Charles Melton Is Kakashi In "Naruto"
Charles Melton is in final negotiations to play Kakashi Hatake as the studio seeks a young actor for Naruto.
- Charles Melton is in final negotiations to play Kakashi Hatake in the live-action Naruto movie directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
- Director Destin Daniel Cretton, coming off the box office smash 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' which grossed over $800 million domestically, is set to helm the project based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series.
- Melton, who recently earned an Emmy nomination for 'Beef', is a second degree black belt in taekwondo who competed in the Junior Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea.
- While the production team continues its global casting search for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, filming is not scheduled to start until February of next year.
- Producers Avi Arad, Ari Arad, and Emmy Yu lead the project for Arad Productions alongside Jeremy Latcham and Jeyun Munford through Cretton's company, Hisako.
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