Taika Waititi
Regie·16. August 1975 — 50 Jahre·Wellington, New Zealand
Taika David Waititi (geboren am 16. August 1975 in Wellington; auch Taika Cohen) ist ein neuseeländischer Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor, Schauspieler, Maler und Comedian.
Für seinen Kurzfilm Two Cars, One Night (2004) wurde er 2005 für einen Oscar nominiert. Seine Kinofilme Boy (2010) und Wo die wilden Menschen jagen (2016) sind die erfolgreichsten Filme Neuseeland. Die Horror-Komödie 5 Zimmer Küche Sarg (2014), die er zusammen mit Jemaine Clement schrieb und inszenierte, erhielt ebenfalls großes Kritikerlob. Waititis erster Hollywoodfilm ist Marvel Studios’ Thor: Tag der Entscheidung, der am 10. Oktober 2017 seine Weltpremiere feierte.
Für seinen zweiten Spielfilm Jojo Rabbit erhielt er 2020 den Oscar für das Beste adaptierte Drehbuch.
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—Place to BeNelson—Charlie vs. the Chocolate FactoryWilly Wonka (voice) · Executive Producer—Tower of TerrorDirector—JamesDirector—Ways of LovingExecutive Producer—Untitled Judge Dredd FilmDirector—Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars FilmDirector · Screenplay—Barn 8Director · Producer—Taika Waiti Flash Gordon MovieWriter · Director—We're WolvesWriter · Producer—Very Young FrankensteinTVExecutive Producer · Director2026Klara and the SunProducer · Director · Screenplay2026The Wrong GirlsThanks2026Die Legende von Aang: Der Herr der ElementeGorillavark (voice)2026Jail Time RecordsExecutive Producer2026ImagineZombie Taika (voice)2026Fing!The Viscount2025Ein festlicher Kurzfilm: Bestes Weihnachten EverDirector2024Interior ChinatownTVExecutive Producer · Director2024The Boy & the OctopusDirector2024It's Florida, Man.TVDoctor Orlando2024We Were DangerousExecutive Producer2024Time BanditsTVSupreme Being · Executive Producer · Writer · Director · Creator2024Conan O'Brien Must GoTVSelf2024The MountainExecutive Producer2023Frybread Face and MeExecutive Producer2023Next Goal WinsAmerican Samoan Priest · Director · Screenplay · Producer2023Tour De RugbyTVSelf2023Red, White & BrassExecutive Producer2023Die verrückte Geschichte der Welt, Teil IITVSigmund Freud2022GEMEINSAM UNBESIEGBAR: Das Making of Thor: Love and ThunderSelf - Writer / Director / Korg2022Thor: Love and ThunderKorg / Old Kronan God (voice) · Writer · Director2022LightyearMo Morrison (voice)2022Our Flag Means DeathTVEdward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard · Director · Executive Producer2021That's My JamTVSelf - Guest2021Die wundersame Welt des Louis WainMax Kase2021Night RaidersExecutive Producer2021Free GuyAntwan2021What If...?TVKorg (voice)2021Reservation DogsTVExecutive Producer · Writer · Creator2021The Suicide SquadRatcatcher2021Deadpool and Korg ReactKorg2021Drag Race Down UnderTVSelf - Special Guest2021Save RalphRalph (voice)2020Baby DoneExecutive Producer2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideTVWestley2020Russo Bros. Pizza Film SchoolTV2020Disney Galerie / Star Wars: The MandalorianTVSelf - Director & Voice of IG-112020Reunited ApartTVSelf2020Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal BlissStorsh2019The MandalorianTVIG-12 (voice) · IG-12 / IG-11 (voice) · IG-11 (voice) · Director2019Jojo RabbitAdolf · Director · Screenplay · Producer2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTVSelf2019Year of the RabbitTVMusician2019Avengers: EndgameKorg (voice)2019What We Do in the ShadowsTVViago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg · Executive Producer · Director · Original Film Writer2019Merata: How Mum Decolonised the ScreenSelf2019Life of a CantipanicanZog the Alien2019The Masked SingerTVSelf - Lucky Duck2018Your Name Isn't EnglishExecutive Producer2018ShrimpBartender2018Wellington ParanormalTVExecutive Producer · Creator2018Vidéo ClubTVSelf2018All or Nothing: New Zealand All BlacksTVSelf - Narrator (voice)2018Trennung auf BestellungExecutive Producer2018Marvel One-Shot: Team DarrylWriter · Director2017Thor: Tag der EntscheidungKorg (voice) · Director2017Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor - Teil 2Writer · Director2016VaianaThanks2016Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor - Teil 1Writer · Director · Producer2016Poi E: The Story of Our SongSelf2016Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori CinemaSelf2016Wo die wilden Menschen jagenMinister · Screenplay · Director · Producer2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTVSelf - Guest2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTVSelf20145 Zimmer Küche SargViago · Director · Writer · Producer2014Behind the Lid - Vellington SignViago2014Vampire's Guide to VellingtonViago2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTVSelf2013Rick and MortyTVGlootie (voice)2013BlazedDirector2013The CaptainThe Captain · Writer2013Aroha BridgeTVThanks2013Adam Hills: The Last LegTVSelf2011Green LanternTom Kalmaku2011Super CityTVDirector201042 One Dream RushDirector2010RadiradirahTVVarious2010BoyAlamein · Writer · Director2007Flight of the ConchordsTVGypsy Kings Fan · Director · Writer2007Eagle vs SharkGordon · Director · Screenplay · Story · Casting2005Futile AttractionWaiter2005Falling LeavesBodil de Resny · Director · Producer · Writer · Director of Photography · Editor2005What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some VampiresViago · Director · Writer · Executive Producer2004Tama TūDirector · Writer2004Heinous CrimeDirector · Writer · Camera Operator2004Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!Self / Frodo Baggins2004Toy BoyJack Hammer2004Two Cars, One NightWriter · Director2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTVSelf2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf - Guest2002Tongan NinjaGraham (voice)2002TurangawaewaeVietnam Soldier2002Life on BenTVGloob (voice)2002The StripTVMostin2001SnakeskinNelson2001A New Way HomeMax1999ScarfiesAlex1996The Daily ShowTVSelf1994MTV Europe Music AwardsTVSelf - Host1989Die SimpsonsTVTaika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)1953Oscar VerleihungTVSelf