Ahead of its London Film Festival screening and US release next month, a new trailer has been released for writer-director Taika Waititi’s upcoming WII satire Jojo Rabbit which follows the story of a young German boy (Roman Griffin) and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler (Waititi). The film features a cast that also includes Scarlett Johansson, […]
Disney reportedly concerned that Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit is too “edgy” for the studio
Yesterday it was reported that Disney has major concerns over the quality of the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, and now Variety is reporting that the Mouse House is anxious about another project it inherited through its 20th Century Fox acquisition, albeit for very different reasons. According to the site, Disney executives are said to […]
Taika Waititi to direct Next Goal Wins before Thor: Love and Thunder
It was reported yesterday that Taika Waititi had a mysterious project in the works at Fox Searchlight and that the plot details were currently unknown. All we knew was Imaginarium was involved and that shooting was planned for later this year ahead of his MCU return for Thor: Love and Thunder. Now, according to Deadline, […]
Taika Waititi to receive Ebert Director Award at Toronto Film Festival
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is set to receive the Ebert Director Award at this year’s Toronto Film Festival in September. Waititi will already be at TIFF this year to debut his upcoming film, Jojo Rabbit, an anti-hate satire in which the director will be portraying a version of Adolf Hitler who appears as the imaginary […]
Taika Waititi is Adolf Hitler in first trailer for Jojo Rabbit
Ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this September, the first trailer and a poster have been released for Taika Waititi’s (Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) WWII satire Jojo Rabbit which stars Roman Griffin Davis as a young German boy whose only ally is his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Waititi). […]
Blockbuster Alternatives: Films to Watch Out For in 2019
Tom Jolliffe offers an alternative list of must watch films in 2019… We’re just beginning the new year, and as per normal, there are a lot of looks ahead to what we should watch this year. Blockbusters generally rule the world as far as the majority of Most Anticipated because of course on the other […]
Stephen Merchant joins Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit
Stephen Merchant (Extras, Logan) has become the latest addition to the cast of Jojo Rabbit, the World War II satire from Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi. Merchant announced his casting on Instagram, with a photo of him in costume as his character, Gestapo agent Captain Deertz. SEE ALSO: Taika Waititi […]
Game of Thrones’ Alfie Allen joins Jojo Rabbit and How to Build a Girl
With HBO’s Game of Thrones coming to an end, Alfie Allen has added two new feature film projects to his slate, with Deadline reporting that the actor has been cast in Jojo Rabbit and How to Build a Girl. Jojo Rabbit is being directed by Taika Waititi, who also stars as an imaginary version of […]
Taika Waititi says Jojo Rabbit “is going to piss off a lot of racists”
20th Century Fox has announced that principal photography is now underway on Jojo Rabbit, the new film from writer director Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok). “I’m stoked to begin shooting my anti-war satire,” said Waititi. “We’ve assembled an incredible cast and I couldn’t be more excited to finally ridicule Nazis and their […]
Rebel Wilson joins Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit
Actress Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect) has become the latest addition to the cast of Jojo Rabbit, the new film from Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi. The World War II satire follows a ten-year-old German boy who is struggling to understand his place in the fascist Nazi regime. Resorting to an […]
