Rumor has it that Taika Waititi, the New Zealand director of “Thor: Ragnarok,” has been talking to the executives at Warner Brothers about possibly helming the live-action adaptation of “Akira.”…
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Catch Up On Last Night’s Academy Awards Ceremony: ‘Parasite’ And ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Make History
In case you (somehow) haven’t heard yet, AAPI projects won big and broke new ground at last night’s 92nd Academy Awards. Taika Waititi, the Māori director, star and writer of…
Hitler Is Back. But This Time He’s … Polynesian?
Many an actor has taken on the task of portraying history’s arguably most reviled man, from Anthony Hopkins to Charlie Chaplin. Now, director Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) is taking up…
The Lookout: Watch Out For Doppelgangers, Assassins And More This October
…Palme d’Or (and considerable critical acclaim) at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. 10/18 – “Jojo Rabbit” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL4McUzXfFI Taika Waititi directs and stars as Hitler (yes, you read that right) in…
Gotham and People’s Choice Awards Nominations Include Numerous AAPI Titles and Performances
…Taika Waititi. The story follows Thor, the Norse god of thunder who enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and his ex-girlfriend Jane to bring down an enemy (Gorr the God…
Meet Moana, Disney’s First Polynesian Princess
…and we can’t wait to introduce her to audiences.” The screenplay was written by Oscar-nominated film-maker Taika Waititi, who was behind the New Zealand 2010 hit film Boy and the…
Merata Mita Was The First Māori Woman To Make Feature Films. Her Son Tells Her Story.
…been really gratifying to see the success of the filmmakers that have followed in her path. From the filmmakers she mentored such as Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo, to those…
Women Make History For The AAPI Community At The 93rd Academy Awards
…Best Animated Feature. These accolades follow last year’s significant wins by South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, for his now-iconic film “Parasite,” and director and screenwriter Taika Waititi, the first…
