Taika Waititi, the renowned actor, director, screenwriter and film producer, revealed in an interview which are his three favorite films, apart from his own, of course. Find out more in this note!
Taika Waititi Lately he is on the lips of many, either because of his work in Thor: Love and Thunder (as director or as Korg) or for the next film he will direct from starwars, about which little or nothing is known. And, in case you had doubts or curiosity, the renowned New Zealand actor, director, screenwriter and film producer revealed in a recent interview which are his favorite films, apart from his own, of course.
In addition to talking about his previous and future work (having him as both a director and an actor), Waititi also spent time thor jojo rabbit, memes, awards he won (Oscar and Grammy) and more. However, we are going to stop at the question about her favorite movies that she, when he answered, she immediately joked that she loved all of his own projects. But, in addition to listing a couple of classics, he mentioned (with a raised eyebrow) a movie that is tied to an upcoming installment of his.
“Where do we start? I like all my movies. I like it Back to the Future, The Graduate, Star Wars”listed Waititi. Though he didn’t reveal too many of his favorite installments, this isn’t the first time the director has named The Graduate (1967), so it should be high up on your list.
Yes ok starwars is a favorite of many, the director has been part of that universe since 2019 thanks to The Mandaloriansince he directed the final episode of the first season, in addition to giving the voice to IG-11, a bounty hunter droid.
Besides that, Waititi he is currently working as a director on an upcoming film starwars, as we said above. However, practically nothing is still known about that project, except that it would arrive at the end of 2023, as reported by the president of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy.
With a long list of projects in which he not only acted but also directed, Waititi is preparing for the premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder, a film that will hit theaters on July 7. Let us remember that this is not the first time that the New Zealander has participated in the MCUmuch less in a project of Thorsince it had a great success with Thor: Ragnarök (2017).
Apart from his work within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Waititi also directed JojoRabbit (for which he won an Oscar), What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, among other. Also, as for his appearances on screen, we saw him in all the previous ones plus Free Guy, The Suicide Squad and soon Lightyear (although we only hear his voice).