Taika Waititi Says Directing Star Wars Was a Life Highlight

Whereas we wait for Taika Waititi to determine what his Star Wars film goes to be and he wraps up promotion for his newest Marvel flick, we’re simply attempting to determine what’s actually occurring with his cryptic humor about his plans to shake issues up in a galaxy far, far-off. However anybody unsure that the director isn’t taking it critically actually ought to know higher—and may take a look at a latest video interview Waititi did with GQ the place he seemed again on his favourite previous initiatives, together with his earlier stint within the Star Wars universe.

Within the video, which you’ll be able to view in full beneath, the Thor: Love and Thunder director cites his work with showrunner Jon Favreau and helming the final episode of season certainly one of The Mandalorian as an enormous studying expertise.  “It was a really particular factor for me to try this Mandalorian episode,” Waititi mentioned. “The primary day I believe we had been working with about 70 stormtroopers and a TIE Fighter. I’ve to say, one of many highlights of not solely my profession, however my life, was to be strolling round directing Stormtroopers and in addition [to be] be doing that episode beneath the steerage of [Jon] Favreau, who grew to become a pal and have become somebody who’s at all times been very supportive of my work.”

Wanting again at directing Chapter 8: Redemption, Waititi mentioned, “It was nice as a result of it was his thought. He’d written every part. And for me simply to return in as a director after I didn’t write it, [it] wasn’t my idea was very nice, simply to sort of are available in and go, ‘Properly, that is all I can give you. How can I assist with preserving the circulation of all the opposite episodes and and in addition what can I be taught?’ Each time I work, I wish to be taught one thing from somebody. And I discovered quite a bit [from] that one.”

Waititi additionally starred in The Mandalorian’s first season as bounty-hunting droid turned babysitter IG-11, which makes excellent sense when you notice who impressed his vampire character in What We Do within the Shadows. “Viago’s principally only a combination between C-3PO and my mom,” he mentioned. “The anal vampire who can’t stand mess and needs every part to be structured and to have a regiment and has to make a chore wheel.” Try extra pleasant Taika ideas (and Blackbeard behind the scenes goodness, for all you Our Flag Means Loss of life followers) within the interview beneath:

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