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Taika Waititi reveals his favourite Star Wars moment from The Empire Strikes Back

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Taika Waititi, the director of an upcoming Star Wars movie, has revealed his favourite moment from The Empire Strikes Back.Sadly, we didn’t get any details last week about Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie but it’s safe to say it will showcase his own unique style and approach to filmmaking.We can also use the director’s favourite […]

Patty Jenkins to direct Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie, Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film confirmed

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While much of the Lucasfilm portion of Disney’s Investor Day event focussed on the small screen side of the galaxy far, far away [you can find it all here], we did get some news about the big screen future of the Star Wars franchise with Kathleen Kennedy revealing that Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 […]

Movie Review – Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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Jojo Rabbit. 2019Written and Directed by Taika Waititi Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Archie Yates, Luke Brandon Field, Sam Haygarth, and Stephen MerchantSYNOPSIS:A young boy in Hitler’s army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.It’s somewhat ironic that in […]

New trailer for Free Guy shows off Ryan Reynolds in a video game world

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The world of video games comes to life like never before in the latest trailer for Free Guy. The upcoming action-adventure film starring Ryan Reynolds sees his character discover that he’s actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Check out the latest trailer […]

Movie Review – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016.Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison.SYNOPSIS:Ricky is a foster child. He is taken to Bella and Hector, who live near the New Zealand bush. After Bella unexpectedly dies, Hector and Ricky trek through the forest and find out who they really are…Stuffocation, a book by James Wallman, reveals how people […]

HBO Max orders Our Flag Means Death series from Taika Waititi

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Taika Waititi is gearing up to go into production on his second Marvel Cinematic Universe offering Thor: Love and Thunder early in the New Year, after which he’ll be taking a trip to the galaxy far, far away to direct a Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm.However, it seems he’ll be squeezing another project in between […]

Jeff Goldblum and Taika Waititi are working on a secret project together

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Jeff Goldblum and Taika Waititi are apparently working on a secret project together according to the Thor: Ragnarok star.The pairing of Jeff Goldblum and Taika Waititi in Thor: Ragnarok was certainly a sweet one. Goldblum fit perfectly into the wacky and zany road that director Waititi created for the film and it would be no […]

Taika Waititi explains how Immigrant Song helped define Thor: Ragnarok

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One of the most memorable moments from Thor: Ragnarok is the use of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song during the film’s final battle sequence where Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is taking down Hela’s army of undead soldiers on the Bifrost.According to director Taika Waititi during a recent episode of the Russo Brothers’ Pizza Film School, the song helped define […]

Movie Review – Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018)

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Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss, 2018.Directed by Vivieno Caldinelli. Starring Kate Micucci, Sam Huntington, Dan Harmon, Taika Waititi, Rhea Seehorn and Mindy Sterling.SYNOPSIS:A couple is shocked to learn that their new LA apartment is often used by cultists to commit suicide.It’s very difficult to make suicide funny. There have been a handful of attempts […]