Taika Waititi#Support for indigenous artists
{{Short description|New Zealand filmmaker and actor (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Taika Waititi
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=100%}}
| image = File:Taika Waititi photo by pouria afkhami.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Waititi in 2023
| birth_name = Taika David Cohen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|8|16}}
| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand
| education = Victoria University of Wellington (BA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Director|producer|screenwriter|actor|comedian}}
| years_active = 1999–present
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| signature = Taika Waititi signature.svg
| works = Filmography
| spouse = {{ubl
| {{marriage|Chelsea Winstanley|2011|2018|end=divorced}}
| {{Marriage|Rita Ora|4 August 2022}}
}}
| children = 2
| relations =
| awards = Full list
}}
Taika David Cohen {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|k|ə|_|ˈ|w|aɪ|t|ɪ|t|i}} {{respell|TY|kə|_|WY|tee|tee}}),{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Mekado|date= 15 July 2022|url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000008445231/thor-love-and-thunder-scene.html|title='Thor: Love and Thunder' {{!}} Anatomy of a Scene|work=The New York Times|access-date=27 July 2022}} is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. Known for quirky comedy films and expanding his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects, he has received many accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film.{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/3618619/Home-Boy-hit-helps-keep-local-cameras-rolling |title=Home Boy hit helps keep local cameras rolling |author=Churchouse, Nick |date=24 April 2010 |work=The Dominion Post |access-date=16 November 2011 |archive-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426111946/http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/3618619/Home-Boy-hit-helps-keep-local-cameras-rolling |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11653416|title=What are New Zealand's top five grossing local films of all time?|date=9 June 2016|access-date=7 August 2018|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|last1=Gardiner|first1=Irene|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809152926/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11653416|url-status=live}}
Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
His directing credits include the superhero films, Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack.
In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy drama series Reservation Dogs, and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of the series The Mandalorian, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
Early life
Taika David Cohen{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Gordon |title=Taika Waititi |url=https://www.noted.co.nz/archive/archive-listener-nz-2004/taika-waititi |website=New Zealand Listener |date=23 January 2004 |access-date=12 February 2020 |quote="Cohen" is the name on his birth certificate and "Waititi" is his father's surname, but his current choice of surname doesn't signal a shift in identity. |archive-date=12 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212203246/https://www.noted.co.nz/archive/archive-listener-nz-2004/taika-waititi |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=The Film Programme: Taika Waititi |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000cl6y |website=BBC Online |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=12 February 2020 |ref=Event occurs at time 02:18 |quote="[Cohen] is still my name. It's actually the name on my passport and driver's licence and everything." |archive-date=12 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212204258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000cl6y |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Te Ahi Kaa |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/teahikaa/20110522 |website=Radio New Zealand |access-date=13 February 2020 |ref=At 18:23 |date=22 May 2011 |quote=His dad and I always had agreed that when Taika was, before he was born, that if he arrived looking like a Pākehā we'd name him after my dad and his Māori grandfather would–his name would be second, and if he arrived as a Māori then we would reverse it and he, of course, we know what he looks like, so he's Taika David. |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213114904/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/teahikaa/20110522 |url-status=live }} was born on 16 August 1975 in Wellington,{{Cite book |last=Bannister |first=Matthew |title=Eye of the Taika: New Zealand comedy and the films of Taika Waititi |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2021 |isbn=9780814345320 |location=Detroit |pages=23 |language=en}} and grew up in Wellington's Aro Valley suburb and Raukokore, a small town in the Bay of Plenty.{{cite news |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |date=1 November 2019 |title=Taika Waititi Puts on a Tuxedo |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/movies/taika-waititi.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206194925/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/movies/taika-waititi.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Kois |first=Dan |date=19 October 2017 |title=The Superweirdo Behind 'Thor: Ragnarok' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/magazine/the-superweirdo-behind-thor-ragnarok.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107202409/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/magazine/the-superweirdo-behind-thor-ragnarok.html |url-status=live }}
His father was an artist of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent, while his mother, Robin Cohen,{{cite web|last1=Malkin|first1=Marc|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/taika-waititi-mom-robin-cohen-jojo-rabbit-1203488959/|title=Taika Waititi's Mom Explains Why She Told Her Son to Make 'Jojo Rabbit'|work=Variety|date=31 January 2020|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315200907/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/taika-waititi-mom-robin-cohen-jojo-rabbit-1203488959/|url-status=live}} was a schoolteacher of multiple ethnicities.{{cite news|last1=Leon|first1=Melissa|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/taiki-waititi-defends-his-feel-good-nazi-satire-jojo-rabbit-its-not-a-history-lesson|title=Taika Waititi Defends His Feel-Good Nazi Satire 'Jojo Rabbit': 'It's Not a History Lesson'|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=21 October 2019|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027131758/https://www.thedailybeast.com/taiki-waititi-defends-his-feel-good-nazi-satire-jojo-rabbit-its-not-a-history-lesson|url-status=live}} His mother's paternal grandfather was a Russian Jew whose family came from Novozybkov, Russia. Waititi stated that his mother's family were Russian Jewish, Irish, and other European ethnicities, while his father's side was "Māori and a little bit of French Canadian".{{cite podcast|url=https://play.acast.com/s/thelastskeptik/s2e10-taikawaititi|title=S2E10: Taika Waititi|work=Thanks for Trying Podcast|publisher=Acast|host1=The Last Skeptik|date=24 December 2018|time=42:44–43:04|access-date=25 August 2020|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815113256/https://play.acast.com/s/thelastskeptik/s2e10-taikawaititi|url-status=live}} His paternal grandfather, also named Taika, served as a Māori Battalion soldier during World War II.
Identifying as both Māori and Jewish, Waititi describes himself as a "Polynesian Jew".{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Trey|url=https://www.thewrap.com/taika-waititi-uncomfortable-hitler-jojo-rabbit/|title=Taika Waititi on How Portraying Hitler in 'Jojo Rabbit' Made Him Feel 'Uncomfortable'|work=TheWrap|date=26 December 2019|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414072355/https://www.thewrap.com/taika-waititi-uncomfortable-hitler-jojo-rabbit/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/jojo-rabbit-trailer-taika-waititi-hitler.html|title=The Jojo Rabbit Trailer Stars Taika Waititi As a Dancing Hitler|website=Vulture|date=3 September 2019|last=Crucchiola|first=Jordan|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724052819/https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/jojo-rabbit-trailer-taika-waititi-hitler.html|url-status=live}} He was raised more connected to his Māori roots, in a household where Judaism was not actively practised{{cite web|last=Applebaum|first=Stephen|title=Taika Waititi: mum inspired my Nazi comedy|url= https://www.thejc.com/culture/interviews/taika-waititi-mum-inspired-my-nazi-comedy-1.494736|date=27 December 2019|access-date=11 March 2021|website=The Jewish Chronicle|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210415144109/https://www.thejc.com/culture/interviews/taika-waititi-mum-inspired-my-nazi-comedy-1.494736|url-status=live}} and identifies as an atheist who "puts more stock in indigenous beliefs."{{Cite news |last=Jurgensen |first=John |title=An Atheist Director Walks Into a Marvel Movie Full of Gods… |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/thor-love-thunder-gorr-the-god-butcher-11657548547 |access-date=2023-03-21 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=11 July 2022 |language=en-US}}
Waititi's parents divorced when he was around five,{{cite news |last=Brookes |first=Emily |date=4 June 2019 |title=Taika Waititi: My father was a gang member |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/113204244/taika-waititi-my-father-was-a-gang-member |website=Stuff |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126041138/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/113204244/taika-waititi-my-father-was-a-gang-member |url-status=live }} and he was raised primarily by his mother. He attended Onslow College,{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/64001443/my-secret-wellington-taika-waititi |title=My secret Wellington: Taika Waititi |first=Sarah |last=Catherall |date=10 December 2014 |website=Stuff |access-date=6 April 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803102052/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/64001443/my-secret-wellington-taika-waititi |url-status=live }} then studied theatre at Victoria University of Wellington where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997.{{cite news |last=Fisher |first=Amanda |date=14 April 2011 |title=Victoria University honour for Taika Waititi |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4884800/Victoria-University-honour-for-Taika-Waititi |website=Stuff |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126052721/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4884800/Victoria-University-honour-for-Taika-Waititi |url-status=live }}
Although his surname is legally Cohen, Waititi has been known primarily by his father's surname for most of his life. He originally used his mother's surname, Cohen, for his work in film and writing, and his father's, Waititi, for visual arts endeavours.{{cite web| author=Bloom, Nate| title=Interfaith Celebrities: Kyra Sedgwick, Baseball's Braun-y Interfaith Rookie and a Jewish Maori director| url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Kyra_Sedgwick_Baseballs_Braun-y_Interfaith_Rookie_and_a_Jewish_Maori_Director.shtml| publisher=InterfaithFamily.com| date=10 July 2007| access-date=2 December 2012| archive-date=18 May 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518095952/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Kyra_Sedgwick_Baseballs_Braun-y_Interfaith_Rookie_and_a_Jewish_Maori_Director.shtml| url-status=live}} Following the success of his first short film, he continued to use Waititi professionally.{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Sophia |title=New Zealand's 'Boy' Takes On America |url=https://www.culturalweekly.com/nzs-boy-takes-on-america/ |website=Cultural Weekly |access-date=17 February 2020 |date=23 March 2012 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217235441/https://www.culturalweekly.com/nzs-boy-takes-on-america/ |url-status=live }}
Career
=1999–2011: Early career and film debut =
While a student at Victoria University of Wellington, Waititi was part of the five-member comedy ensemble So You're a Man, which toured New Zealand and Australia with some success.{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/arts/television/10itzk.html|title=New in Town, Talking Funny |work=The New York Times| access-date=8 August 2018| first= Dave| last=Itzkoff |date=10 June 2008|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153440/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/arts/television/10itzk.html|url-status=live}}
He and Jemaine Clement, as the comedy duo The Humourbeasts, received New Zealand's highest comedy accolade, the Billy T Award, in 1999.{{cite web |url=https://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/about-us/development-initiatives/billy-t-award/|title=Billy T Award|access-date=8 August 2018| work= comedyfestival.co.nz| publisher= NZ International Comedy Festival|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809183654/https://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/about-us/development-initiatives/billy-t-award/|url-status=live}} In 2000 under surname name Cohen, Taika starred in the Haiku film "Titan - extra strength condoms" in the 3rd collection of rADz (radical art TV advertisements) Which played on National television during ad breaks.{{Cite web |title=rADz |url=https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/radz#:~:text=They're%20rADz%20-%20radical%20art%20ads.%20rADz%20have,our%20funding%20overview%20or%20browse%20our%20funding%20programmes. |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=New Zealand Film Commission |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOLq8vfQ8o&t=68s |title=rADz collection # 3 - 2000 |date=2021-12-10 |last=Barry Thomas |access-date=2025-04-30 |via=YouTube}} Among a variety of artistic interests, Waititi began making comical short films for New Zealand's annual 48Hours film contest.{{cite web|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/31-08-2016/48hours-the-weirdest-and-most-brutalising-film-competition-in-the-world-returns/|title=48Hours: the weirdest and most brutalizing film competition in the world returns|date=31 August 2016|access-date=9 August 2018|first=Joseph |last= Harper| work=The Spinoff |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153111/https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/31-08-2016/48hours-the-weirdest-and-most-brutalising-film-competition-in-the-world-returns/|url-status=live}} He directed the short film Two Cars, One Night (2003) which involves two young boys and a girl meeting in the carpark of a rural pub in Te Kaha, New Zealand. The short earned acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2005.{{cite web |url= https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/two-cars-one-night-2003/awards|title=Awards / Two Cars, One Night / Short Film|work= nzonscreen.com | access-date=9 August 2018| archive-date= 27 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180627144926/https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/two-cars-one-night-2003/awards|url-status=live}} (It lost the award to the short Wasp (2003).)
His first feature film was a romantic comedy, Eagle vs Shark. It was released in US theatres for limited distribution in 2007.{{cite magazine| url= https://ew.com/article/2007/06/13/eagle-vs-shark/|title=Eagle vs Shark|access-date= 9 August 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Owen| last= Gleiberman |date=13 June 2008|archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180809152841/https://ew.com/article/2007/06/13/eagle-vs-shark/|url-status=live}} Waititi co-wrote the film with Loren Horsley.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/43054/The-Eagle-has-landed|title=The Eagle has landed|date=31 January 2009|website=Stuff|access-date=9 August 2018|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180809154151/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/43054/The-Eagle-has-landed|url-status=live}} That year, Waititi wrote and directed one episode of the TV show Flight of the Conchords and directed another.{{cite news| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/taika-waititi-interview-on-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-thor-ragnarok-new-zealand-a7307336.html| title=Taika Waititi interview: On Hunt for the Wilderpeople and the creative journey |access-date=9 August 2018|work=The Independent| first= Clarisse |last= Loughrey |date=14 September 2016|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180809155937/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/taika-waititi-interview-on-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-thor-ragnarok-new-zealand-a7307336.html|url-status=live}} In 2010, he acted in the New Zealand TV3 improv sketch comedy show Radiradirah, together with frequent collaborators Rhys Darby and Jemaine Clement.{{Cite web |title= Radiradirah {{!}} Series {{!}} Television |url= https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/radiradirah-2010/series |access-date=19 April 2022 |website= nzonscreen.com}} His second feature, Boy, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010,{{cite web| title=2010 Sundance Film Festival Lineup Announced| date=2 December 2009| url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1858193/2010_sundance_film_festival_lineup_announced| author=RT Staff| publisher= | website= rottentomatoes.com| access-date= 2 December 2012| archive-date=7 June 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002948/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1858193/2010_sundance_film_festival_lineup_announced/| url-status=dead}} and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. Waititi also took one of the main roles, as the ex-con father who returns to his family. On its release in New Zealand, Boy received enthusiastic reviews{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10634211 |title=Boy |author=Calder, Peter |date=25 March 2010 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=16 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604152839/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10634211 |archive-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead }} and was successful at the local box office, eclipsing several records.{{cite news |first=Wendy |last=Mitchell |date=21 May 2010 |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/waititis-boy-sets-new-record-for-new-zealand-film/5014267.article |website=Screendaily.com |publisher=Screen International |title=Waititi's Boy sets new record for New Zealand film |access-date=2 December 2011 |archive-date=10 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121010151507/http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/waititis-boy-sets-new-record-for-new-zealand-film/5014267.article |url-status=live }}
In 2011, Waititi directed New Zealand TV series Super City starring Madeleine Sami, who plays five characters living in one city.{{cite web| title=Super City| url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/SuperCity.aspx| website= tv3.co.nz| publisher=TV3| access-date=2 December 2012| archive-date=31 October 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121031063125/http://www.tv3.co.nz/shows/supercity.aspx| url-status=live}} That year, Waititi portrayed Thomas Kalmaku in the superhero feature film Green Lantern.{{cite news| title=Two kiwi actors join 'Green Lantern'| url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greenlantern-idUSTRE62F0EV20100316| last1=Kit| first1=Borys| publisher=Reuters| date=15 March 2010| access-date=12 February 2011| archive-date=8 December 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151208211703/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-greenlantern-idUSTRE62F0EV20100316| url-status=live}}
=2013–2019: Career breakthrough and expansion =
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What We Do in the Shadows (2013)
In 2013, Waititi co-wrote, co-directed and acted in the vampire comedy mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows with Clement.{{cite news|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-video-jemaine-clement-and-taika-waititi-talk-what-we-do-in-the-shadows/|title=mock documentary WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS|date=17 December 2013|access-date=17 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141911/http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-video-jemaine-clement-and-taika-waititi-talk-what-we-do-in-the-shadows/|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=dead}} It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/9524289/Sundance-debut-for-Kiwi-vampire-spoof|title=Sundance debut for Kiwi vampire spoof|website=Stuff|date=17 December 2013|access-date=17 December 2013|archive-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216203316/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/9524289/Sundance-debut-for-Kiwi-vampire-spoof|url-status=live}} Waititi and Clement played members of a group of vampires who live in an appropriately gothic house in modern-day Wellington.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/01/jemaine-clement-what-we-do-in-the-shadows|title=What We Do In The Shadows: the return of the living deadpan|last=Godfrey|first=Alex|date=1 November 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=5 February 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212202638/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/01/jemaine-clement-what-we-do-in-the-shadows|url-status=live}} A television adaptation of the film was commissioned in May 2018, with Waititi as an executive producer and director.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=Petski|first2=Denise|title='What We Do In The Shadows' Reboot From Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi Gets FX Series Order|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-reboot-jemaine-clement-taika-waititi-fx-series-order-1202382260/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=3 May 2018|date=3 May 2018|archive-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504005805/http://deadline.com/2018/05/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-reboot-jemaine-clement-taika-waititi-fx-series-order-1202382260/|url-status=live}} The series of the same name premiered on FX in March 2019;{{cite web|last1=Valentini|first1=Valentina|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/taiki-waititi-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-tv-show.html|title=Taiki Waititi on 'What We Do in the Shadows' Jumping to TV|website=Vulture|date=26 March 2019|access-date=2 August 2020|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728153051/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/taiki-waititi-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-tv-show.html|url-status=live}} its second season received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.{{cite web|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/emmy-nominations-taika-waititi-mandalorian-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-1202997747/|title=Taika Waititi Scores Emmy Double With 'Mandalorian' & 'What We Do In The Shadows' Nomination|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=28 July 2020|access-date=2 August 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801203251/https://deadline.com/2020/07/emmy-nominations-taika-waititi-mandalorian-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-1202997747/|url-status=live}}
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Waititi's fourth feature, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/premieres-spotlight-sundance-kids-and-special-events-announced-for-2016-festival|title=SUNDANCE INSTITUTE COMPLETES FEATURE FILM LINEUP FOR 2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL|publisher=Sundance Film Festival|date=7 December 2015|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=10 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210053639/http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/premieres-spotlight-sundance-kids-and-special-events-announced-for-2016-festival|url-status=live}} When it was released in New Zealand, the comedy adventure broke Waititi's record for a New Zealand film in its opening weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/sundance-crowdpleaser-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-makes-box-office-history-in-new-zealand-21874/|title=Sundance Crowdpleaser 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' Makes Box Office History in New Zealand|website=IndieWire|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=4 April 2016|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107005253/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/sundance-crowdpleaser-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-makes-box-office-history-in-new-zealand-21874/|url-status=live}} Based on a book by Barry Crump, it centres on a young boy (played by Julian Dennison) and a grumpy man (played by Sam Neill) on the run in the wilderness. Waititi wrote the initial screenplay for the 2016 Disney film Moana,{{cite news|title=Taika Waititi behind Disney script 'Moana'|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11345855|access-date=8 October 2015|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=21 October 2014|archive-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021170612/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11345855|url-status=live}} which focused on gender and family. Those elements were passed over in favour of what became the final story.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-23 |title=Interview: 'Moana' Directors John Musker And Ron Clements On Making Their First CG Movie |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/547864/moana-john-musker-and-ron-clements-interview/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=/Film |language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.romper.com/p/moana-viewer-raises-thought-provoking-questions-about-how-we-talk-about-the-film-23663|title='Moana' Viewer Raises Thought-Provoking Questions About How We Talk About The Film|access-date=9 August 2018|date=30 November 2016|first=Melanie|last=Schmitz|website=Romper|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809154442/https://www.romper.com/p/moana-viewer-raises-thought-provoking-questions-about-how-we-talk-about-the-film-23663|url-status=live}}
Marvel films
In 2017, Waititi won the award for New Zealander of the Year, but was unable to receive it in person due to work commitments.{{cite web|last1=Barton|first1=Nicky|title=2017 NEW ZEALANDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS WINNERS UPDATE|url=http://nzawards.org.nz/news/2017-new-zealander-year-awards-winners-update/|website=New Zealander of the Year Awards|publisher=Kiwibank|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224140910/http://nzawards.org.nz/news/2017-new-zealander-year-awards-winners-update/|url-status=live}} That year, he directed his first major studio film, Marvel Studios's Thor: Ragnarok, which was released in October.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-3-finds-director-829089|title='Thor 3' Finds Its Director|last=Kit|first=Borys|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2 October 2015|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002221124/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-3-finds-director-829089|archive-date=2 October 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/marvels-thor-ragnarok-alien-shoot-in-australia-1201623868 | title=Marvel's 'Thor: Ragnarok' and Fox's 'Alien' To Shoot in Australia | work=Variety | date=21 October 2015 | access-date=22 October 2015 | last=Frater | first=Patrick | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022224007/http://variety.com/2015/film/asia/marvels-thor-ragnarok-alien-shoot-in-australia-1201623868/ | archive-date=22 October 2015 | url-status=live }} He also portrayed the alien Korg via motion capture in the film.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/18/thor-ragnarok-director-taika-waititi-korg/|title=Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi to portray Korg in film|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2 August 2020|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419004812/http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/18/thor-ragnarok-director-taika-waititi-korg/|url-status=live}} He had previously directed a short film series for Marvel called Team Thor, chronicling the lives of Thor and his roommate, Darryl Jacobson.{{cite web|last1=Carbone|first1=Gina|date=12 April 2019|access-date=16 August 2021|title=Yes! Chris Hemsworth Is Down For A Team Thor TV Show With Darryl|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2470213/yes-chris-hemsworth-is-down-for-a-team-thor-tv-show-with-darryl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601232907/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2470213/yes-chris-hemsworth-is-down-for-a-team-thor-tv-show-with-darryl|archive-date=1 June 2020|publisher=CinemaBlend|url-status=live}} Thor: Ragnarok earned critical praise and was successful at the box office.{{cite magazine|last1=Holub|first1=Christian|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/09/thor-ragnarok-reviews-early-reactions/|title=Thor: Ragnarok early reviews praise film's originality, humor|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=9 October 2017|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123114443/https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/09/thor-ragnarok-reviews-early-reactions/|archive-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/thor-ragnarok-box-office-profit-2017-1202349475/|title='Thor: Ragnarok' Box Office Profits 2017: Threequel Scores Rare Victory|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=20 March 2018|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303185507/https://deadline.com/2018/03/thor-ragnarok-box-office-profit-2017-1202349475/|archive-date=3 March 2021|url-status=live}} Waititi was later consulted by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely on Thor's storylines for Avengers: Infinity War, to maintain the character's consistency in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2479301/avengers-endgame-writers-had-to-totally-retool-thor-after-taika-waititis-ragnarok|title=Avengers: Endgame Writers Had to Totally Retool Thor After Taika Waititi's Ragnarok|date=6 September 2019|last=Holmes|first=Adam|publisher=CinemaBlend|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103192424/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2479301/avengers-endgame-writers-had-to-totally-retool-thor-after-taika-waititis-ragnarok|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/avengers-infinity-war-changed-a-guardians-galaxy-scene-1106320|title='Avengers' Writers Tweaked 'Infinity War' for James Gunn|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=27 April 2018|last=Couch|first=Aaron|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429052247/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/avengers-infinity-war-changed-a-guardians-galaxy-scene-1106320|url-status=live}}
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Jojo Rabbit (2019)
In 2019, Waititi wrote and directed Jojo Rabbit, based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens, the 1940s-set story of a child in the Hitler Youth whose mother is secretly hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Waititi plays a buffoonish version of Adolf Hitler as the boy's imaginary friend.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/scarlett-johansson-taika-waititis-jojo-rabbit-fox-searchlight-1202668807/|title=Scarlett Johansson to Star in Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' for Fox Searchlight (EXCLUSIVE)|date=28 March 2018|access-date=9 August 2018|work=Variety|archive-date=29 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329025408/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/scarlett-johansson-taika-waititis-jojo-rabbit-fox-searchlight-1202668807/|url-status=live}} Waititi received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. He won the latter,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/jojo-rabbit-taika-waititi-next-goal-wins-thor-love-and-thunder-oscars-interview-1202829085/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title=Taika Waititi Discusses 'Jojo Rabbit' Oscar Noms & Discovering Michael Fassbender's Comedic Chops On 'Next Goal Wins'|date=13 January 2020|last=Grobar|first=Matt|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127103151/https://deadline.com/2020/01/jojo-rabbit-taika-waititi-next-goal-wins-thor-love-and-thunder-oscars-interview-1202829085/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/taika-waititi-wins-oscar-best-adapted-screenplay-1203497069/|title=Taika Waititi Dedicates His Oscar Win to the Indigenous Kids of the World|last=Woerner|first=Meredith|date=9 February 2020|access-date=10 February 2020|website=Variety|archive-date=10 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210140934/https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/taika-waititi-wins-oscar-best-adapted-screenplay-1203497069/|url-status=live}} making him the first person of Māori descent to win an Academy Award in a screenplay category, and the first indigenous person to be nominated for and win Best Adapted Screenplay.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-taika-waititi-first-maori-winner|title=Taika Waititi makes Oscars history as first Maori Academy Award winner|date=10 February 2020|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Brown|first=Tracy|access-date=19 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210120611/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-taika-waititi-first-maori-winner|archive-date=10 February 2020}} In 2021 he won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media as a producer of the Jojo Rabbit soundtrack.{{cite web|last1=Curto|first1=Justin|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/grammys-2021-taika-waititi-jojo-rabbit-soundtrack.html|title=Grammys 2021: Taika Waititi Wins for Jojo Rabbit Soundtrack|website=Vulture|date=14 March 2021|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315023924/https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/grammys-2021-taika-waititi-jojo-rabbit-soundtrack.html|archive-date=15 March 2021|url-status=live}}
The Mandalorian
In October 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Waititi would be one of the directors of the Star Wars live-action streaming series The Mandalorian, which tells the story of a lone Mandalorian gunfighter in the period between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-wars-tv-show-books-taika-waititi-bryce-dallas-howard-as-directors-1149560|title='Star Wars' TV Show Books Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard as Directors|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=4 October 2018|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412024213/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/taika-waititi-bryce-dallas-howard-directing-star-wars-tv-show-1149560|url-status=live}} The series premiered on 12 November 2019; Waititi also voices a droid bounty hunter named IG-11 in the series.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/mandalorian-star-wars-disney-plus-taika-waititi-1203315424/|work=Variety|title='The Mandalorian': Taika Waititi Compares Droid IG-11 to the Terminator|date=12 November 2019|last1=Woerner|first1=Meredith|last2=Jackson|first2=Angelique|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216092341/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/mandalorian-star-wars-disney-plus-taika-waititi-1203315424/|url-status=live}} He directed the series' first-season finale, "Chapter 8: Redemption".{{cite news |last1=Lindbergh |first1=Ben |title='The Mandalorian' Finale Was a Showcase for What Makes the Series Great |url=https://www.theringer.com/mandalorian/2019/12/28/21040429/recap-episode-8-redemption-review-season-1-finale |access-date=1 June 2020 |website=The Ringer |date=28 December 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527014315/https://www.theringer.com/mandalorian/2019/12/28/21040429/recap-episode-8-redemption-review-season-1-finale |url-status=live }} His voiceover work earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in 2020.
=2020–present=
In 2020, Waititi narrated a charity reading of James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.{{cite web|last1=Flood|first1=Alison|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/18/taika-waititi-meryl-streep-benedict-cumberbatch-charity-roald-dahl-readings-james-and-the-giant-peach|title=Taika Waititi leads all-star charity Roald Dahl readings|work=The Guardian|date=18 May 2020|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=25 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825163039/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/18/taika-waititi-meryl-streep-benedict-cumberbatch-charity-roald-dahl-readings-james-and-the-giant-peach|url-status=live}} He portrayed Ratcatcher in the DC superhero film The Suicide Squad, released in August 2021 to positive reviews.{{cite web|last1=Grebey|first1=James|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/whos-who-in-the-suicide-squad-a-character-guide.html|title=Who's Who in The Suicide Squad: A Character Guide|work=Vulture|date=6 August 2021|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806184613/https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/whos-who-in-the-suicide-squad-a-character-guide.html|archive-date=6 August 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58009752|title=The Suicide Squad: Positive reviews for 'riotous' film|publisher=BBC News |date=29 July 2021|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729164538/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58009752|archive-date=29 July 2021|url-status=live}} Also in August, Waititi portrayed Antwan Hovachelik, the antagonist of the action comedy film Free Guy.{{Cite magazine |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=28 March 2019 |title=Taika Waititi, Utkarsh Ambudkar Join Fox's Action-Comedy 'Free Guy' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/taika-waititi-utkarsh-ambudkar-join-foxs-action-comedy-free-guy-1197998 |url-status=live |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517104938/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/taika-waititi-utkarsh-ambudkar-join-foxs-action-comedy-free-guy-1197998 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |access-date=22 June 2019}}
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With Sterlin Harjo, Waititi co-created the comedy series Reservation Dogs, which chronicles the lives of a group of indigenous Oklahoma teens, and comprises a main cast, directors, producers, and writers of indigenous peoples. It premiered on FX and received positive reviews.{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Libby|url=https://www.indiewire.com/video/reservation-dogs-empathy-indigenous-emmys-1234657835/|title='Reservation Dogs': This Indigenous American Life — TV Podcast|publisher=IndieWire|date=12 August 2021|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816173734/https://www.indiewire.com/video/reservation-dogs-empathy-indigenous-emmys-1234657835/|archive-date=16 August 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Odman|first1=Sydney|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/reservation-dogs-creators-and-cast-talk-breaking-barriers-future-of-native-representation-in-hollywood-1234993962/|title='Reservation Dogs' Creators and Cast Talk Breaking Barriers, Future of Native Representation in Hollywood|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 August 2021|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813054941/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/reservation-dogs-creators-and-cast-talk-breaking-barriers-future-of-native-representation-in-hollywood-1234993962/|archive-date=13 August 2021|url-status=live}} Waititi executive produced, directed and starred as Blackbeard in the HBO Max comedy series Our Flag Means Death.{{cite web|last1=Hibberd|first1=James|date=30 April 2021|title=Taika Waititi to Play Blackbeard the Pirate in HBO Max Series|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/taika-waititi-blackbeard-pirate-hbo-flag-means-death|access-date=30 April 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430232247/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/taika-waititi-blackbeard-pirate-hbo-flag-means-death|url-status=live}} The first season was released in March 2022.{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Susannah|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a38857471/marvel-taika-waititi-blackbeard-our-flag-means-death-trailer/|title=First look at Marvel's Taika Waititi as Blackbeard in new TV series|publisher=Digital Spy|date=23 January 2022|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130071854/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a38857471/marvel-taika-waititi-blackbeard-our-flag-means-death-trailer/|archive-date=30 January 2022|url-status=live}} That same year, Time magazine placed him on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.{{cite magazine|last1=Cohen|first1=Sacha Baron|author-link1=Sacha Baron Cohen|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177807/taika-waititi/|title=Taika Waititi Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List|magazine=Time|url-access=limited|date=23 May 2022|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523172503/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177807/taika-waititi/|archive-date=23 May 2022|url-status=live}} Waititi voiced Mo Morrison in the Pixar film Lightyear (2022).{{cite web|url= https://www.slashfilm.com/898759/taika-waititi-didnt-really-know-what-was-going-on-in-his-lightyear-scenes/|title= Taika Waititi Didn't Really Know What Was Going On In His Lightyear Scenes|website= Slashfilm|date= 16 June 2022|accessdate= September 16, 2023}}
He wrote and directed the superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder, a sequel to Thor: Ragnarok.{{cite web |title='In the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick': Taika Waititi |last=Maddox |first=Garry |date=9 June 2021 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/in-the-world-of-the-internet-everything-goes-away-pretty-quick-taika-waititi-20210604-p57y1o.html |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608145429/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/in-the-world-of-the-internet-everything-goes-away-pretty-quick-taika-waititi-20210604-p57y1o.html |url-status=live }} It released in July 2022.{{Cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/fandango-2022-movies-most-anticipated-black-panther-wakanda-forever-spider-verse-doctor-strange-2-1234901991/|title='Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Among Most Anticipated 2022 Movies|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=27 December 2021|access-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227174024/https://deadline.com/2021/12/fandango-2022-movies-most-anticipated-black-panther-wakanda-forever-spider-verse-doctor-strange-2-1234901991/|archive-date=27 December 2021|url-status=live}} The film received mixed reviews with critic Mark Kermode complained that "the jokes, the catch-phrases [are] just incredibly tired".{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc_SUxTdLDw|title= Mark Kermode reviews Thor: Love and Thunder – Kermode and Mayo's Take|website= Youtube|date= 8 July 2022|accessdate= September 16, 2023}} Richard Brody of The New Yorker described the film writing "The film passes through the nervous system without delivering any sustenance or even leaving a residue."{{cite magazine|url= https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/thor-love-and-thunder-reviewed-marvel-as-a-faith-based-organization|title= "Thor: Love and Thunder," Reviewed: Marvel as a Faith-Based Organization|magazine= The New Yorker|date= 13 July 2022|accessdate= September 16, 2023|last1= Brody|first1= Richard}} In her mixed review from NPR, Amy Nicholson added "I was really compelled by the ideas Taika Waititi was teasing in this film, but the actual style of it – the eagerness to please – made me take a step back from everything. [But] what he's discussing is really smart."{{cite web|url= https://www.kpcc.org/show/filmweek/2022-07-08/filmweek-thor-love-and-thunder-the-sea-beast-fire-of-love-the-king-of-north-sudan-and-more|title= FilmWeek: 'Thor: Love and Thunder,' 'The Sea Beast,' 'Fire of Love,' 'The King of North Sudan' And More|website= KPCC|accessdate= September 16, 2023}}
Waititi also directed a feature film adaptation of the documentary Next Goal Wins prior to directing Thor: Love and Thunder. The film, which had been delayed, was released on 17 November 2023,{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Taika Waititi's 'Next Goal Wins' Kicks Box Office Release to November 2023|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/taika-waititis-next-goal-wins-pushes-box-office-release-1235372281/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 April 2023|access-date=12 April 2023}} after Armie Hammer's scenes were re-shot with Will Arnett taking over the role.{{cite web |last1=Mantilla |first1=Daniel |title=Taika Waititi (Thor): "Los superhéroes se han convertido en los nuevos dioses en muchos sentidos" |url=https://www.elespanol.com/series/cine/20220704/taika-waititi-thor-superheroes-convertido-nuevos-dioses/685181749_0.html |website=El Español |access-date=6 July 2022 |language=Spanish |date=July 4, 2022}}{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Disney Release Dates Coming Out Of D23: Snow White Eyes Spring 2024, Rogue Squadron Scrubbed From Schedule & More|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/disney-release-dates-coming-out-of-d23-snow-white-eyes-spring-2024-rogue-squadron-scrubbed-from-schedule-1235119984/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/taika-waititis-next-goal-wins-theatrical-release-1235204428/|title=Taika Waititi's 'Next Goal Wins' Heads To Early Fall|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=December 21, 2022}} The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival to negative reviews. Esther Zuckerman of IndieWire praised some of the performances but labeled it as "largely a misfire".{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/next-goal-wins-review-taika-waititi-1234904390/|title= 'Next Goal Wins' Review: Taika Waititi Fumbles His Long-Awaited Inspirational Sports Tale|website= IndieWire|date= 11 September 2023|accessdate= September 16, 2023}} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described it as "a shoddily made and strikingly unfunny attempt to tell an interesting story in an uninteresting way".{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/11/next-goal-wins-review-taika-waititi-football-comedy-toronto|title= Next Goal Wins review – Taika Waititi's football comedy is strikingly unfunny|website=The Guardian |date= 11 September 2023|accessdate= September 16, 2023|last1= Lee|first1= Benjamin}}
In 2024, Waititi directed and co-wrote the pilot episode of a television adaptation of the Terry Gilliam film, Time Bandits, alongside frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=D'Alessandro |first2=Anthony |title=Taika Waititi To Co-Write & Direct Time Bandits Series In Works At Apple From Paramount, Anonymous Content & MRC |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/taika-waititi-write-direct-time-bandits-series-in-works-at-apple-1202573383/ |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=26 June 2022 |date=March 11, 2019 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622065857/https://deadline.com/2019/03/taika-waititi-write-direct-time-bandits-series-in-works-at-apple-1202573383/ |url-status=live}}
In 2024, Waititi directed the pilot and executive produced a television adaptation of the Charles Yu novel, Interior Chinatown, starring Jimmy O. Yang.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=BreAnna |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Hulu Orders 'Interior Chinatown' to Series With Jimmy O. Yang to Star, Taika Waititi to Direct |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hulu-interior-chinatown-jimmy-o-yang-taika-waititi-1235402321/ |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
In 2025, Waititi appeared in season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Detective Lucky Duck". Like Donnie Wahlberg as "Cluedle-Doo", Detective Lucky Duck gave clues involving each of the contestants. Waititi was revealed to be Lucky Duck in the semi-finals; this surprised his wife Rita Ora, who was one of the panelists.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-13-episode-12-recap-lucky-duck-1236380900/|title='The Masked Singer' Reveals Identity of Lucky Duck: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume|website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=April 30, 2025|access-date=May 1, 2025}}
== Upcoming projects ==
In 2017, Waititi stated he was working on a sequel to What We Do In The Shadows titled We're Wolves.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/taika-waititi-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-sequel-were-wolves-1201893483/|title='Thor: Ragnarok' Director Taika Waititi Confirms 'What We Do in the Shadows' Sequel|first=Chris|last=O'Falt|date=2 November 2017|access-date=9 August 2018|website=IndieWire|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153429/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/taika-waititi-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-sequel-were-wolves-1201893483/|url-status=live}} As of 2023, there have been no updates on the project. That same year, Taika Waititi entered talks to direct a live-action film adaptation of Akira.{{Cite web|last=Busch, Fleming Jr|first=Anita, Mika|date=September 19, 2019|title='Akira' Back? 'Thor: Ragnarok' Helmer Taika Waititi In Talks
|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/akira-taika-waititi-director-thor-ragnarok-1202173164/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} He was officially confirmed as director and co-writer with Michael Golamco in 2019, with a release date of 21 May 2021.{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=May 24, 2019|title=Taika Waititi's 'Akira' Sets 2021 Release Date|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/akira-movie-release-date-set-may-2021-1213499/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}} However, the film's production has been on hold due to Waititi's commitments to other projects such as Thor: Love and Thunder.{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=July 16, 2019|title=Taika Waititi to Direct 'Thor 4'(Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/taika-waititi-direct-thor-4-1224464/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}} Despite development issues, Waititi has stated that he fully intends on making the film.{{Cite magazine|last=Kelly|first=Stephen|date=November 11, 2021|title=Taika Waititi talks Free Guy, Star Wars and Thor|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/taika-waititi-free-guy|access-date=July 27, 2023|magazine=Wired|language=en-US}}
In 2019, it was announced that Waititi would direct an animated Flash Gordon film for 20th Century Studios.{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=June 24, 2019|title=Taika Waititi To "Crack" 'Flash Gordon' As Fox/Disney Animated Film
|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/taika-waititi-flash-gordon-animated-movie-thor-ragnarok-jojo-rabbit-fox-disney-1202637059/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} Though in 2021, it was revealed that the film is now live action.{{cite web|date=30 July 2021|title=Exclusive: Taika Waititi's Animated 'Flash Gordon' Movie Is Now Live-Action|url=https://collider.com/taika-waititi-flash-gordon-movie-live-action-new-details/|access-date=30 July 2021|website=Collider|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730194440/https://collider.com/taika-waititi-flash-gordon-movie-live-action-new-details/amp/|url-status=live}}
In 2020, Waititi was announced to be attached to write, direct and executive produce two animated series for Netflix based on Roald Dahl's children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, one adapting the novels and the other focused on the novel's Oompa Loompa characters.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/taika-waititi-netflix-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-animated-series-willy-wonka-oompa-loompa-1203524577/|title=Taika Waititi Making Not One, But Two 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Animated Series for Netflix|date=5 March 2020|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety|access-date=6 March 2020|archive-date=6 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306121103/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/taika-waititi-netflix-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-animated-series-willy-wonka-oompa-loompa-1203524577/|url-status=live}}
After rumors began circulating in late 2019 and early 2020, it was officially announced on May 4, 2020 that Taika Waititi would direct and co-write a Star Wars film with Krysty Wilson-Cairns.{{Cite web |title=Taika Waititi to Direct, Co-Write new Star Wars Film |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/taika-waititi-announce |website=StarWars.com |language=en-US |date=May 4, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2020}} In 2022, Kathleen Kennedy stated that the film would most likely come out before Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron.{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |date=June 1, 2022 |title=Next Star Wars Movie Will Be From Taika Waititi In 2023 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-movies-kathleen-kennedy-celebration-interview/ |website=GamesRadar+ |access-date=February 17, 2023}} In 2023, reports stated that Waititi was looking to star in the film.{{Cite web|last=B. Vary|first=Adam|date=March 27, 2023|title='Star Wars' Shakeup: Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins Movies Shelved, Taika Waititi Looking to Star in His Own Film (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/star-wars-kevin-feige-patty-jenkins-movies-shelved-1235545774/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=Variety|language=en-US}} The next month, Kennedy stated that Waititi's film is still in development and that he was now writing the film alone.{{Cite web |last1=Amon |first1=Warmann |last2=Earl |first2=William |date=2023-04-08 |title=Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy on Daisy Ridley's New Rey Film, 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Season 2 and Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars' Future |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/kathleen-kennedy-star-wars-celebration-lucasfilm-daisy-ridley-obi-wan-kenobi-season-2-1235577414/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The film was reported to start filming in 2024, though this did not pan out.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Taika Waititi In Talks To Direct Adaptation Of 'Klara And The Sun' For 3000 Pictures; Garrett Basch Boards As Producer |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/taika-waititi-3000-pictures-klara-and-the-sun-garrett-basch-1235352386/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501232018/https://deadline.com/2023/05/taika-waititi-3000-pictures-klara-and-the-sun-garrett-basch-1235352386/ |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In April 2025, during the annual Star Wars Celebration, Kennedy revealed that Tony McNamara had joined the project co-writing the script alongside Waititi.{{Cite web |last=Glazebrook |first=Lewis |date=2025-04-18 |title="Taika Is On Taika Time": Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy Gives Promising Update On Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-movie-taika-waititi-time/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
In 2021, it was announced that Waititi would executive produce and direct the Showtime limited series The Auteur starring Jude Law.{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jude-law-taika-waititi-show-auteur-1203452596/|title=Jude Law, Taika Waititi Team on Showtime Limited Series 'The Auteur'|work=Variety|date=14 February 2020|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518122611/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jude-law-taika-waititi-show-auteur-1203452596/|url-status=live}} The same year, it was announced that Waititi would adapt The Incal into a feature film.{{cite web|date=4 November 2021|title=Taika Waititi to Adapt Legendary Graphic Novel 'The Incal' as Feature Film|url=https://www.thewrap.com/taika-waititi-graphic-novel-incal/|url-status=live|access-date=4 November 2021|website=TheWrap|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104132225/https://www.thewrap.com/taika-waititi-graphic-novel-incal/}} In 2023, it was announced that he would direct a film adaptation of the novel Klara and the Sun, intending on making it his next film after Next Goal Wins.{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=May 1, 2023|title=Taika Waititi To Direct 'Klara and the Sun'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/taika-waititi-3000-pictures-klara-and-the-sun-garrett-basch-1235352386/|access-date=May 1, 2023|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
In 2024, it was revealed that Waititi would direct a film adaptation of the Percival Everett novel James with Steven Spielberg producing.{{Cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |last2=Saperstein |first2=Pat |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Steven Spielberg's Amblin to Produce Adaptation of Percival Everett's Bestseller 'James' for Universal, Taika Waititi in Early Talks to Direct (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-spielberg-taika-waititi-percival-everett-james-1236041735}}
Personal life
Waititi was in a relationship with New Zealand actress and writer Loren Horsley for ten years. She co-wrote and acted in his directorial debut, Eagle vs Shark.
He met New Zealand film producer Chelsea Winstanley in 2010. They married in 2011; together, they have two daughters. Waititi and Winstanley separated in 2018.{{cite web |date=14 March 2020 |title=Taika Waititi and wife Chelsea Winstanley separated |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/taika-waititi-and-wife-chelsea-winstanley-separated/CF5NIJYXMHUNOWYYGRA7CFVWMY/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427031626/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/taika-waititi-and-wife-chelsea-winstanley-separated/CF5NIJYXMHUNOWYYGRA7CFVWMY/ |archive-date=27 April 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}
Waititi has been in a relationship with British singer Rita Ora since 2021.{{cite web |last1=Kirkpatrick |first1=Emily |date=3 August 2021 |title=Taika Waititi and Rita Ora Attend 'Suicide Squad' Premiere Together |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/rita-ora-taika-waititi-suicide-squad-premiere-couple-red-carpet-tessa-thompson-photos |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803203029/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/rita-ora-taika-waititi-suicide-squad-premiere-couple-red-carpet-tessa-thompson-photos |archive-date=3 August 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021 |work=Vanity Fair}}{{cite web |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |date=28 April 2021 |title=Rita Ora and Director Taika Waititi Spark Dating Rumors After She Posts Cuddled Up Photo with Him |url=https://people.com/music/rita-ora-sparks-dating-rumors-with-director-taika-waititi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829145916/https://people.com/music/rita-ora-sparks-dating-rumors-with-director-taika-waititi/ |archive-date=29 August 2021 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=People}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/valentines-day-taika-waititi-reveals-story-behind-his-romance-with-rita-ora/TDHTOLRPZEMS6OQ5SLH2M3H74I/|title=Valentine's Day: Taika Waititi reveals story behind his romance with Rita Ora|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=15 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215080006/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/valentines-day-taika-waititi-reveals-story-behind-his-romance-with-rita-ora/TDHTOLRPZEMS6OQ5SLH2M3H74I/|archive-date=15 February 2022|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-02-13/la-take-photos-usher-super-bowl-party|title=Super Bowl party pictures: Faces in the crowd at SoFi Stadium|last1=Schaben|first1=Allen J.|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=13 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215080021/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-02-13/la-take-photos-usher-super-bowl-party|archive-date=15 February 2022|url-status=live}} They married in August 2022.{{cite magazine|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|title=Rita Ora, Taika Waititi Married in Very Small Ceremony |url=https://people.com/movies/rita-ora-and-taika-waititi-married-in-very-small-ceremony-exclusive/|access-date=10 October 2022|magazine=People|date=12 August 2022 |language=en-US}}{{cite news|last=Jack|first=Amberleigh|title='I'm off the market': Rita Ora finally confirms marriage to Taika Waititi|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300794665/im-off-the-market-rita-ora-finally-confirms-marriage-to-taika-waititi|access-date=28 January 2023|work=Stuff |date=28 January 2023|language=en-NZ}}{{cite magazine|last=Macon|first=Alexandra|title=Inside Rita Ora and Taika Waititi's Intimate, Never-Before-Seen Los Angeles Wedding|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/rita-ora-and-taika-waititi-wedding|date=4 August 2023|magazine=British Vogue|access-date=4 August 2023|language=en-GB}}
= Support for indigenous artists =
Waititi incorporates his Māori and indigenous heritage into his projects, such as by including indigenous interns and having traditional owners conduct a Welcome to Country ceremony during the start of filming on set in Australia.{{Cite web |title=Taika Waititi: paying it forward on Thor: Ragnarok {{!}} Screen News |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2017/10-17-taika-waititi-thor-ragnarok |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Screen Australia|date=17 October 2017 }} He is an executive producer of the New Zealand films The Breaker Upperers (2018), Baby Done (2020), and Night Raiders (2021), all directed by Māori or indigenous filmmakers. In 2021, Waititi's cousin Tweedie Waititi, whom he considers a sibling,{{Cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/4916738/Enter-the-taniwha |title=Enter the taniwha |first=Kim |last=Knight |website=Stuff |date=1 May 2021 |access-date=26 July 2022}} began producing and directing Māori language versions of Disney animated films due to Waititi, which she does alongside his former partner Winstanley.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018824638/tweedie-waititi-bringing-disney-classics-into-te-ao-maori |title=Tweedie Waititi: Bringing Disney classics into te ao Māori |website=Radio New Zealand |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=26 July 2022}} In 2023, Waititi was the executive producer on Frybread Face and Me, a film directed by Billy Luther.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/taika-waititi-star-wars-sxsw-frybread-face-me-billy-luther-interview-reservation-dogs-1235285504/|title='Frybread Face & Me' Director Billy Luther & EP Taika Waititi On SXSW Debut, Original Stories, 'Star Wars,' Savvy Audiences, & Expanding Horizons|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dominic|last=Patton|date=March 11, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2023}} In 2024, Waititi was executive producer on We Were Dangerous directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/taika-waititi-we-were-dangerous-new-zealand-eugenics-sterilization-sxsw-movie-1235938713/|title='We Were Dangerous' Team on How New Zealand's Early 20th Century Eugenics Movement Inspired Sterilization Plot in Taika Waititi-Produced SXSW Film|website=Variety|first=Jennifer|last=Mass|date=March 22, 2024|access-date=March 25, 2024}}
Filmography
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Collaborators
Below is a table outlining Waititi's numerous collaborations. Waititi and Clement also worked together on television series Radiradirah and Clement has a voice role in Moana, a film for which Waititi wrote the initial screenplay. House also has a voice role in Moana, and had a minor role in Jojo Rabbit which was ultimately cut from the film.{{Cite web|date=23 December 2020|title=Jojo Rabbit Deleted Scene Details Revealed By Cut Actress|url=https://screenrant.com/jojo-rabbit-deleted-scene-rachel-house-american-soldier/|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Screen Rant}} Darby and Waititi also worked together on television series Radiradirah.
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Awards and nominations
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Waititi has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and nominations for the Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards, among others.
Together with Jemaine Clement, Waititi won the Billy T Award in 1999. In 2005, Waititi received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the short film Two Cars, One Night (2004). In 2019, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama film Jojo Rabbit, which was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy Film and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film. For the soundtrack of the film, he won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Since 2019, he has written and produced the television series, What We Do in the Shadows, based on the 2014 film of the same name, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series.
In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Waititi was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film.{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2020 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2020 |date=1 June 2020 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=1 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601060304/https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2020 |url-status=live }}
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