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Displaying all articles tagged:
Taika Waititi
good ideas
May 31, 2018
Taika Waititi’s Next Film Is a WWII Satire in Which He Plays Hitler
Sounds like appointment viewing.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the industry
May 3, 2018
The
What We Do in the Shadows
Series Lands at FX
The show will be a spinoff of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s mockumentary film about the lives and loves of New Zealand vampires.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
backstories
Feb. 6, 2018
Taika Waititi Made
Thor: Ragnarok
So His Parents Would Finally Love Him
If you can’t be J.J. Abrams, at least try to be like J.J. Abrams.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
marvel cinematic universe
Nov. 9, 2017
I Didn’t Give a Sh*t About Marvel Movies Till Tessa Thompson in
Thor: Ragnarok
Watching Tessa Thompson in
Ragnarok
was an exercise in reclaiming my time.
By
Hunter Harris
good one podcast
Nov. 6, 2017
How Taika Waititi Made Thor So Damn Funny
The director reveals how he ignored the Ragnarok script and improvised his way to the funniest Marvel movie.
By
Jesse David Fox
Oct. 25, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
’s Deadpan, Camp Comedy Elevates It Into the Stratosphere
Taika Waititi is a wonderful comic director, but the cookie-cutter plot brings the movie back down to Earth.
By
David Edelstein
big screen adaptations
Sept. 19, 2017
Taika Waititi in Talks to Direct
Akira
for Warner Bros.
Can WB keep this director on board?
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the industry
Feb. 11, 2017
Taika Waititi to Co-Direct Film Told From Perspective of Michael Jackson’s Chimp
Paris Jackson isn’t the only member of the Michael Jackson family to reenter the spotlight.
By
Karen Brill
Feb. 10, 2017
Taika Waititi and Mark Gustafson to Direct the Stop-Motion ‘Bubbles’ Movie […]
Last year, Dan Harmon and Starburns Industries signed on to produce a stop-motion movie about Michael Jackson’s famous pet chimpanzee called […]
By
Megh Wright
marvel cinematic universe
Oct. 18, 2016
Thor: Ragnarok
Has the Potential to Break the Marvel Mold
Director Taika Waititi has said it’ll be unique.
By
Abraham Riesman
the industry
Oct. 17, 2016
Thor: Ragnarok’
s Taika Waititi Will Ignore MCU
Waititi explained in a recent Reddit AMA.
By
Julia Edelman
Sept. 30, 2016
A TV Spin-Off of Taika Waititi’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Is in the […]
Taika Waititi’s 2014 mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is getting a TV spin-off in New Zealand. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a […]
By
Megh Wright
dead but delicious
Sept. 30, 2016
What We Do in the Shadows
Gets a TV Spinoff
Looks like we’re gonna need a bigger shadow.
By
Halle Kiefer
chat room
June 24, 2016
Thor 3
’s Taika Waititi on
Hunt for Wilderpeople
“It’s like Laurel and Hardy in the bush: A wiry old skinny white guy and a short, fat Maori kid.”
By
Kevin Lincoln
marvel
Oct. 2, 2015
Taika Waititi Might Direct
Thor: Ragnarok
He previously directed
Flight of the Conchords.
By
Dee Lockett
ha ah ah
Feb. 13, 2015
Vampire Parody
What We Do in the Shadows
Is a Triumph of Undeadpan
A crazy-great blend of vampire movies and reality TV from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
By
David Edelstein
Feb. 12, 2015
Vampires, Gangs, and Avian Puns with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
Jemaine Clement (of Flight of the Conchords fame) and Taika Waititi (director of Eagle vs Shark and Boy) have been friends since their college […]
By
Philip Stamato
party chat
Sept. 14, 2014
Jemaine Clement on His Vampire Film and HBO Show
What We Do in the Shadows
is a mockumentary about vampires living in a New Zealand suburb.
By
Anna Silman
May 2, 2014
Here’s the Trailer for Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s Vampire […]
Here’s the trailer for What We Do in the Shadows directed by Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement, who both worked […]
By
Megh Wright