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It’s alive! Very Young Frankenstein gets series order at FX
Posted 3 weeks ago
FX has given a series order to Very Young Frankenstein, a comedy starring Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani & more.
Taika Waititi
Date of Birth
1975-08-16
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Wellington, New Zealand
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First-look image: Taika Waititi provides the voice of Willy Wonka in animated feature Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Posted 2 months ago
Netflix has unveiled the first image from the Roald Dahl-inspired animated feature Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
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Sony Pictures shows off The Social Reckoning, Jumanji: Open World, and Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun at CinemaCon
Posted 2 months ago
Sony Pictures has some big projects coming up, and the studio has shared a look at them during its CinemaCon presentation.
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Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern return to Jurassic Park in a new Super Bowl ad for Xfinity
Posted 4 months ago
Xfinity takes a humorous look at a working Jurassic Park thanks to their products providing the power to overcome nature's plans.
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Kumail Nanjiani says the Very Young Frankenstein pilot was “a really fun shoot”
Posted 6 months ago
Kumail Nanjiani says the FX pilot Very Young Frankenstein, directed by Taika Waititi, was a really fun shoot
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Taika Waititi set to direct new Judge Dredd movie
Posted 11 months ago
Taika Waititi is the law! The director is attached to helm a new Judge Dredd movie which will be written by Drew Pearce.
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Place to Be: Pamela Anderson joins Taika Waititi & Ellen Burstyn in new drama
Posted 1 year ago
The Last Showgirl's Pamela Anderson continues her comeback with a starring role in Place to Be alongside Taika Waititi & Ellen Burstyn.
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Taika Waititi says What We Do in the Shadows went on too long
Posted 1 year ago
What We Do in the Shadows is nearing its end, but if Taika Waititi had his way, it would have stopped years ago.
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Taika Waititi remembers the reactions that he would ruin Thor when he accepted directing duties for Thor: Ragnarok
Posted 2 years ago
When Thor: Ragnarok came out, it reinvigorated the Thor franchise after The Dark World and Taika thought the bar was already low for him.
TV Interviews
Interviews: Taika Waititi, Jimmy O. Yang, Chloe Bennet and more discuss comedy-noir Interior Chinatown
Posted 2 years ago
The director, creator, and stars of the adaptation of the best-selling novel discuss the meta-humor of the new series.
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Interview: Doug Jones talks Nosferatu, final season of What We Do in The Shadows, Hocus Pocus 3!
Posted 2 years ago
There are few actors more synonymous with wonderful performances beneath layers of prosthetics and makeup than Doug Jones. Having appeared as Abe Sapian in the Guillermo Del Toro Hellboy films, the Creature in The Shape of Water, and even Billy...
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Interior Chinatown TV Review: Jimmy O. Yang is a reluctant sleuth in the Taika Waititi-directed comedy noir
Posted 2 years ago
Chloe Bennett, Tzi Ma, and Ronny Chieng co-star in the meta-comedy based on Charles Yu's best-selling novel.
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Jimmy O. Yang gets entangled in a conspiracy in the trailer for Interior Chinatown
Posted 2 years ago
Taika Waititi and Charles Yu bring the action comedy of his award-winning book to Hulu in a limited series.
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Top 10 Greatest Science Fiction Masterpieces of All Time
Posted 3 days ago
Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon
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Scary Movie 6 Review: A parody film where the laughs are nonexistent
Posted 2 days ago
While featuring some fun recreations of modern horror movies, Scary Movie 6 is completely void of laughs and mostly nostalgia bait.
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Kaiju: Island of Fire cast includes multiple Godzilla and Gamera franchise alumni
Posted 20 hours ago
The giant monster movie Kaiju: Island of Fire is currently in production, and the cast includes familiar faces from Godzilla and Gamera films
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Masters of the Universe doesn’t have the power to overcome the return of Scary Movie in Thursday night box office previews
Posted 21 hours ago
It looks like the sixth Scary Movie is on its way to a massive opening weekend, which is bad news for He-Man.
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Anthony Head, the beloved British actor who starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, dies at 72
Posted 21 hours ago
Beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head has died at the age of 72, due to complications from pneumonia.
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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s
Posted 3 weeks ago
It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.
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Five action stars who deserved bigger movies
Posted 1 month ago
In a world of Schwarzeneggers, Stallones and Van Dammes, there are more stars that could have graced us with big action classics.
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The Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Games Ranked
Posted 2 weeks ago
With video games on the rise in Hollywood, we decided to look back on old school systems and rank the Top 10 Games of the NES era!
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Superman Actors Ranked: Which Actors Were the Best At Playing The Man of Steel?
Posted 3 weeks ago
We rank all of the Superman actors from worst to best!
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The Top 10 Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Ranked
Posted 4 weeks ago
We're back with a bold list that ranks the Top 10 Super Nintendo games, from beat 'em ups to platformers, Metroidvanias, and more!
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Why Terminator 2: Judgment Day Still Feels Ahead of Its Time
Posted 4 weeks ago
Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes