Tom Eagles interview for postPerspective
Oscar-nominated Jojo Rabbit editor Tom Eagles: blending comedy and drama By Daniel Restuccio January 29, 2020 As an editor, Tom Eagles has done it all. He started his career in […]
Taika Waititi wins AACTA Award for Best Screenplay
Taika Waititi took home his first AACTA Award for his “bold and hilarious” screenplay “Jojo Rabbit” at the 9th AACTA Awards at Mondrian Los Angeles on January 3rd. Winners were […]
Getting serious about a comedy – IndieWire Awards Spotlight
Awards Spotlight: Taika Waititi Gets Serious About Why ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Had to Be a Comedy It took a while. But Waititi found the gentle comedic tone for this Hitler comedy […]
Mel Brooks loves “Jojo Rabbit”
“Wonderful”, “terrific” – that is what Mel Brooks thinks about “Jojo Rabbit”. He shared his thoughts on Taika’s latest movie in a conversation with USA Today recently. Here is the […]
EW’s Entertainer of the Year
Taika Waititi was named one of the Entertainers of the Year by Entertainment Weekly. The New King of Comedy: How Taika Waititi took a hammer to Hollywood The multihyphenate is […]
Taika Waititi to write, direct and executive produce “Reservation Dogs” for FX
Taika Waititi Set To Write, Direct & Executive Produce ‘Reservation Dogs’ For FX (EXCLUSIVE) November 5, 2019 We have learned that Taika Waititi will write, executive produce and direct at […]
Taika Waititi to Executive Produce “Night Raiders”
…while Chelsea Winstanley and Taika’s old friend Ainsley Gardiner to co-produce it. Danis Goulet’s female-driven dystopian drama stars Amanda Plummer, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Alex Tarrant. Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi is […]
Interview for UPROXX
Taika Waititi Can’t Believe He Has To Tell People Nazis Are Bad By Mike Ryan ENTERTAINMENT WRITER October 21, 2019 So, yes, Taika Waititi has, well, sort of, finally figured […]
M2 New Zealand: Taika Vs The World
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Reading Letters Live
On October 3rd, Taika Waititi took part in a live performance “Letters Live” at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He shared the stage with Stephen Fry, Olivia Colman, Benedict […]
Taika Waititi talks “Jojo Rabbit” with the Los Angeles Times
Taika Waititi didn’t want ‘Jojo Rabbit’ to be a sad Holocaust film. So he added Adolf Hitler By Glenn Whipp Aug. 29, 2019 Several years ago, New Zealand filmmaker Taika […]
Taika Waititi on telling Maori stories
Taika Waititi: Telling Our Stories Polyester Studio in collaboration with TIFF has created a short animation to the excerpt from an onstage Q&A with Taika Waititi when he was the […]
“Flash Gordon” got the axe
The Playlist reported, that During a recent earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger lamented about the recent performance of the studio’s newest purchase, Fox. After the terrible box office performance […]
Taika Waititi to adapt documentary “Next Goal Wins”
Early in the morning, Variety reported about Taika’s ‘secret project for Fox Searchlight’, Before Taika Waititi heads back to the Marvel universe, he’ll take on a mysterious new project. Sources […]
Recipient of the TIFF Ebert Director Award
The TIFF has just announced Taika Waititi as the recipient of the Festival’s Ebert Director Award. He will be honoured in person at the TIFF Tribute Gala on Sept 9. […]
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