The scriptwriter of the planned live-action Naruto adaptation provides a positive report on its progress. Earlier this year, there was news of a live-action movie, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Masashi Kishimoto’s highly regarded manga series, which was also adapted into many anime series in the early 2000s, will be distributed by Lionsgate.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, screenwriter Tasha Huo confirmed that her script is done and that Cretton is busy doing his own spin on the story before the movie begins filming. She also praised Cretton’s directorial imprint, which will capture how nuanced and special of a character Naruto is without being too distracted by how massive of a world the protagonist inhabits.