2016: new year, new projects
First of all, happy new year! What’s next for Taika in 2016: First of all, Hunt for the Wilderpeople will have its screening debut at Sundance, where Taika will also host the […]
Hunt for the Wilderpeople to premiere at Sundance 2016
Taika Waititi’s new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, will premiere at the opening weekend of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in the prestigious Friday night slot at the Eccles Theatre. […]
First image released
Kiwi director, Taika Waititi has released the first image from his heartwarming comedy, ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ today. The image shows the film’s leads, city kid Ricky (Julian Dennison) and […]
New Zealand ShakeOut 2015
Taika Waititi will be taking part in New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill, at 9:15am, 15 October 2015. Will you? For more information, and to sign up to do […]
Sam Neill and Julian Dennison to star in Taika’s Hunt For The Wilderpeople
Sam Neill and young “Paper Planes” star Julian Dennison have joined the cast of “Hunt For the Wilderpeople,” which is directed by hot New Zealand director Taika Waititi, who scored […]
Funny or Die: Rules of the Vampire
7 things you were wrong or didn’t know about vampires. Viago and Vladislav explain. What We Do in the Shadows expands to more cinemas in America this weekend. See if […]
What We Do in the Shadows makes 2015’s Best Per-Screen Debut
Not everyone’s first choice for Valentine’s weekend was ’50 Shades of Grey’… ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Steps Into Spotlight With 2015’s Best Per-Screen Debut Frigid, snowy Northeast weather […]
Kickstarter project reached its goal
With 29 hours still to go, What We Do in the Shadows: The American Release Kickstarter project reached its $400,000 goal. When time was up, Jemaine and Taika collected unholy […]
What We Do in the Shadows on the cover of Rue Morgue Mag
Rue Morgue Magazine have just published a cover issue on What We Do in the Shadows. Inside you can find an interview with Jemaine and Taika among all things horror […]
Kickstart What We Do in the Shadows in the USA
Jemaine and Taika have just launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to release What We Do in the Shadows in American cinemas. February 13-15 is the opening weekend, when […]
2014 NZ Comedy Guild Awards announced
New Zealand Comedy Guild announced the winners of 2014 Awards. Cori Gonzalez-Macuer won BEST NZ ON-SCREEN COMEDY PERFORMANCE for What We Do in the Shadows and the whole Cast & […]
What’s new for Taika in 2015
2014 has been a great year for Taika, but he can’t wait to start life after What We Do in the Shadows. There are plenty other projects he can look […]
What We Do in the Shadows win four Moas
What We Do in the Shadows team was nominated to eight Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards 2014 out of which they won four: Best Self Funded Film, Best Supporting […]
2015 NZ Beer Calendar
Taika Waititi and some other cast members joined the craft beer community in Wellington to create a 2015 charity calendar. The proceeds from the calendar will benefit the Sexual Abuse […]
M2 Man of the Year
M2 Man of the Year: Taika Waititi Isaac Taylor on 12 December, 2014 Director, writer, artist, man behind some of the best onscreen NZ comedy in years… and now 2014 […]
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