The world of Willy Wonka, Charlie, Oompa-Loompas, and everlasting gobstoppers are being placed in the imaginatively masterful hands Taika Waititi (JoJo Rabbit, Thor: Love and Thunder). The Academy Award-winner will write, direct, and executive produce a pair of animated series for Netflix based Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. One series will be set […]
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss is a new comedy starring Kate Micucci and Sam Huntington about a couple who rent an apartment where people in a cult come to commit suicide. The leader of said cult is played by Taika Waititi, and many familiar faces play members. The film debuted in 2018 at the […]
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. Based on the graphic novel The Auteur from James […]
Following Taika Waititi's triumphant win for Jojo Rabbit at the Oscars, the director refocused his efforts on his latest Marvel sequel Thor: Love and Thunder. He recruited Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who wrote and directed Someone Great for Netflix to help him with the script according to Variety. The Success of "Thor: Ragnarok" Marvel Studios made […]
The Star Wars universe is looking like it could take on a very different shape in the upcoming years. The movies have had an interesting run with the latter two dividing critics [The Rise of Skywalker] and some fans [The Last Jedi]. While we're still several years away from another movie coming out there is […]
Taika Waititi is currently hard at work on promoting Jojo Rabbit and prepping Thor: Love and Thunder. He was recently part of a roundtable interview with other Hollywood writers about how they approach their craft that is a fascinating and insightful read on a variety of topics. Unfortunately, they asked Taika about those darn Martin […]
Suicide Squad is not due in theaters until 2021, but director James Gunn has confirmed that some scenes have already been filmed. Director/actor/awesome human Taika Waititi has apparently already gone in front of the camera for whatever part he is playing in the film. Gunn has been doing fan q&a on his Instagram stories on […]
In his upcoming adaptation of the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team and their fight to end the longest losing streak in FIFA history. Joining the cast, which already includes Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss, is Kaimana in the role of Jaiyah Saelua, the first non-binary player to play in […]
In my final year of college, my long-time Hebrew professor, a very guarded woman when it came to her personal life, came into class one morning and told the story about how Nazis ruined her family. She told us about her family members who had been in concentration camps and the family's eventual run to […]
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. 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 […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. With only days to go before its premiere, […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. With only days to go, viewers are getting […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. With only days to go, viewers are getting […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. With only days to go, viewers are getting […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian – and now viewers are getting a brand […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. Now we have two upates on the upcoming […]
Akira fans have been waiting several years to see what could happen with a potential live-action film and its likeliness has teetered ever since conversations began. Now, director Taika Waititi is giving us a little more information on the Hollywood adaptation of the popular anime film as well as when we can expect it to […]
After confirming that the fourth Thor film, Thor: Love and Thunder would feature Natalie Portman becoming the titular character in some capacity, speculation began to run rampant. Many wondered what events could lead to Portman's Jane Foster becoming the next Thor, and director Taika Waititi opened up about the chance to acknowledge the comic storyline […]
The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian. If Disney "big cheese" Bob Iger is to […]
When it comes to being woke, the "woke culture" has yet to kill comedy. If anything, it's shown that comedians can survive if they're able to adapt with modern times. Taika Waititi joined the conversation when he called out fellow filmmaker Todd Phillips' on Twitter. During an interview with Vanity Fair, Phillips said said he […]
