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Next Goal Wins is a 2023 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Iain Morris.It is based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team, considered one of the weakest association football teams in the world, to ...
Thor: Love and Thunder is a 2022 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Thor. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote ...
[2] [3] In May 2023, Taika Waititi entered negotiations to direct and produce the film. [4] In January 2024, Waititi was confirmed to direct the film, and Jenna Ortega was in talks to star in the lead role. [5] The next month, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, Natasha Lyonne and Simon Baker joined the cast, while Ortega was confirmed to star ...
In “Next Goal Wins,” a soccer coach comes from far away to lead a hapless group of athletes. Writer-director Taika Waititi — the manic, slightly unhinged mind behind “Thor: Love and ...
Sports movies typically culminate, after stirring locker-room speeches, in a dramatic bid for athletic glory. Taika Waititi's “Next Goal Wins” concerns the quest of a historically bad national ...
That movie doesn’t even have to be “Next Goal Wins,” the 2014 documentary on which Waititi and co-writer Iain Morris based their remake. Maybe you’ve seen “The Mighty Ducks.” Or ...
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( / ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti / TY-kə WY-tit-ee ), [ 1] is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received numerous accolades ...
Akira. (planned film) Akira is a proposed American cyberpunk action film based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo, and was set to be the second film adaptation following the 1988 anime version. The film was written by Taika Waititi and Michael Golamco . Warner Bros. Pictures, which had held the rights to a live-action ...