Marvel has just finished up its big Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, with the studio following up its Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness announcements by revealing another Phase Four title in Thor: Love and Thunder. As revealed earlier in the week, […]
Taika Waititi guest stars in Rick and Morty season 4 clip
Adult Swim released a clip for the hotly-anticipated fourth season of Rick and Morty season 4 at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, which sees Rick and Jerry shake down an alien – voiced by Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) – for information on a dangerous app he’s developing; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Why Rick and Morty is […]
Taika Waititi on board to direct Thor 4 for Marvel as Akira delayed
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Taika Waititi is returning to Marvel Studios and the world of Thor. Yes, the Thor: Ragnarok director will helm the fourth installment in the franchise, with Chris Hemsworth expected to return in the lead role. While this news will undoubtedly make fans of the MCU happy, there’s one studio […]
Taika Waititi to bring Flash Gordon to the big screen with animated movie
With his stop-motion Bubbles the chimpanzee project scrapped for obvious reasons, Taiki Waititi is looking to scratch the animation itch with Fox/Disney’s proposed Flash Gordon reboot. According to Deadline, the Thor: Raganrok director will tackle the multicoloured space opera of Flash Gordon. The report suggests that he’s signing on to write and direct, but as […]
Taika Waititi no longer attached to Bubbles, the animated film about Michael Jackson’s chimp
In what is surely one of the least surprising pieces of news this year, Deadline is reporting that both Taika Waititi and Netflix have pulled out of Bubbles, the planned stop-motion animated movie charting the life of Michael Jackson through the eyes of his pet chimp. Netflix secured the rights to the project during the […]
Taika Waititi’s Akira movie gets a 2021 release date
A live-action adaptation of the classic manga Akira has been in development for nearly 20 years, and finally Warner Bros. has announced release date of May 21st, 2021 for the Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) directed film, which puts it head-to-head with the recently announced John Wick: Chapter 4. Last year Waititi spoke about wanting to adapt […]
Filming begins on Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Jodie Comer and Joe Keery
Disney has announced that filming is now underway on Free Guy, director Shaun Levy’s (Night at the Museum) adventure comedy starring Ryan Reynolds (Pokemon: Detective Pikachu). The film will see Reynolds playing a a lonely bank teller who discovers he is actually an NPC, a background character, in the open-world videogame Free City. Production on […]
What We Do In the Shadows TV series renewed for second season
FX has announced a second season renewal for the small screen spin-off What We Do in the Shadows. The series comes from Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi and Flight of the Concords‘ Jemaine Clement, based upon their 2014 mockumentary film of the same name, and follows three vampires living in New York City with their human familiars. The […]
Boy with film critic Clarisse Loughrey – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #33
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Clarisse Loughrey discusses her love for Taika Waititi’s sophomore feature Boy… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Clarisse Loughrey stops by for a discussion […]
Tessa Thompson thinks Thor 4 has been pitched to Marvel
Tessa Thompson, one of the stars of Thor: Ragnarok, thinks that Thor 4, directed by Taika Waititi, has been pitched. Thor might not have gotten off to the most blockbuster start but the franchise’s latest effort, Thor Ragnarok, certainly captured the imagination, delighting fans and critics around the world. The future of characters like Thor […]