Taika Waititi channels his inner Sith villain regarding his upcoming Star Wars movie.The director, well-known for his other franchise films Thor: Ragnarok and Love and Thunder — and cynical humor, was at the premiere of his new film, Next Goal Wins. Waititi was asked by Variety whether his film would still show the same Star Wars that fans know and love. The director joked in response: “It will be … dramatic pause… a Taika Waititi film.” After another pause, he laughed, “It’s gonna p*ss people off.”Waititi made similar jokes, regarding ruining the Star Wars franchise in July 2022, when he joked with Stephen Colbert that he ruined Thor, and would do the same to the Star Wars franchise. Nevertheless, Waititi has long been involved with the franchise and directed the critically acclaimed finale to The Mandalorian season 1, recently teasing new developments for season 4. Waititi’s self-deprecating humor also reared its head again at the recent TIFF Tribute Awards in September, where many took his comments to suggest that his Star Wars script was dead. The script’s sticking point appears to be the second act, as well as the sheer number of projects taking up Waititi and Lucasfilm’s time.Taika Waititi Comments on Thor 5 Rumors, Will He Be Involved?
Taika Waititi channels his inner Sith villain regarding his upcoming Star Wars movie.
The director, well-known for his other franchise films Thor: Ragnarok and Love and Thunder — and cynical humor, was at the premiere of his new film, Next Goal Wins. Waititi was asked by Variety whether his film would still show the same Star Wars that fans know and love. The director joked in response: “It will be … dramatic pause… a Taika Waititi film.” After another pause, he laughed, “It’s gonna p*ss people off.”
Waititi made similar jokes, regarding ruining the Star Wars franchise in July 2022, when he joked with Stephen Colbert that he ruined Thor, and would do the same to the Star Wars franchise. Nevertheless, Waititi has long been involved with the franchise and directed the critically acclaimed finale to The Mandalorian season 1, recently teasing new developments for season 4. Waititi’s self-deprecating humor also reared its head again at the recent TIFF Tribute Awards in September, where many took his comments to suggest that his Star Wars script was dead. The script’s sticking point appears to be the second act, as well as the sheer number of projects taking up Waititi and Lucasfilm‘s time.
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