In June 2018, Taika Waititi posted a photo of himself flipping off Hitler as a production update for his next movie, Jojo Rabbit, which he described as an “anti-fuckface satire.†Based on the novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens, it’s about a young member of the Hitler Youth named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) who learns that his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Waititi, who directed the movie, also stars as Jojo’s imaginary friend, the one and only Adolf Hitler. If that’s a lot for your mind to take in, consider Waititi’s tweet from last summer where he said, “What better way to insult Hitler than having him portrayed by a Polynesian Jew?†An excellent question! The official trailer for Jojo Rabbit debuted today, and you can see Rebel Wilson as a proud Nazi child instructor, Sam Rockwell as a Nazi shooting guns, and, of course, Waititi’s führer running and dancing and dispensing advice to young Jojo. The Hitler lambasting will begin at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Jojo Rabbit Trailer Stars Taika Waititi As a Dancing Hitler
