Taika Waititi seems to be both completely wired and half asleep as I greet him during last month’s Toronto International Film Festival. The New Zealand writer/director/actor came to TIFF to unveil “Jojo Rabbit,” his new “anti-hate satire” about a boy’s life in Germany during the Second World War. He’s viewed by Hollywood as a guy who can handle high-spirited laughers like “Jojo Rabbit” — which won TIFF’s coveted Grolsch People's Choice Award — and chest-pounders like “Thor: Ragnarok,” his 2017 Marvel Comics blockbuster. Early critical reviews of “Jojo Rabbit” have ranged from raves (including mine) and pans. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...“I know how I want my films to feel,” Waititi says.

Source: thestar October 17, 2019 18:44 UTC