With Thor: Ragnarok set to incorporate elements of the Planet Hulk comic book arc, director Taika Waititi has taken to Instagram to tease the inclusion of one the main characters from the storyline in Korg the Kronan. Watch this space… #Ragnarok A photo posted by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi) on Sep 30, 2016 at 5:15am PDT […]
Sam Neill reuniting with Taika Waititi (and Jeff Goldblum) on Thor: Ragnarok
Hunt for the Wilderpeople star Sam Neill has revealed in an interview with Shortlist that he’s reuniting with director Taika Waititi on next year’s Marvel threequel Thor: Ragnarok. “Oddly enough, I’m not really allowed to say this, and I can’t tell you what it is [but] I did a couple of days on Thor, just […]
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi on whether we’ll see more of Darryl Jacobson
A few weeks ago we were introduced to Darryl Jacobson, roommate to Thor Odinson, when Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok Comic-Con mockumentary made its way online [watch it here]. Since then, there’s been a lot of demand for more Darryl, and IGN caught up with the director to ask whether we’ll be seeing him again. “Thor briefly […]
Second Opinion – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Knightley and Rhys Darby. SYNOPSIS: A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Hunt for the Wilderpeople occupies a strange place, that purgatory […]
Movie Review – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
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 […]
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi teases Comic-Con mockumentary with ‘Purple Man in the Floating Chair’ artwork
During the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel screened a sizzle reel for Thor: Ragnarok shot by director Taika Waititi, which took the form of a mockumentary that fins Chris Hemsworth’s Thor living with a room mate in New Zealand as he takes a well-earned break from Avenging and continues his investigations into “the purple man in the […]
Fantasia International Film Festival Review – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Knightley and Rhys Darby. SYNOPSIS: A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Taika Waititi’s The Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the kind […]
Taika Waititi says Thor: Ragnarok will be “the most different Marvel movie to date”, discusses Tessa Thompson’s casting as Valkyrie
Cameras started following on Thor: Ragnarok earlier this month, but director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) has still found the time to take part in a couple of interviews, where he discussed the Phase Three threequel, the creative freedom afforded to him by Marvel, and how the film will […]
Taika Waititi gives an update on What We Do in the Shadows sequel We’re Wolves
Back in August of last year it was announced that a spinoff sequel to the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is in the works, which will focus on the werewolf characters from the New Zealand comedy. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople [read our […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Review – Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016. Written and Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House and Rhys Darby. SYNOPSIS: A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. There is a definite temptation to begin this […]