Thor: Ragnarok
Taika Waititi reveals he lied to Marvel Studios to get hisThor : Ragnarokdirecting job by enounce yes to everything in his other conversations . The New Zealand filmmaker first rose to stardom in the other ' 00s with his short filmTwo Cars , One Night , for which he earn an Oscar nomination for Best Live - Action Short Film before easy have a name for himself in the self-governing film scene with the dramedyBoyand mockumentary repugnance comedyWhat We Do in the Shadows . Waititi would receive further decisive eclat forHunt for the Wilderpeeple , which set a records for the highest - grossing hatchway weekend for a New Zealand film and would become the highest - grossing film of all - time in the land .
Waititi would further bolster up his international stardom by landing the coveted directing gig forThor : Ragnarok , the third instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe dealership and also star in the film as the Kronan gladiator Korg who befriends the titular hero . The threequel score rave inspection from critic and audience alike and estabalished his strength in the world of big - budget filmmaking , including returning forThor : Love and Thunderas co - author / co - director / star , co - save and aim a new live - actionStar Warsfilm , direct and starring in an episode ofThe Mandalorianand being attach toadaptations ofAkiraandFlash Gordon . As his wiz power continues to arise , it appears Waititi ’s strengths extend alfresco of filmmaking .
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In a recent appearance onThe Late Late Show with James Corden , Taika Waititi mull on his clip work with Marvel Studios thus far . When asked how he was capable to yarn-dye " the folk at Marvel , " the film producer admit he lie and said yes to everything in his discussions with them . See what Waititi divvy up below :
" Say yes to everything . Absolutely , I can do that . I wo n’t permit you down . you know . If you require a job , you ’ve got to lie . You ’ve get to fake it . "
This is n’t the first time Waititi has admitted to being sneaky in his effort to down theThor : Ragnarokdirecting chore . In a behind - the - scenes MCU script release last year , Waititi revealed he and Chris Hemsworth intentionally did n’t disclose their friendly relationship to Marvel prior to his having landed the job , with the filmmaker not wanting to relay on the star to get the job . Interestingly , while Waititi admits to saying " yes " to everything Marvel involve of him during their early meetings , he also run short against their normal process by put together a sizzle reel for his auction pitch utilizing clips from other movies , includingBig hassle in Little China , andLed Zeppelin ’s " Immigrant Song,“something Kevin Feige say they generally admonish filmmakers from doing .
Waititi ’s efforts understandably paid off as Led Zeppelin , once infamous for go down their songs to be used in photographic film , allowed " Immigrant Song dynasty " to play multiple times inThor : Ragnarok . His unique mode and approach to filmmaking also saw the threequel soar to the top of many critic and audiences ' ranking for both the MCU andThorfranchises . The wait for Waititi ’s MCU return is nearly over asThor : Love and Thunderis set to make theaters on July 8 .
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origin : The Late Late Show with James Corden
