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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy-drama series Reservation Dogs and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of The Mandalorian series, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In the fifth chapter of the saga of Thor, the God of Thunder, in a completely new universe (after Secret Wars) the kingdom of Asgard faces a new and threatening force, led by Grog (a Egiptian God of Death) who was captured by Thor long ago. Grog, an ancient and powerful being, has now broken free from his imprisonment, thirsting for revenge against the Norse god and intent on bringing destruction to Midgard. With Midgard in danger, Thor finds himself facing an epic battle to protect both the realm of the gods, Asgard, and the realm of mortals, Midgard. Thor counts on the help of his brother Balder the Brave, one of Asgard's loyal warriors who returns to the kingdom, whose courage and combat skills prove invaluable. Furthermore, Hercules, the Greek hero, emerges as a complex figure in this plot, initially as a minor villain, but later becoming an unlikely ally in the face of Grog's threat. As the battle intensifies, Thor is challenged to levels never seen before, and his journey will lead him to confront Asgard's dark past and the consequences of his own actions. As he fights to protect Asgard, Midgard, and other realms, a war rages between the gods and Grog as the God of Thunder is tasked with fulfilling his role as Protector of Midgard and finding strength not only in his hammer Mjolnir, but also in his very essence as God of Thunder.
