Taika Waititi says he only took ‘Thor’ directing jobs for the money Monday, November 27 by ABC NewsMarvel movie fans notoriously take the material seriously, but the same can't be said for Taika Waititi.Waititi was a relative unknown when he was given the directing job on 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. His offbeat sensibilities revitalized the character, and audiences responded to the... Read More.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ director Taika Waititi reportedly marries Rita Ora in London Tuesday, August 9 by ABC NewsTaika Waititi, the Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit writer-director whose Thor: Love and Thunder is now playing in theaters, has reportedly wed his recording artist fiancée, Rita Ora.The U.K. tabloid The Sun reports the pair tied the knot in an "intimate" ceremony... Read More.
Chris Hemsworth, Taika Waititi talk the “love triangle” at center of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Monday, July 18 by ABC NewsThe fourquel Thor: Love and Thunder kept on rumbling at the box office this weekend, and as most know by now Natalie Portman's Jane Foster comes back into the life of Chris Hemsworth's god of thunder.There's a love triangle afoot in the film, as... Read More.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder”s Taika Waititi “forgot” co-star Natalie Portman was in ‘Star Wars’ Wednesday, July 6 by ABC NewsWith an Oscar under his belt, a blockbuster in Thor: Ragnarok and another likely on its way with Thor: Love and Thunder, pretty much everybody wants to work with writer-director Taika Waititi.So when it came to writing his anticipated Star Wars project, he figured... Read More.
Forever hold your earpiece: Taika Waititi shuts down interview after question about marrying Rita Ora Thursday, June 16 by ABC NewsOscar-winning Jojo Rabbit filmmaker Taika Waititi's patience didn't go to infinity and beyond during a recent chat with a UK morning show promoting the Disney/Pixar film Lightyear.The filmmaker, who voices a main part in the movie, was seated next to lead Chris Evans when... Read More.
Taika Waititi teases Natalie Portman’s return in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Monday, May 9 by ABC News(NOTE LANGUAGE) In a new chat with Empire magazine, Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner Taika Waititi chats about Natalie Portman's return to the Thor franchise -- and her claiming the God of Thunder's mighty mantle herself."It's been about eight years"... Read More.
“Iron Man Is Back!”: Taika Waititi trolls Marvel fans with fake script sneak peek Monday, January 17 by ABC NewsTaika Waititi has a pretty wicked sense of humor, and the Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner proved it again with an Instagram Live video on Sunday, in which he "accidentally" revealed the return of Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man into the MCU. Of course, it was just a fairly elaborate... Read More.
‘Free Guy’ director Shawn Levy teases massive “supercut” of Taika Waititi’s improv Monday, August 9 by ABC NewsWhile Ryan Reynolds' new action comedy Free Guy doesn't come out in theaters until Friday, it's already Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.Director Shawn Levy explains one of the high points of the film was capturing Oscar-winner Taika Waititi's improvised riffing as villainous game designer Antwan, which the Stranger Things and Night at the... Read More.
Taika Waititi’s ‘Flash Gordon’ project goes from animated to live-action Friday, July 30 by ABC NewsTaika Waititi is bringing Flash Gordon back to the big screen. The Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner, who is currently working on Thor: Love and Thunder, apparently had a change of heart while working on an animated version of the Flash Gordon property, according to producer Jon Davis."It was a movie that was a... Read More.
Deadpool asks to join the MCU as he and Korg review Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi in ‘Free Guy’ trailer Tuesday, July 13 by ABC NewsDeadpool and the stone creature Korg -- better known, perhaps, as Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi -- have teamed up to review the trailer to the actors' new movie Free Guy. Apart from the fact that both actors do the video review in character, complete with Korg's CG-body that Waititi voiced... Read More.
