Tag: Taika Waititi
REVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter One”
To say the Disney+ series The Mandalorian was highly anticipated would be an understatement. To be honest, with the state of Star Wars being what it is, I haven’t really been looking forward to it; I wasn’t even sure if I was going to watch it at all. In spite of the impressive talent involved &...
Read MoreTaika Watti to Write and Direct Thor 4
It looks like New Doug is about to make his way back to the big screen. In a somewhat surprising turn of events, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Taika Waititi has signed on to write and direct Thor 4 as his next film following WWII piece Jojo Rabbit, taking over scripting duties from Eric &...
Read MoreAkira Rides Toward a May 2021 Release
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has set Taika Watiti’s Akira film for a May 2021 release. This is news I’ve been hoping to hear for a long time. I remember a few years ago when Jaume Collet-Serra was attached to direct an adaptation of the iconic manga, and Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart...
Read MoreWhy Zack Snyder Should Have Directed Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok is much, much more similar to an 80s B-Movie than I’d expected going in. Conceptually fascinating? Check. Quirky characters? Check. Shoehorned “chosen one” plot? Check. Weird storytelling decisions? Check. Despite being very entertaining, is ultimately disappoin...
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