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Negotiations are underway for Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams to join Taika Waititi's upcoming film, Klara and the Sun, produced by Sony. Waititi has been associated with the project since spring and is helming the adaptation of the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. Actors Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams(IMDb) The InSnieder newsletter initially reported Jenna Ortega's involvement in the project, while Deadline reported about Amy Adams' casting. Catch the complete coverage of Budget 2024 only on HT. Explore now! (Also Read: Brad…

In 2001, the American Samoa football team achieved hideous immortality by sustaining a world-historically awful defeat, going down 31-0 to Australia. Ten years of hurt followed with no appreciable improvement, and then the team hired a foreign coach with his own issues: the troubled and hot-tempered Dutch-American Thomas Rongen whose unofficial brief was to salvage American Samoan honour with a single goal.Mike Brett and Steve Jamison’s 2014 documentary about all this, Next Goal Wins, is a much-loved heartwarmer. Maybe it…

Apple released a new short film yesterday, November 30, which narrates a heartwarming tale of a little girl and a mythical creature going on an adventurous journey through a forest and other landscapes to find her lost voice. It is directed by Taika Waititi of the Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Love and Thunder fame. The story works as an allegory to highlight the struggles of people with speech disability, and the climax brings it all together in a typical Waititi fashion. The ad highlights how the new iOS 17 feature Personal…

To celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, Apple has released an incredibly emotional film highlighting the power of one of its latest and greatest iPhone accessibility features, Personal voice. Apple first unveiled the feature in May for iPhone and iPad. Designed for users “at risk of losing their ability to speak”, such as those diagnosed with ALS (MND), Personal Voice lets users record 15 minutes of audio and video using randomized text that can be turned into a Personal Voice that can…

A man of many talents, Taika Waititi is a director, comedian, screenwriter, screenwriter, actor and producer. With experience like that it’s clear he’s never going to be short of work in Hollywood, even if he is responsible for one of the worst-reviewed MCU movies of all time. He’s been working in the entertainment industry for over two decades now, starting with a comedy troupe in 1999, touring New Zealand and Australia. He started directing short films in the early 2000s before moving on to bigger projects. However,…

Filmmaker Taika Waititi has revealed that he 'had no interest' in directing a Marvel movie. During his appearance in actor Jason Bateman's Smartless podcast, Taika said that he took the opportunity to direct Thor: Ragnarok for financial reasons. He also said that as a child he didn't like Marvel's Thor comic books. (Also Read | Taika Waititi on quitting films: ‘Hollywood is just sad people eating lukewarm food out of cardboard boxes in offices') Taika Waititi spoke about Thor: Ragnarok. Why Taika did Thor…

Taika Waititi Confesses To Making The MCU Films For The Money After Still Facing Backlashes For Thor Love And Thunder (Picture Credit: Facebook) Taika Waititi has once again drawn the ire of netizens with his confession about his Thor franchise. The director gathered immense love for Ragnarok in 2017 but got a lot of backlash after doing Thor Love and Thunder. Waititi has revealed his reasons behind doing the Marvel movies, which are not making the fans happy. In his latest interview, Taika said he did Chris Hemsworth-led…

Willem Dafoe teases his Beetlejuice 2 character. Get a look at the next Doctor Who anniversary special. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu teases its Count Orlok. Plus, Monarch teases a new monster in what’s to come. Spoilers, away!Fantastic FourAccording to a new report from entertainment insider Daniel Richtman’s Patreon page (via Coming Soon), Marvel is considering Anya Taylor-Joy to play an “unnamed villain” in Disney’s Fantastic Four.Beetlejuice 2During a recent interview with Variety, Willem Dafoe revealed he plays a former…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTaika Waititi has revealed that he decided to direct 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok because: “I was poor and I’d just had a second child”.The filmmaker, speaking on the SmartLess podcast to hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, added that although he initially “had no interest in doing one of those films” he came to the conclusion that making the Marvel Cinematic Universe…

At this point, you have to know Taika Waiti is gonna Taika Waititi—especially since it’s been long known he isn’t coming back for a potential Thor 5. But the director’s self-deprecating appearance on the SmartLess Podcast, hosted by comedic actors Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, and Jason Bateman, has left some Marvel fans flummoxed and angry. The Secret to Taika Waititi’s SuccessWhen discussing why he joined Thor: Ragnarok, Waititi gave an answer describing his Marvel Studios experience in a way that’s been taken as somewhat…