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Our Flag Means Death: Rhys Darby Joins Taika Waititi Pirate Comedy
Oscar winner and multi-Emmy Award nominee Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Jojo Rabbit) and writer David Jenkins (People of Earth) have found their head pirate for HBO Max's upcoming period comedy series Our Flag Means Death With Waititi set to executive produce and direct the pilot, Rhys Darby (Wrecked, "Jumanji" film franchise)[...]
Taika Waititi walks the red carpet ahead of the 'At Eternity's Gate' screening during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 3, 2018 in Venice, Italy. Editorial credit: Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com
It's becoming pretty clear that whether it's writing, working behind the camera, in front of the camera, or offering his voice talents for an animated role, Oscar winner and multi-Emmy Award nominee Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Jojo Rabbit) isn't big on having a lot of down time On Tuesday, that impression[...]
Director M. Night Shyamalan at the Fox Winter TCA 2015 All-Star Party at the Langham Huntington Hotel, Pasadena. Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com
Today he hired Eliza Scanlen (Little Women), Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit), Aaron Pierre (Krypton), Alex Wolff (Hereditary), and Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in roles for the mystery project Shyamalan will, of course, write, produce, and direct the film, and Universal Pictures will release it That is all that anyone knows at this point, and with the shutdowns still[...]
the auteur
Academy Award-winning writer/director/actor Taika Waititi (JoJo Rabbit) and The New Pope star Jude Law may not be looking to "bite the hand that feeds them" with their reported-but-not-yet-confirmed limited series The Auteur, it appears Showtime is looking to bite on the project in a big way. Cubankite / Denis Makarenko (Shutterstock.com) Based on the graphic novel The[...]
Warner Bros. Releases a New Batch of "Joker" Promotional Images
Rocketman, Dolemite is My Name, Uncut Gems, and The Farewell all missed Best Picture nods. See the full list of Oscars 2020 nominations down below.   Best Picture 1917 (Universal) Ford v Ferrari (Fox) The Irishman (Netflix) Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight) Joker (Warner Bros.) Little Women (Sony) Marriage Story (Netflix) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony) Parasite (Neon) Actor in a Leading Role Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory) Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) Adam Driver (Marriage[...]
golden globes 2018 predictions
God help us, that means CATS will WIN AN AWARD. Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Daniel Craig ("Knives Out") Roman Griffin Davis ("Jojo Rabbit") Leonardo DiCaprio ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") Taron Egerton ("Rocketman") Eddie Murphy ("Dolemite Is My Name") Who Will Win: Eddie Murphy returned in a big way this fall, and Dolemite is My[...]
Bleeding Cool Writers Picks Their Top 10 Films of the Year
I would love to see how this would work as a two-episode format series-ender for the AMC modern classic. Kaitlyn Booth: Ford v Ferrari Parasite Little Women Knives Out Hustlers Marriage Story Jojo Rabbit Apollo 11 Booksmart 1917 Ford v Ferarri is one of the rare perfect films of 2019 There might be a few nitpicks things you could find if you spent time looking for them[...]
Warner Bros. Releases a New Batch of "Joker" Promotional Images
The list is as follows: Marriage Story The Farewell 1917 The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Knives Out Little Women Richard Jewell Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood No real surprises here Every film they chose is a huge awards contender, and this further bolsters Joker and its case for serious awards contention moving forward Great to see Knives Out on the list as well, many are hoping[...]
Jojo Rabbit Shouldn't Be A Problematic Film For Disney
It also began a six-month bout of depression that was tenacious and unrelenting. Warning for minor spoilers for Jojo Rabbit.  So there's my bias going into to Taika Waititi's latest movie Jojo Rabbit In some ways, a story about the impact of white supremacy and Nazi ideology is something I'm a sucker audience for, having heard about those[...]
"Jojo Rabbit" Review: A Powerful Comedy That Covers Difficult Topics Brilliantly
Jojo Rabbit aims to tackle the difficult subject matter blind devotion and a coming-of-age film with grace and comedic flair that just works. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Director: Taika Waititi Summary: A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. The coming-of-age story paired with the imaginary friend trope is as old[...]
Jojo Rabbit Shouldn't Be A Problematic Film For Disney
Shortly before the world premiere of Jojo Rabbit took place in Toronto, it was reported that Disney executives were worried about the film. It turns out that there was nothing here to worry about according to The Hollywood Reporter The comments from Fox Searchlight co-chairs Stephan Gilula and Nancy Utley came during a panel celebrating the[...]
Jojo Rabbit Shouldn't Be A Problematic Film For Disney
The recently premiered Jojo Rabbit has taken home the Grolsch People's Choice Award as the 44th Toronto International Film Festival comes to an end. Following Sunday night's world premiere, the Taika Waititi-directed film received quite the standing ovation One that would go on to last more than a few minutes In receiving the 42nd Grolsch People's[...]
Jojo Rabbit Shouldn't Be A Problematic Film For Disney
Recent reports suggest that Disney is concerned about Taika Waititi's edgy anti-hate satire, Jojo Rabbit, being distributed by Fox Searchlight. Financially speaking, some of Fox's films have been disappointments Understandably, one can understand this could lead to frustration Fox Searchlight is an indie film label so their films aren't going to set the box office on[...]
“Thor 4”: Taika Waititi to Write and Direct Sequel, “Akira” Delayed Again
Jojo Rabbit is a "unique Holocaust drama" Scarlett Johansson stars in it, as does Waititi Apparently, he plays Hitler in it Don't look at us We're just reporting the news here. Photo: Jasin Boland / ©Marvel Studios 2017 Taika Waititi Has Been Very Busy Presumably, Waititi will return to developing Akira after he's done with Thor 4[...]
Taika Waititi jojo rabbit
With things like Flight of the Concords, What We Do in the Shadows, and Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok under his belt, we're pretty excited to see his next feature film Jojo Rabbit. The premise is strange to be sure: a young boy in Nazi Germany during WWII has a goal of becoming a Hitler Youth[...]
Sam Rockwell
Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell will be joining Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi's upcoming World War II satirical farce film, Jojo Rabbit We know, that's a lot to take in from a single sentence. LOS ANGELES, CA – March 4, 2018: Sam Rockwell at the 90th Academy Awards Awards at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com The[...]