Taika Waititi

2023 - 11 - 27

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Taika Waititi Directed Thor Because He Was Poor and Needed Money (Variety)

Taika Waititi had no interest in directing Marvel movies, but needing money after his second child was born changed his mind.

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Taika Waititi says he directed 'Thor: Ragnarok' because 'I was poor' (EW.com)

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi says his main reason for joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe was financial.

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Taika Waititi Had 'No Interest' in 'Thor': I Wanted to Be an 'Auteur' (IndieWire)

"It wasn't on my plan for my career as an auteur," Waititi said of directing "Thor: Ragnarok" and later "Thor: Love and Thunder." By Samantha Bergeson.

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Taika Waititi Directed 'Thor' Film Because He Was 'Poor' (Rolling Stone)

Taika Waititi said he only decided to direct a Marvel movie because he was "poor," otherwise he had "no interest" in the gig.

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Taika Waititi Admits He Had 'No Interest' in Making a Marvel Movie ... (TheWrap)

Taika Waititi's more humorous take on Thor may be beloved by fans but, as it turns out, the director only took on “Thor: Ragnarok” for the money.

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Taika Waititi only agreed to Marvel's 'Thor' because he was 'poor' (INSIDER)

Taika Waititi originally had no interest in directing a Marvel comic book movie. He said on the "SmartLess" podcast that he only agreed to "Thor: Ragnarok" ...

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Thor Director Taika Waititi Originally Had "No Interest," Did ... (GameSpot)

Taika Waititi is known for making a stamp on Marvel's Thor film series with Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, but he wasn't always interested in ...

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Taika Waititi: Trump insisted on looking 'thinner' in Super Bowl ad (INSIDER)

Director Taika Waititi recalled dealing with the list of demands made by Donald Trump for an NBC Super Bowl advert.

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Taika Waititi reveals Donald Trump's 'list of demands' for Super Bowl ... (The Independent)

'Thor' filmmaker directed former US President in a 2012 advertisement that aired during the Super Bowl.

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Taika Waititi Recalls Trump's 'List of Demands' When Directing Him ... (TheWrap)

Taika Waititi has directed a lot of projects in his career, and thus, a lot of actors — including ex-president Donald Trump. And apparently, Trump had a ...

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Taika Waititi Reveals Trump's 'List of Demands' for Being Directed (Daily Beast)

The director, who worked with Trump on an NBC featurette, said the former president “had a sort of make-up person who was also his ego booster.”

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Thor: Ragnarok Director Taika Waititi Says He 'Had No Interest' in ... (PEOPLE.com)

During Taika Waititi's appearance on the latest episode of the 'SmartLess' podcast, the filmmaker admitted that making Marvel movies "wasn't on my plan for ...

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Donald Trump Set Demands Include Making Him Thinner, Says ... (Variety)

“I directed Trumpy,” Waititi told the podcast hosts. “There was a piece of paper with a list of demands. The height of the camera had to be a certain height to ...

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Taika Waititi Had No Interest In Directing 'Thor: Ragnarok' & Took ... (Deadline)

Taika Waititi is opening up about his initial feeling about directing Thor: Ragnarok revealing he had no interest in helming the Marvel film but ultimately ...

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Taika Waititi says he directed 'Thor: Ragnarok' because he was ... (CNN)

Taika Waititi doesn't mind getting super candid about why he joined the Marvel Universe with 2017's “Thor: Ragnarok.”

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Taika Waititi says he only took 'Thor' directing jobs for the money (WBAL Radio)

Marvel movie fans notoriously take the material seriously, but the same can't be said for Taika Waititi. Waititi was a relative unknown when he was given ...

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Taika Waititi Only Directed 'Thor' Because He Needed Money (wmgk.com)

Taika Waititi revealed that he had no interest in joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a director back in 2017.

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