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Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, American Born Chinese) will write and direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating live-action movie based on Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. In Naruto, Kishimoto combined a ruthless refinement of shonen manga’s themes of perseverance and drama with the kid-irresistible story of the class clown at a school for ninjas, creating an internationally beloved hit manga and subsequent anime adaptations. Lionsgate announced it was in development of a live-action movie a year…

Richard Linklater to direct ‘Hitman’ starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona ( Photo Credit – Instagram; Wikimedia ) Filmmaker Richard Linklater is set to tell the true story of an undercover hitman, played by ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star Glen Powell. According to ‘Variety’, the Oscar-nominated ‘Boyhood’ helmer will direct and co-write action comedy ‘Hitman’, which is based on a Texas Monthly magazine article by journalist Skip Hollandsworth. Powell, who plays Hangman in Paramount’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, will…