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Russell Crowe reveals who he’s playing in Thor: Love and Thunder

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It goes without saying that this story contains a huge spoiler for Thor: Love and Thunder. You’ve had fair warning with the headline, but read no further should you wish to remain in the dark about who Russell Crowe will be playing in Taika Waititi’s second Asgardian adventure. With filming currently ongoing in Australia, it […]

What We Do In the Shadows spinoff Wellington Paranormal finally arriving in the UK

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Almost three years after its debut, What We Do In the Shadows spin-off Wellington Paranormal has finally found its way onto UK television with the news that Sky have bought the Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement mocumentary. Wellington Paranormal focuses on officers Minogue and O’Leary, who you might remember as the duo who visited the […]

James Gunn has been consulting on Thor: Love and Thunder, Dave Bautista confirms Drax appearance

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The fourth instalment in the Thor franchise, Thor: Love and Thunder, has officially begun production and in addition to Chris Hemsworth returning as Thor, the film is also set to feature several members of the Guardians of the Galaxy including Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord, Karen Gillan’s Nebula and – as he revealed on social media with a post from […]

Thor: Love and Thunder to begin filming this week, Karen Gillan confirms Nebula appearance

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We knew that there were rumblings from the God of Thunder down-under when news of Matt Damon flying into Australia for a reported role in the fourth Asgardian adventure broke. Now it appears we have been given a definitive start date for filming on Thor: Love and Thunder thanks to Chris Hemsworth’s Instagram post.   […]

Is Matt Damon set to return to the MCU in Thor: Love and Thunder?

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Ordinarily this kind of news might be passed off as pure coincidence, but with the cast and crew of Thor: Love and Thunder currently starting their stringent Antipodean isolation ahead of filming in Australia, news.com.au is reporting that Matt Damon is set to beef up his cameo from Thor: Ragnarok. Having flown his family out […]

Rhys Darby reunites with Taika Waititi for HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death

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Back in September it was announced that HBO Max has ordered a period comedy series entitled Our Flag Means Death from Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi, and now comes word that Waititi’s regular collaborator Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows) is set to lead the cast. […]

Patty Jenkins praises director Taika Waititi, says Thor: Ragnarok is “one of the best Marvel movies of all time” 

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Wonder Woman franchise director Patty Jenkins, who was once attached to direct Thor: The Dark World for Marvel Studios before departing the sequel over creative differences, has praised Marvel Cinematic Universe director Taika Waititi and his work on Thor: Ragnarok. During an appearance on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Jenkins stated that she is grateful that […]

FX orders Reservation Dogs comedy series from Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo

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FX has granted a series order to Reservation Dogs, a Native American half-hour comedy series created by Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit) and Sterlin Harjo (Barking Water, Four Sheets to the Wind). The series follows “four Native teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime… and fighting it” and stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai […]

Taika Waititi reveals his favourite Star Wars moment from The Empire Strikes Back

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Taika Waititi, the director of an upcoming Star Wars movie, has revealed his favourite moment from The Empire Strikes Back. Sadly, we didn’t get any details last week about Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie but it’s safe to say it will showcase his own unique style and approach to filmmaking. We can also use the […]

Patty Jenkins to direct Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie, Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film confirmed

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While much of the Lucasfilm portion of Disney’s Investor Day event focussed on the small screen side of the galaxy far, far away [you can find it all here], we did get some news about the big screen future of the Star Wars franchise with Kathleen Kennedy revealing that Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 […]