Voldemort.

You're not avoiding the arc, you're eaving it for later, just like not every superhero film starts with the main nemesis, or with the most famous storyline. Also, Vader, Sauron and Voldemort are present from the beginning of their film series, up until the end, while Orochimaru appears a while after we are already familiar with the main characters, and while having a major presence, he's later disposed of as a way to show Sasuke's progress, and is pretty much absent for the rest of the story, not realy being the biggest threat of the story or even the main villain's henchman. He's brought to back in the final arc, sure, but it was pretty much pointless and he gets stuck in the big moon plan illusion. Starting with Orochimaru makes it seem like he's going to be the final villain, while starting with someone else, then having Orochimaru for a while, at the first time bigger villains are foreshadowed, shows that he's a big player, but probably not the biggest villain of the story.

An hour is plenty of time to establish the world, the main characters and handle their "training" before the exams. Then an hour plus dedicated to them? Plenty of of time. You do not adapt word for word, and I wouldn't do that with Naruto if I could.

I never said the manga should be adapted word for word.

If you handle it like Harry Potter, then I am on the right track. They streamlined the heck out of it. Zabuza is a subplot, and doesn't require screentime.

They took the main stories and streamlined, but they didn't pick and choose the most important books, otherwise, the first 4 books would have merged in 2 films. Did we need to see Quirrel for example? Nobody ever mentions him again, but Philosopher's stone was still a good story and worth adapting. Hell, we didn't need to spend an entire year following the mystery behind Peter Petigrew, you could have just found a way to go straight to Voldemort's resurrection, but the story simply was good enough to deserve that time.

Zabuza arc was also one of the best ones in Naruto, would be a giant waste to not do it, as it's the right introduction to the ninja missions, the idea of the seven swordsmen, the Sharingan, Kakashi's methods, etc. By the end of Zabuza arc you have a clear ending and the public is left with some ideas to think about regarding Haku's sacrifice and Zabuza's tears.

Also, streamlining still emans you have to leave certain things to let the plot breathe a bit, it's can't be just plot plot plot.

Naruto would be a five, maybe six film series. You don't need to adapt everything. A lot of Naruto is repetitive from a storyline perspective. You need to concentrate on what is important.

Anyway, we both know how the other thinks Part I should be aproached on the big screen, but how would you take Part II? What should be the big end game? Kaguya? Madara? Tobi? Obito + Madara? Orochimaru? Pain? Nagato as Pain? Sasuke?

 

[terry78]

I wouldn't even begin to know how to cast this.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

This should be fun...

{TB EXCLUSIVE} “Naruto” Movie In The Works At Lionsgate With Michael Gracey Helming

 

[Loki882]

If the adapt Chunnin exams, yeah, i think they should separate the story into 2 films separated by the training. But for the first film in the series, you would leave the main plotline (the exams) incomplete. Also, the chunnin exams should probably be shot back to back, would be a risky project to take on.



You're not avoiding the arc, you're eaving it for later, just like not every superhero film starts with the main nemesis, or with the most famous storyline. Also, Vader, Sauron and Voldemort are present from the beginning of their film series, up until the end, while Orochimaru appears a while after we are already familiar with the main characters, and while having a major presence, he's later disposed of as a way to show Sasuke's progress, and is pretty much absent for the rest of the story, not realy being the biggest threat of the story or even the main villain's henchman. He's brought to back in the final arc, sure, but it was pretty much pointless and he gets stuck in the big moon plan illusion. Starting with Orochimaru makes it seem like he's going to be the final villain, while starting with someone else, then having Orochimaru for a while, at the first time bigger villains are foreshadowed, shows that he's a big player, but probably not the biggest villain of the story.




I never said the manga should be adapted word for word.



They took the main stories and streamlined, but they didn't pick and choose the most important books, otherwise, the first 4 books would have merged in 2 films. Did we need to see Quirrel for example? Nobody ever mentions him again, but Philosopher's stone was still a good story and worth adapting. Hell, we didn't need to spend an entire year following the mystery behind Peter Petigrew, you could have just found a way to go straight to Voldemort's resurrection, but the story simply was good enough to deserve that time.

Zabuza arc was also one of the best ones in Naruto, would be a giant waste to not do it, as it's the right introduction to the ninja missions, the idea of the seven swordsmen, the Sharingan, Kakashi's methods, etc. By the end of Zabuza arc you have a clear ending and the public is left with some ideas to think about regarding Haku's sacrifice and Zabuza's tears.

Also, streamlining still emans you have to leave certain things to let the plot breathe a bit, it's can't be just plot plot plot.




Anyway, we both know how the other thinks Part I should be aproached on the big screen, but how would you take Part II? What should be the big end game? Kaguya? Madara? Tobi? Obito + Madara? Orochimaru? Pain? Nagato as Pain? Sasuke?

Personally, I'd either have Madara or Sasuke as the endgame. Definitely axe Kaguya, and only do Obito if you can give him better motivations.

 

[Lord]

I personaly would axe Madara, aside from Orochimaru's impure technique, i prefered when the old legends stayed in the past, not to mention that suddenly there were all of these Uchihas alive, and the Sharingan became the be all end all ocular jutsu, which made the Byakugan look much weaker.

 

[Loki882]

See I liked that Madara was built up as this god-tier threat for all that time. Hinted at, foreshadowed, and it SEEMED (when he finally shows up) that the payoff was worth the wait. And then,,,Kaguya happened, ugh.

 

[Lord]

In that case, it would probably work better to just have Tobi revealed as Madara or make him the leader of the Akatsuki from the very beginning, all those twists regarding who the real villain was were kinda pointless. First we had Pain hyped and before he even gets a chance to fully appear, Tobi's revealed as the real villain, then it's actualy Madara, and then it was actualy Kaguya controling everything.

I while i enjoyed Madara before he started to transform into sage of six paths, the final arcs make Konoha too important, by the end of the story, all major ninjas have come from there.

 

[sweetre15]

Masashi Kishimoto himself confirmed to be involved with the live action Naruto and Michael Gracey is attached to direct:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...-michael-gracey-naruto-hollywood-film/.110034

I really hope that if they do this, they start with the Zabuza storyline since (atleast to me) that's one of the best story arcs in Naruto and a good way to introducing the characters

 

[Jason Kane]

Turn back, Lionsgate. Its just asking for trouble

 

[Lord]

Masashi Kishimoto himself confirmed to be involved with the live action Naruto and Michael Gracey is attached to direct:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...-michael-gracey-naruto-hollywood-film/.110034

I really hope that if they do this, they start with the Zabuza storyline since (atleast to me) that's one of the best story arcs in Naruto and a good way to introducing the characters

Agreed. That arc gave the characters their oun arcs and helped them progress, while also being self contained.

 

[TheVileOne]

Hollywood already did Naruto. It was called Harry Potter.

 

[moonclaw]

.......................I told yall. also a tidbit on harry potter, kishimoto originally developed naruto has a wizard story until j.k rowling dropped HP the philosopher's stone and he switched it up to ninjas.

 

[sweetre15]

.......................I told yall. also a tidbit on harry potter, kishimoto originally developed naruto has a wizard story until j.k rowling dropped HP the philosopher's stone and he switched it up to ninjas.

I remember reading that in the first volume of the Naruto manga

 

[Lencho01]

The Internet Reacts To The Hollywood Naruto Movie Announcement

 

[The Big G]

Naruto is unfilmable in live-action. That simple.

True Dat Dattebayo

 

[TheVileOne]

The director that's supposedly attached has never done a single movie.

 

[sweetre15]

So now the writers of Red and Red 2 are gonna be rewriting the script for this movie:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...ling-rewrite-live-action-naruto-movie-1029586

 

[TheVileOne]

They aren't going to be able to crack it.

 

[Neno_Kos]

This is another Dragon Ball Evolution in making. I am looking forward to it.

 

[DrCosmic]

They aren't going to be able to crack it.

Yeah, this has the same problem as Avatar, oddly enough. It needs to be another Harry Potter franchise, but no one wants to start small or write for children. This is pretty doomed.

As far as casting, I think Death Note is probably the best course: just make it multi-culti and everyone will be equally mad, so there's no outrage.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Naruto is unfilmable in live-action. That simple.

This quote is old, but true.

As far as casting, I think Death Note is probably the best course: just make it multi-culti and everyone will be equally mad, so there's no outrage.

Wouldn't really work here as the Japanese influence is all over the very concept of Naruto. The idea of this world full of ninja villages controlling everything doesn't work outside of the medieval Japanese fantasy setting.

Not that it matters. Like Vile said, it is unfilmable in live-action anyways.

 

[TheVileOne]

Again if you want to adapt an anime property for Hollywood, your best bets are things like Fullmetal Alchemist. That enables the production to circumvent the whole whitewashing complaint entirely.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Again if you want to adapt an anime property for Hollywood, your best bets are things like Fullmetal Alchemist. That enables the production to circumvent the whole whitewashing complaint entirely.

Exactly. And there are plenty of others as well such as Fairy Tail, Rave Master, Sword Art Online, the Gundam series, Slayers, Cowboy Bebop, etc.

 

[TheVileOne]

I mean, I'm not sure how successful adaptations would be, but at least things like Fairy Tail or Rave Master for example have western fantasy settings, and a lot of characters with Westernized named.

Black Clover for example is basically Naruto except Magic Knights instead of Shinobi. Setting is like a fantasy medieval version of Europe, similar to Game of Thrones except a fraction as harsh. A lot of fantasy western names and concept. Cast of young heroes, both male and female. Main character's name is Asta, and he's basically Naruto's clone. Except it's all magic and fantasy instead of ninjas and martial arts. But it's one of the hottest Shonen Jump manga out there right now besides My Hero Academia and One Piece.

 

[Lord]

Exactly. And there are plenty of others as well such as Fairy Tail, Rave Master, Sword Art Online, the Gundam series, Slayers, Cowboy Bebop, etc.

Fairy Tail's pretty bad though. Never watched Sword Art Online in full but isn't it also known for being very mediocre when it comes to plot? From what i heard, it's almost like the Twilight of shounen anime.