Taika David Cohen, known professionally as Taika Waititi, directed Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder.
He portrayed Korg in Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder.
He also directed the mid-credits scene of Doctor Strange, which was alternate footage from a scene taken from Thor: Ragnarok.
He directed and wrote Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 1, Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 2 and Marvel One-Shot: Team Darryl.
He co-wrote Thor: Love and Thunder with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
He also performed the motion capture for Surtur, Hulk and the right head of Hajo in Thor: Ragnarok.[1] and Ninny of the Nonny in Thor: Love and Thunder.
He voiced an alternate Korg in the What If...? episode What If... Thor Were an Only Child? and another alternate Korg in the What If...? episode What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps? and another alternate Korg in the What If...? episode What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?.
Archive audio of Taika Waititi from Thor: Ragnarok was used in the Loki episode For All Time. Always..
He was interviewed for the Assembled episode The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder.
Awards[]
- He was nominated for a WAFCA Award for Best Motion Capture Performance for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
- He was nominated for an Empire Award for Best Director for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
- He was nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award for Scene Stealer for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
- He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Best Scene Stealer for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
- Together with Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, he was nominated for a Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
- Together with Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, he was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form for his work on Thor: Ragnarok.
Trivia[]
- Taika Waititi is one of the actors who have portrayed multiple characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Taika Waititi's second film as director, Boy, has several references to Hulk.
- Taika Waititi is the husband of Chelsea Winstanley and father of Matewa Kiritapu and Te Hinekāhu.
- Taika Waititi previously worked with Sam Neill in Hunt for the Wilderpeople and worked with him again in Rick and Morty.
- Taika Waititi previously worked with Clancy Brown and Angela Bassett in Green Lantern.
- Taika Waititi previously worked with Rachel House in Eagle vs Shark, Boy, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
- Taika Waititi previously worked with Jeffrey Wright in Rick and Morty.
- Taika Waititi previously worked with Baz Idoine in The Mandalorian.
- Taika Waititi previously worked with Michael Giacchino in Jojo Rabbit and Lightyear, and worked with him in Next Goal Wins.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Dave Bautista and Tilda Swinton in What We Do in the Shadows.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Jon Favreau in The Mandalorian.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Scarlett Johansson in Jojo Rabbit and will work again with her in Tower of Terror.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Pom Klementieff in Save Ralph and The Suicide Squad.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Idris Elba in The Suicide Squad.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Chris Evans in Free Guy and Lightyear.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Benedict Cumberbatch in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.
- Taika Waititi worked again with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett in James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends.
- Taika Waititi voiced an alternate version of Korg in the Revolution 2.0 Motion Comic tie-in to Marvel: Contest of Champions.[2]
- Taika Waititi is the first director to direct more than one Thor film, having directed Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder. Kenneth Branagh directed Thor while Alan Taylor directed Thor: The Dark World.
- Taika Waititi also reprised the role of Korg in the short film Deadpool and Korg React alongside Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool to promote the non-MCU movie Free Guy, which also stars Waititi and Reynolds.[3]
- Taika Waititi is one of the actors to portray characters for both Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment. He portrayed Thomas Kalmaku in Green Lantern.
- Taika Waititi portrayed Ratcatcher in The Suicide Squad. This makes him one of the actors to have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.
- Taika Waititi shares his birthday with Angela Bassett.
- Taika Waititi had a cameo in the music video for Jeremy Renner's song "Main Attraction". [4]
References[]
External Links[]
Taika Waititi on Wikipedia
Taika Waititi on IMDb
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Taika Waititi on Instagram
