Taika Waititi Returns to MCU as ‘Thor 4’ Director While Warner Bros. Delays ‘Akira’ Indefinitely
Waititi’s previous MCU film, “Thor: Ragnarok,” grossed over $850 million worldwide in fall 2017.
Waititi’s previous MCU film, “Thor: Ragnarok,” grossed over $850 million worldwide in fall 2017.
On Shudder’s new podcast, he explained why jumping into blockbuster Marvel filmmaking was the best decision he could have made.
Overall box office is good — but Warners and DC are looking at shortfalls on “Justice League.”
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“A Bad Moms Christmas” also held strong.
The director and the VFX supervisors reveal why thinking small made for a more-thrilling gladiator fight, and led to Waititi’s scene-stealing Korg.
A lack of sex isn’t a problem for the Marvel Cinematic Universe unto itself, but it’s symptomatic of a franchise whose need to constantly resell its characters prohibits it from getting them dirty.
Only the strong survive as the blockbuster return of Marvel couldn’t lift all box office boats.
LA Times employees say they were kept from reviewing “Thor: Ragnarok” and more as punishment for a series that explored the business relationship between Disney and Disneyland’s home of Anaheim, California.
The New Zealand director wasn’t plucked from obscurity to make a big Marvel movie. He took his time to crack the system and emerge unscathed.
September’s promise, fueled by “It,” crashed with a thud as “Blade Runner 2049” lead the October disappointments. The rest of the year does look better.
Waititi is reuniting with “Flight of the Conchords” star and creator Jemaine Clement to co-direct and co-write “We’re Wolves.”