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Taika Waititi Talks About The Flavor of Thor: Ragnarok and Confirms Cameo


It came as a large surprise to many when Marvel announced that it would be handing Thor: Ragnarok's directorial reigns over to New Zealand film director, actor and comedian Taika Waititi. Previously nominated for an Academy Award for short film Two Cars, One Night, Waititi is known for his quirky indie feature films like What We Do in the Shadows, Boy, and Hunt for the Stranger People. With Waititi on board as director for Thor: Ragnarok many wonder how strange the Marvel film will get and how much of it will feel like a Waititi film.

Speaking in an interview with The A.V. Club during the Rooftop Films Gala last night in New York, Waititi revealed that aside from having a Taika-esque tone, Thor: Ragnarok would also have a cameo from the director.

"It's not like a thing that I've ever planned, but now I'm in all of my movies in a small role or a larger role," the director revealed. "I'll probably just keep doing that. It's like a dumb thing I do now."

When asked about how much the film would diverge from the tones of the films he's done, Waitit answered:

"I think the overall sense that I'm trying to give to the audience and what I want the audience to leave the cinema carrying with them is a sense of joy really."

"Sometimes I would stop and think, I'm doing a movie that's got Thor and Doctor Strange and The Incredible Hulk and Loki and every character is so strange and different," he added. "Civil War it's just humans, humans with human problems. Ours is creatures and beings and all these sorts of really different characters. Again displaying human problems, but in outer space or in other worlds."

From the looks of things, it seems like Thor: Ragnarok is certainly going to be a unique joyride, especially with Waititi in the directors seat.

Thor: Ragnarok premieres on November 3 this year.

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