Thor: Love And Thunder Will Be Taika Waititi's 'Craziest' Movie Yet
Taika Waititi quickly earned the love of countless Marvel fans when he brought his own hilariously quirky style to the director's chair of Thor: Ragnarok and Jeff Goldblum fans also treated it to an approving nod. But somehow, it appears as though that film wasn't quite "out there" enough for the New Zealand native filmmaker. His next entry in the series, Thor: Love and Thunder, seems poised to surpass the previous entry's zaniness, but he's not quite sure the world is ready for such a thing.
Thor: Ragnarok, for those who have tragically forgotten, introduced such treasures as a talking rock man voiced by Waititi, naked Hulk, and perhaps the most satisfying use of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" ever committed to film. Yet somehow, the universe has deemed the time right for more of whatever that was, and the What We Do in the Shadows co-creator is ready to answer the call.
Waititi recently spoke with Empire about the upcoming sequel, and he seemed as baffled as anyone that Marvel has continued to let him make movies for them. "It's the craziest film I've ever done," he said about Thor: Love and Thunder. "If you wrote down all the elements of this film, it shouldn't make sense. It's almost like it shouldn't be made." Coming from the same person who's currently working on a pirate comedy series for HBO Max, these words just inspire the imagination and leave audiences wondering what kind of madness they're in for.
Waititi continued, accentuating just how bizarre the whole situation is. "If you walked into a room and said, 'I want this and this and this.' Who's in it? 'These people.' What are you going to call it? 'Love And Thunder.' I mean, you'd never work again. Maybe I won't after this," he said. So, taking a step back here, the director who got Sir Anthony Hopkins to utter "oh sh*t" thinks this film will be so mind-bending wacky that Marvel will never invite him back to the playground. Darn if that isn't the best marketing strategy Thor: Love and Thunder could ask for.
Waititi is a director whose instantly recognizable brand of humor permeates even his more serious projects like Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Jojo Rabbit. So if that's how his movies turn out when he's holding back, just imagine what's in store for audiences when Thor: Love and Thunder blasts into their eye holes. Just the very idea of Thor: Ragnarok cranked up to 11 should be enough to catch the interest of anybody who's ever chuckled at the "he's a friend from work" line.
Hungry fans still have a bit of time before Thor: Love and Thunder is unleashed to spread its particular brand of strange throughout the world, and Waititi's comments likely only make the wait that much more agonizing. But in the meantime, there's always time to rewatch the Mark Hamill episode of What We Do in the Shadows on repeat.
Thor: Love and Thunder will release in the U.S. on May 6th, 2022.
Source: Empire
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