Is there a hotter director name than Taika Waititi right now? His star has been shinning brightly for several years now since his smaller budget films WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE gained audience traction before his first big budget film THOR: RAGNAROK took him to the next level of directorial stardom.
Today, the writer and director's JOJO RABBIT has been nominated many times during the awards season, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS was made into an FX series which has Season 2 coming later this year, and his turn at starring as IG-11 and directing the final Season 1 episode of STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN was applauded by virtually everyone.
The man is on a tremendous hot streak. Oh, and let's not forget that he is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as writer and director of 2021's THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, which begins filming this summer in Australia.
So after all that, to say the guy is a hot commodity is almost an understatement.
Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Waititi is being courted by Lucasfilm to helm a possible Star Wars movie of his liking. THR writes:
"It is unclear where things stand in those talks. It is also unclear whether the project is separate from the one being developed by Kevin Feige, with whom he closely worked on Ragnarok, or a separate Star Wars project.
"The move comes as two Star Wars streams arc in different directions. Waititi is coming off great acclaim from the fan community for directing the final episode of season one of The Mandalorian, the live-action series on Disney+ that became must-watch TV in part thanks to Baby Yoda. He also voiced the popular droid character, IG-11. Additionally, Jojo Rabbit, which he wrote and directed, earlier this week earned six Oscar nominations, including for best picture.
"Working on Mandalorian put Waititi in the same sphere as Jon Favreau, the series’ creator, writer and executive producer and who is now emerged as a key architect of the Star Wars universe moving forward. Favreau is also a key player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, overseen by Feige."
It really does feel like whatever Waititi is a part of is destined to be adored by fandom as well as being a huge successful hit.
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