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Taika Waititi is a very talented and well-known filmmaker known for his work in massively successful projects likeFree Guy, What We Do in the Shadows, Our Flag Means Death, and most famously, perhaps, his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe inThor: Love and ThunderandThor: Ragnarok, as well as playing the character of Korg in the series. He has made a name for himself through his unique films, having the perfect balance of excellent storytelling and, at the same time, having some of the most hilarious comedies of all time.
His most famous work outside of the MCU has to beJojo Rabbit,a film starring Scarlett Johansson which won Waititi an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Not only did he direct and write this film, but he was also part of the cast, playing the role of the most hated historical figure to this date, Adolf Hitler. When any real-life person is used as a character in a film, one of the first things anyone does is learn as much as they can about that person. This was not the case with Waititi, who did absolutely no research on the dictator.
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Taika Waititi Didn’t Do Any Research On Hitler forJojo Rabbit
During an interview whereTaika Waititiwent into great detail about all of his past works, he revealed what it was like writing about Adolf Hitler in the script as well as while playing the character. Surprisingly enough, he mentioned that while doing so, he did absolutely no research about the dictator. Elaborating on this, he mentioned that initially, he did look up books about him online, however, he backed out from that very quickly.
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Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
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