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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
Director Taika Waititi is currently doing the rounds for his new film Next Goal Wins, but since he has been involved and will be involved with some major franchises in the future, people are asking him about that So far, we have learned from him that if Thor 5 happens, he isn't planning on being involved[...]
Next Goal Wins Is Sweet, But Is Missing Something {Review}
Next Goal Wins wants to be one of those classic sports films about a ragtag group of underdogs that has you in tears when the credits roll Sadly, that does not happen Though most of the cast is a highlight, star Michael Fassbender brings the wrong energy to his role, making many of his more[...]
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We get a new Taika Waititi film next month when Next Goal Wins is released on November 17th It's sort of his next film since Waititi actually filmed this before he filmed Thor: Love and Thunder, but sometimes things get weird, and this is how they play out There have been some lukewarm festival reactions so far, but[...]
New Trailer/Featurette For Next Goal Wins Teases The Worst Soccer Team
When it comes to Next Goal Wins and director Taika Waititi, he is self-aware enough to know that there are elements of Thomas (Michael Fassbender) that are reflections of himself that have made it on screen, specifically, as he explained to Empire, regarding patience. "There are probably elements of the character we created around Thomas that I[...]
New Trailer/Featurette For Next Goal Wins Teases The Worst Soccer Team
Next Goal Wins made its Toronto International Film Festival debut earlier this month, and so far, things are not exactly going well The reviews aren't all terrible, but a decent portion are, which is never good However, and we have to say this with every film that comes out of a film festival, that festival[...]
Trailer For Taika Waititi's Soccer Dramedy Next Goal Wins Debuts
Next Goal Wins is the latest film from award-winning director Taika Waititi, and it stars Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, Waititi, Will Arnett, and Rhys Darby It tells the story of the American Samoa team that lost an infamous FIFA game 31-0 in[...]
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Will Arnett will replace Armie Hammer in Taika Waititi's Searchlight Pictures soccer comedy Next Goal Wins According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Rumble and Arrested Development star replaces Hammer following allegations from multiple women of sexual assault leading to his exit from the film, among others, but remains on Disney/Fox's upcoming Death of the Nile[...]