Taika Waititi Lands Job to Direct Marvel's Next 'Thor: Ragnarok' Sequel

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Awesome news. Completely unexpected, but awesome. Our friends at The Wrap are reporting that Marvel Studios is closing in on a deal with New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi to direct the next Thor sequel, titled Thor: Ragnarok. In addition to working as a filmmaker and producer, Taika (also known as Taika Cohen) is an actor and appeared in a small role in the Green Lantern movie. I’ve been a big fan of his ever since Eagle vs Shark premiered at Sundance in 2007, and I’ve followed his career closely. He most recently directed the hilarious vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, as well as the Kiwi drama Boy from a few years ago. Waititi joked on Twitter saying: “Oh jeez. Who blabbed?” But later deleted the tweet. ›››