‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Director Taika Waititi Says His Star Wars Film “Is Gonna Piss People Off”

TAIKA WAITITI AT THE THOR LOVE AND THUNDER AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 27TH JUNE 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder and The Mandalorian director Taika Waititi recently gave an update on his Star Wars film noting that it will “piss people off.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: Taika Waititi attends the Thor: Love and Thunder World Premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in [Hollywood], California on June 23, 2022. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

While speaking with Variety while promoting his Next Goal Wins film, Waititi confirmed the movie “will be … dramatic pause… a Taika Waititi film.”

He then allegedly added with a laugh, “It’s gonna piss people off.”

Director Taika Waititi on the set of Marvel Studios’ THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Waititi’s Star Wars film was announced back on May 4, 2020 by the official Star Wars website.

The site posted, “Academy Award® winner Taika Waititi, who recently won Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit and directed the widely-acclaimed first season finale episode of The Mandalorian on Disney+, will direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theatrical release.”

The site added, “Joining Waititi on the screenplay will be Academy Award® nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917, Last Night in Soho), who received a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year on the three-time Oscar-winning film, 1917.”

Taika Waititi on the set of THE MANDALORIAN

In 2022, he provided an update to The New York Times telling the outlet, “I’m trying to write the ‘Star Wars’ idea at the moment. I’ve got to see how that goes, because once I submit it, that might determine when it gets made or if it gets made, even.”

He added, “I am cool as well to take six months off and just go hang out with my kids.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: (L-R) Taika Waititi and Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios attend the Thor: Love and Thunder World Premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in [Hollywood], California on June 23, 2022. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

Back in March, he was asked about rumors that he might be starring in the film as well as writing it. He informed Deadline, “Yeah, that rumor’s about three years old. All I’ll say is God forbid I make a Star Wars film about people sitting on mountains playing flutes…”

When Deadline’s Dominic Patten informed him, “Well, they kind of went there with the last few Stars Wars movies with Luke Skywalker,” Waititi replied, “Okay, then I won’t do that, for sure.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: Taika Waititi attends the Thor: Love and Thunder World Premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in [Hollywood], California on June 23, 2022. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney)

In May, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy informed Empire Magazine that Waititi was having issues with a third act.

She told the magazine, “Taika is working away. He’s just, and he won’t get mad at me for saying this, slow. We’ve got a couple of acts, we need a third.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Kathleen Kennedy arrives at the special 3-episode launch event for Lucasfilm’s original series Andor at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on September 15, 2022. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

However, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the end of May, Waititi detailed he was struggling with the middle of the movie, not the third act.

He said, “I’ve got a really good idea for it. It’s just as with all films, it’s this middle part. You’re like, ‘What’s going to happen?’ And then you look at all of those films that are so great, you’re like, ‘Well, I guess they can’t meet some smuggler with an alien sidekick.’”

He went on to note the film’s script was not a top priority, “For the most part, I would like to take a few holidays and go and follow Rita around. Just be her little tour toy boy and hang out with her and just watch her perform and get her a cup of tea backstage.”

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 20: (L-R) President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige, Director Taika Waititi and Natalie Portman of Marvel Studios’ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2019 Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H on July 20, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

In September, Waititi also admitted he had not finished his script while presenting Shawn Levy an award at the Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Awards.

He said, “After [Levy] has had his way with that franchise like a cruel, indiscriminate virus he’ll move onto another, and another, and another, and then eventually probably Star Wars.”

Waititi then admitted, “Unlike me I hope he manages to finish a script for that.”

Earlier this month he informed Business Insider, “It’s still marinating. I’ve been writing it.”

However, he noted he has quite a bit lined up before he moves forward with it informing the outlet he wants to do an adaptation of Klara and the Sun as his next film.

He also wants to adapt Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Incal graphic novel.

(L-R): Director Taika Waititi as Korg and Chris Hemsworth as Thor on the set of Marvel Studios’ THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Waititi’s comment about the film pissing people off should come as no surprise. He also promised he would ruin Thor’s mythos with Thor: Love and Thunder.

He tweeted back in 2019, “I’ll ruin your mythos in a minute, baby.”

Taika Waititi on X

The movie received a 6.2 out of 10 from IMDb users and a 76% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Promise clearly delivered.

What do you make of Waititi’s comments about his Star Wars film pissing people off?

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