#‘Time Bandits’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ Take on the Terry Gilliam Cult Classic Rewards Patience

#‘Time Bandits’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ Take on the Terry Gilliam Cult Classic Rewards Patience

Thanks to Steven Spielberg and his various acolytes, ’80s kids didn’t lack for entertainment made directly for us. But that doesn’t mean we weren’t periodically traumatized by a Gremlins or Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or, in the case of my younger brother, The ‘Burbs. Nobody, though, specialized in making movies that were…

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#Taika Waititi Says He Had No Interest in Directing ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ But Did Because He Was “Poor”

#Taika Waititi Says He Had No Interest in Directing ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ But Did Because He Was “Poor”

Taika Waititi has revealed that he initially had “no interest” in directing 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok for Marvel. On Monday’s episode of the Smartless podcast, with hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, the filmmaker opened up about how he ended up helming two Thor movies, including 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, for the superhero franchise. “You…

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#Taika Waititi Says He’s “A Bit Fatigued” By Big Studio Movies, Seeks Smaller Projects like New Film ‘Next Goal Wins’

#Taika Waititi Says He’s “A Bit Fatigued” By Big Studio Movies, Seeks Smaller Projects like New Film ‘Next Goal Wins’

Taika Waititi is weighing in on superhero fatigue at the box office, admitting that even he himself needs a break from that big-budget world. Following Marvel’s recent string of misses with their last few films, there have been questions about if audiences have grown tired of superhero content; when asked about the trend at the…

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#‘Next Goal Wins’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Soccer Film Sacrifices Sincerity for Self-Conscious Humor

#‘Next Goal Wins’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Soccer Film Sacrifices Sincerity for Self-Conscious Humor

Before the world premiere of his latest film, Next Goal Wins, Taika Waititi offered a few introductory words and a characteristically dopey bit. He thanked his team, and then punched the microphone at the Princess of Wales theater because he was fired-up about imperialism. The microphone broke. The crowd laughed. Before leaving the stage, Waititi…

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#Taika Waititi, Eva Longoria and Niecy Nash-Betts Talk Leading the Diversity Charge at The Hollywood Reporter’s Raising Our Voices Luncheon

#Taika Waititi, Eva Longoria and Niecy Nash-Betts Talk Leading the Diversity Charge at The Hollywood Reporter’s Raising Our Voices Luncheon

“As you can tell, there’s a writers strike on, so I didn’t write shit,” Taika Waititi joked upon grabbing the mic at The Hollywood Reporter’s second annual Raising Our Voices luncheon on Wednesday, teasing he initially had chatGPT take a first pass at his speech and it quickly pointed out Hollywood’s issues in diversity and…

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#From Timothée Chalamet and Daniel Kaluuya to Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto, a Field Guide to Awards-Season BFFs

#From Timothée Chalamet and Daniel Kaluuya to Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto, a Field Guide to Awards-Season BFFs

From Timothée Chalamet and Daniel Kaluuya to Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto, a Field Guide to Awards-Season BFFs Jean Dujardin and George Clooney Jean Dujardin and George Clooney Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images The two best actor nominees — Clooney for The Descendants and Dujardin (who went on to win) for The Artist — became fast…

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#Daniel Craig Busts a Move in Taika Waititi-Directed, Rita Ora-Soundtracked Belvedere Vodka Campaign

#Daniel Craig Busts a Move in Taika Waititi-Directed, Rita Ora-Soundtracked Belvedere Vodka Campaign

Daniel Craig Busts a Move in Taika Waititi-Directed, Rita Ora-Soundtracked Belvedere Vodka Campaign The opening credits of Belvedere Vodka’s new campaign announce that Daniel Craig plays “himself” — and this is Craig like you’ve never seen him before. After a very 007-opening that features a dapper Craig peering out from the iconic Pont Neuf bridge…

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