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May 24, 2019 · Taika Waititi‘s Akira now has a release date.. The adaptation of the classic manga will open May 21, 2021, Warner Bros. announced Friday. Akira is set to open opposite Lionsgate’s John Wick ...
Nov 17, 2023 · But the COVID-19 pandemic has changed him, he told Business Insider over Zoom on Monday. An admitted control freak most of his life, Waititi, 48, now sees all art as disposable — they're things ...
Feb 12, 2020 · The morning after the Academy Awards, Taika Waititi — the winner of the adapted screenplay Oscar for “ Jojo Rabbit ” — is drinking a Pedialyte. But however hungover the filmmaker might be ...
Mar 24, 2022 · Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in “Our Flag Means Death”Aaron Epstein / HBO Max. Taika, in an earlier interview, you said this was the most fun you had acting in a really long time. Then in the ...
Mar 3, 2024 · Taika Waititi's films often mix comedy and drama. Waititi believes that putting happiness on-screen is a worthy challenge, and that comedy is underrated. As he told The Guardian in 2019, comedy can be used to disarm audiences, and convey "more profound" messages. "Comedy is a way more powerful tool than just straight drama, because with drama ...
Jun 17, 2022 · Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement hatched the idea of "What We Do in the Shadows" in 2005 and eventually made it into a feature film in 2014. During a Q&A with BAFTA, the filmmaker explained why ...
Nov 3, 2017 · It led to a meeting in 2010 with Waititi's future leading man, Chris Hemsworth. According to Hemsworth, it was an "awkward sort of first date"—the first time an actor had sought Waititi out ...
