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ackinsocraycray t1_is6mg50 wrote
Taika's currently in New Zealand working on both "Time Bandits" for Apple+ and S2 of "Our Flag Means Death" for HBO Max.
Dude's busy af.
formenonly t1_is6qfn3 wrote
It’s a very weird book. I’m interested to see how they adapt it.
cheap-thrills2022 t1_is6rm6j wrote
Same. I am thinking a lot of Charlie Kaufmann-esque shenanigans, especially with the meta nature of the book.
kid-chino t1_is6uadk wrote
I thought the same thing, which also makes me think that Taika might not be the best fit for this. I’d love to see someone like The Daniels EP this.
LillyXcX t1_is6ubeq wrote
Whatever drugs he is using I'm gonna need them
Firestorm238 t1_is6vbzd wrote
I love Taika Waititi - but the dude needs to slow down. He’s heading towards a massive meltdown with all of these big projects on the go at once.
TallMovieLight1991 t1_is6wo79 wrote
I’m gonna be optimistic but I am awaiting to see a headline saying that he’s dropping out of Star Wars. He seems extremely busy. And with Kathleen Kennedy’s recent comments of needing a lot of dedication and time to be involved with that series I don’t know if he will have the energy to commit.
Mind you I think it’s great he is continuing to get work and look forward to seeing the pilot he directs.
HumanOrAlien t1_is6y4bi wrote
It's just threesomes that he's getting with his wife and Tessa Thompson.
Rarietty t1_is70ghq wrote
Sounds easier than last year, when he was in California both acting and directing for s1 of Our Flag Means Death while overseeing post-production of a Marvel movie. He's not doing all of Time Bandits, and he's only acting in OFMD. Honestly, sounds like a vacation in his home country for him in comparison to what his schedule normally seems like lol
throwsawaytomcrooze t1_is7702t wrote
That sounds fucking awesome.
WaluigiIsTheRealHero t1_is77k9q wrote
Oh, I am in for this one.
Worthyness t1_is7cnpq wrote
Oh and then he has a Searchlight film coming out next year and also EP/writing for like 3 other shows. Dude is a workaholic.
That_Guy_D t1_is7eo42 wrote
While also likely still writing his Star Wars film as well.
Environmental_Fan403 t1_is7gpfo wrote
Holy shit. I can't believe this is real. Never would I have imagined this book would be adapted into a series.
Environmental_Fan403 t1_is7gxdf wrote
It's a wild ride. And it's so fucking meta and satirical.
roox911 t1_is7jr31 wrote
i'll leave it to him to decide what he can handle.
ackinsocraycray t1_is7krib wrote
After seeing how Lord & Miller were replaced by Ron Howard for "Solo" and Patty Jenkins' "Rogue Squadron" movie being pulled from Disney's release schedule, I wouldn't be surprised if Taika's Star Wars project gets pulled or he drops out from it either.
melbbear t1_is7loan wrote
Apparently he was always like this even in his film student days
nevereatpears t1_is7qljr wrote
He's also banging Rita Ora
FancyJams t1_is7wz1e wrote
Don't forget Reservation dogs and What we do in the shadows!
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flagmandoinitright t1_is83po6 wrote
Jimmy yang is insanely funny
platedserved t1_is8b97n wrote
Sounds like they made the story punchier for TV but excited to see how they build out the weird meta story telling with more action.
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gkaplan59 t1_is8o0aq wrote
Pictures or it didn't happen
Dr_Brule_FYH t1_is8w5u7 wrote
Going by Thor 4 it's clear he's neglecting some projects in favour of others.
Michael_Blurry t1_is8zoa3 wrote
Yes. I'm Errich Bachman. I can show you ID. That's my face. I was a-fat, but now, I'm a-not fat.
Historys_End t1_is8zr8n wrote
How appropriate for a role that's suppose to be of a good looking asian man that is almost good enough to breakthrough the barriers of white and black hollywood to go to an ugly short minstrel who does ching chong accents on tv for the amusement of white men
There really is nothing more representative of asian america, they should cast ken jeong as willis' "brother", make it really meta, 2 of the most successful asian american male actors of all time, their success owed entirely to the fact that they're ugly and short and what the white men who run hollywood want as all asian men, playing an above average asian man, and good looking asian man, respectively
Thugging_inPublic t1_is91tuc wrote
Tbf his involvement with Reservation Dogs is only so much as getting FX to green light the series and co-writing the pilot. Aside from that he’s not involved with the show.
FancyJams t1_is924p6 wrote
He's an executive producer, although I have no idea what that actually means
Alsimmons811 t1_is95lu3 wrote
Ugh jimmy o yang…
spyson t1_is9cdu7 wrote
He blew up and is separating from his wife though
AndrewTate1SmyG0d t1_is9q9u0 wrote
Im so tired of titti wakitti
HumanOrAlien t1_is9wqvi wrote
Just search on Google bruv, you'll find a proper video.
anonymous_guy111 t1_is9wzvn wrote
Elrich Bachman this is you as an old man. im ugly and im dead... alone
Thugging_inPublic t1_isaqwfk wrote
An executive producer can mean any number of things but for the purposes of this show it's just him getting his friend Sterling Harjo a series green lit by FX because of his clout.
arrogantavocado t1_isbdumr wrote
New wife
zmull93 t1_isfqa5m wrote
My fake theory is he either has a terminal illness or knowledge that the world will end in 10 years. Why else would he want to keep himself this busy right?!?
MarvelsGrantMan136 OP t1_is6luyt wrote
Details:
>Yang will play Willis Wu a background actor in a procedural cop show called Black & White. Relegated to the background Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables and dreaming about a whole world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, and in the process discovers what it feels like to be in the spotlight.