Hollywood is lucky to have highly imaginative writer, director, and actor Taika Waititi planning to bring his vision to several more intriguing projects in the coming years. Waititi was an up-and-coming director at the time he was tasked with leading the latest Thor movie for the MCU and shocked everyone when he completely redid and reinvigorated the subseries' established tone. Since then, Waititi has created and starred in several more off-beat projects. This includes Best Picture nominee ... Taika Waititi is blowing up, mainly because he brings a fresh style to Hollywood and television. Here’s what you need to know. Learn about Taika Waititi, a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian who gained international recognition for his idiosyncratic style of storytelling. Discover his early influences, his award-winning films, his advocacy for indigenous cultures and his legacy for Aotearoa New Zealand. Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian of Māori and Jewish descent. He is known for his quirky comedy films, such as Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Jojo Rabbit, and his superhero films, such as Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder.
