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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ ˈ t aɪ k ə ˈ w aɪ t ɪ t i / TY-kə WY-tih-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects.
- Chelsea Winstanley
In 2014, she co-produced What We Do in the Shadows with...
- Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
In 2010, Taika Waititi directed and acted in Boy, a film...
- Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the...
- Two Cars, One Night
Two Cars, One Night is a 2003 New Zealand short film written...
- Ratcatcher
Ratcatcher (Otis Flannegan) is a character appearing in...
- Korg
Korg is a fictional character appearing in American comic...
- Ig-11
IG-11 is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise...
- Hunt for The Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand adventure...
- Jemaine Clement
Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New...
- Eagle vs Shark
Eagle vs Shark is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film...
- Chelsea Winstanley
Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. Waititi began his film career in the early 2000s by directing short films. His short film Two Cars, One Night (2003) got him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. His first feature film, Eagle vs Shark, was released in 2007.
New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi is the recipient of various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and nominations for the Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards, among others. In 2005, Waititi received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action ...
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He later moved into acting, directing and writing in feature movies. His movies include Eagle vs Shark (2007), Boy (2010), What We Do in the Shadows (2014) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016). In 2017, Waititi directed the superhero movie Thor: Ragnarok. He has also had acting roles in The Strip, Freaky, The Mandalorian and Rick and Morty.
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- 1999–present
- Taika Cohen
- Taika David Waititi, 16 August 1975 (age 48), Raukokore, New Zealand
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A documentary crew follows four vampire housemates—Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, and Petyr—who share a flat in the Wellington suburb of Te Aro. All of the vampires possess supernatural powers, including levitation and the ability to transform into animals. Viago is a 17th century dandy who originally traveled to New Zealand in the 1940s in search of Ka...
Jemaine Clement as Vladislav the Poker, an 862-year-old vampire and former tyrant with extreme powers. Clement based his performance on Gary Oldman's portrayal of Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dra...Ben Fransham as Petyr, an 8,000-year-old Nosferatu-like vampire who lives on the bottom floor of the flat in a stone coffin and generally keeps to himself.The film is based on a 2005 short film—What We Do In The Shadows: Interviews With Some Vampires—written and directed by Waititi and Clement, and starring Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer and Stu Rutherford in their roles of Deacon, Nick and Stu respectively. The feature film adaptation was shot in Wellington in September 2012, and was Waititi's fi...
The score for the film was composed by Plan 9. The film's opening credits feature the song "You're Dead" by Norma Tanega, after Clement and Waititi were introduced to the song by film editor Tom Eagles. The film's trailer and ending feature the song "Lastochka" by the Russian rock band Leningrad. The scene where Deacon dances, as Viago and Vlad wat...
What We Do in the Shadows was released in a limited release on 13 February 2015 in New York City and Los Angeles, followed by a screening in San Francisco, Irvine, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The film received a regional release in the U.S. in March 2015, by Unison Films, The Orchard, and Paramount Pictures in association wi...
A sequel to the film, focused on the werewolves depicted in What We Do in the Shadows, was in development, but stopped due to some unresolved production issues.[citation needed] Originally rumored to be titled What We Do in the Moonlight,[citation needed] the working title was later announced as We're Wolves. In May 2019, Waititi said "'We're Wolve...
In 2005, Waititi and Clement wrote and directed a short film titled What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires, which was a precursor to the feature-length film. The short stars Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer and Stu Rutherford in their roles of Deacon, Nick and Stu respectively. In June 2014, Waititi, in conjunction with Discover ...
Wellington Paranormal
Waititi and Clement revealed plans in September 2016 for Wellington Paranormal, a procedural comedy series based on officers O'Leary and Minogue, minor characters in the film. Series producers granted Waititi and Clement $1 million to produce six 30-minute episodes for the series, which first aired on TVNZ 2 on 11 July 2018. The character Nick from the film also appeared in the episode "A Normal Night".A fourth and final series aired in 2022.
What We Do in the Shadows
An American television series was developed from the film. A pilot was ordered by FX, which featured Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch. Executive producers of the show include Clement, Waititi, Scott Rudin, Paul Simms, Garrett Basch, and Eli Bush. On 3 May 2018, FX picked up the Waititi-directed pilot, with an order of ten 30-minute episodes which premiered on 27 March 2019. In May 2019, FX renewed the series for a 10-episode second season that debut...
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- Taika Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley, Emanuel Michael
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- Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford
Feb 10, 2020 · Feb. 9, 2020 5:45 PM PT. Taika Waititi has made Oscars history. At the 92nd Academy Awards Sunday, the “Jojo Rabbit” writer-director-actor took the prize for adapted screenplay. This makes...
