More at: https://variety.com/2020/film/features/taika-waititi-oscars-jojo-rabbit-thor-star-wars-1203501770/
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Taika Waititi on Star Wars: "I would want to do any kind of movie if it made sense, and if it felt *not* like career suicide"
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More at: https://variety.com/2020/film/features/taika-waititi-oscars-jojo-rabbit-thor-star-wars-1203501770/
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Rian Johnson laughs at this nonsense.
Dude says he would fucking love to.
Working on a modern Star Wars film means you'll either become hated and harassed by thousands of people on the internet, or you'll get fired.
His answers sounds vague or in jest. The topic title sounds misleading if we're meant to focus on the suicide part.
or transcend the entire thing, make it about you and rewrite history on account of Everything proceeding exactly as you have foreseen.
Twas' a joke.
If only Lucasfilm would give RJ his fucking trilogy.
Exactly, he made 3 movies since and is back at Lucasfilm for Willow
Could we please spare Taika the experience of being harassed by the still-live-in-my-parents-basement-even-though-I'm-approaching-my-30s Star Wars "fans" for the rest of his life? Star Wars doesn't deserve him, or Rian.
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I believe Taika did a great job on The Mandalorian, and if he directed/wrote a Star Wars movie, it should be something more self-contained as well. Especially if it was a movie about a fan-favorite faction or character with as little Force shenanigans as possible.
I mean Rian Johnson made The Last Jedi but he also made the amazing Knives Out so that doesn't mean anything
And it's also tiresome on behalf of the studios who can't be sure if said director will be committed to a project because they have so many options.
Star Wars films in general need to take more chances with unknown talent. It worked wonders for Marvel, and you tend to get more output from them if it goes well.
Not that I'm objecting to Taika working on a SW film anyway, but yea.
Yup.
You get it from racists, sexists, fanboys, general internet haters when you're at home from a long day of shooting as they obsess over casting, screenshots, and your past filmography.
Ar work probably once a week someone from the studio checks in and say's you're doing a wonderful job' but that not them, but "their boss" has some notes that they feel would be helpful but you can take with a gain of salt but feels as implied as a mafioso conversation.
The movie comes out and now you've got some youtube assholes going through ya movie frame by frame, and long thinkpieces in reputable publications talking about your your movie ruined the franchise.
Now your next job as a director is cancelled because you flopped and suck as a director, lol.
When has that ever happened? Rian Johnson is doing just fine, hell from the looks of it his side project suddenly started an entire franchise.
If thats "career cancelled", then wow, get me some of that too. As for JJ. that dude is set for life anyway, and as an amazin producer (if not director) will also get jobs in the industry with ease.
SW isn't necessarily career suicide, but it's immense unneeded stress from both the studio and especially fan side to deliver on a franchise that frankly isn't worth his caliber of talent anymore
Smartest thing Taika's done. Stay away from this franchise that doesn't deserve you and would either fire you or have an absolutely-insane fanbase harass you forever
To be fair he said something similar when it came to Thor Ragnarok and he enjoyed the idea of it potentially being a career ender as that encouraged him creatively.
Also some of the comments here don't really make sense when's he already worked on the Mandalorian
Also some of the comments here don't really make sense when's he already worked on the Mandalorian
I mean, neither did the mafia sitdown in my post. You guys are weird.
Its a risk, period, because its an audience you can't please. JJ is set, for better and for worse he's the go to guy to revitalize a series and his checks will be long unless he fucks up many movies in a row.
If we have to play literal with my jokey post, lets not act like there was a concerted effort to continously fuck with Rian's career including review bombing knives. Ultimately Star Wars is a universe filled with manbabies as a fanbase, under pressure for immense returns in profit because its an important franchise for disney, who take things way too seriously for what boils down to a bunch of blockbuster films.
Sitting in a directors chair for a few episodes of a tv show is a whole other universe then directing a tentpole movie. If Mandalorian was a feature film it would be much less beloved
Funny enough I just watched an interview yesterday when he was being interviewed about soon to be release Thor Ragnorok. When asked why he wanted to make the movie he says:
soo Star Wars movie confirmed?
soo Star Wars movie confirmed?
Isnt that similar to what Marvel was accused of then let Taika just be himself with Ragnarok?
After watching the credits on The Mandalorian Marvel people had their fingerprints all over that show
I don't think he's saying that he's speaking in a general sense and applying it to star wars. Basically saying he would direct a star wars film that felt right to him with the implication that none have so far.
He is shopping a new TV series with Jude Law that he will write and probably direct (just announced in the trades yesterday). With Thor 4 coming up as well any potential SW film from him is a long ways off.
Uuuh yeah on the film side they needs to figure shit out... but the brand itself will be fine. Mandalorian was a huge hit for them.
And besides people argue that the brand is in a bad place after each theatrical movie... ESB... ROTJ... TFA... TLJ. It is what it is.
edit: after clone wars season 7, mando season 2 and the Rebels sequel drops this year people will argue that SW alive again till the next shitty thing drops.
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I see through the lies of Lucasfilm.
Rian needs his own trilogy to move the franchise forward.
He needs however many films are needed to tell his story, whether its 1, 3, or 7. Don't lock yourself into some arbitrary number cause.....poetry(aka the OT did it)
