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For fans of Taika Waititi’s take on Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, the premiere of the writer-director’s latest MCU go-round, Thor: Love And Thunder, has been a long time coming. But it seems there may be yet more to come. At the Hollywood premiere on Thursday, its star, Chris Hemsworth said he hopes to continue the role for…

Don’t expect director Taika Waititi’s planned Star Wars film to be about Chewbacca’s grandmother. The director warned as much in a recent interview with Total Film saying, “Look, I think for the Star Wars universe to expand, it has to expand. I don’t think that I’m any use in the Star Wars universe making a film where…

In one of the final moments of Reservation Dogs' first season on FX, a spirit guide appears at the bedroom window of Bear Smallhill (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) to share a story about the young man's ancestors. But the f-bomb-dropping, meat pie-eating guide with two feathers jutting from his head doesn't wax on about the…

What We Do in the Shadows has been renewed for fifth and sixth seasons by FX. Season 4 of the comedy premieres at 10 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 12, on FX and streams the next day on Hulu, where the first three seasons are available. Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season "There's a…

Our Flag Means Death is coming back for a second season on HBO Max. The streamer renewed the comedy from creator-showrunner David Jenkins, EP/star Taika Waititi and executive producer Garrett Basch. Our Flag Means Death debuted March 3 and is very loosely based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate…

On HBO Max’s comedy Our Flag Means Death, production designer Ra Vincent took a deep dive into the Golden Age of Piracy—falling in love with sailing ships, as he built a full-size one sitting on gimbals in “a concrete box” in Burbank, with a VFX Volume in the background. “There wasn’t a lot of high seas activity for…

Disney has just dropped a trailer for their July 8 Marvel spectacle Thor: Love And Thunder, the fourth film in the superhero series. “These hands were once used for battle, now they’re used as tools for peace,” says Chris Hemsworth as Thor. “I need to figure out exactly who I am,” he adds, a long way from the events…

EXCLUSIVE: Sterlin Harjo has signed with CAA. Harjo co-created and executive produces FX’s freshman hit Reservation Dogs alongside Taika Waititi. Harjo also served as showrunner and pilot director. The duo is currently in pre-production on Season 2. The series is notable for being the first to feature an all-Native…

Former Flight of the Conchords and What We Do in the Shadows collaborators Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi set sail for the high seas and charter a return to television together in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death. For the upcoming series, created by showrunner David Jenkins, the fellow New Zealanders suit up as two…

Pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, will land at HBO Max in March. The streaming platform revealed on Wednesday that the series from creator and showrunner David Jenkins and executive producer Waititi will debut on March 3. Our Flag Means Death is loosely based on the true…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that seven-time Primetime Emmy nominee Will Arnett has stepped in for Armie Hammer on Searchlight Pictures’ soccer comedy Next Goal Wins directed by Oscar winner Taika Waititi. From what we understand, Waititi held reshoots and Hammer wasn’t available. The role that Hammer was playing…

Oscar winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Reservation Dogs) has signed on to direct the first feature adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius’ bestselling graphic novel, The Incal, for Humanoids and Primer Entertainment. Waititi will also co-write the script for the project, marking Humanoids’ first foray into…