THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Director Taika Waititi Warns His STAR WARS Movie Is "Gonna P*ss People Off"

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Director Taika Waititi Warns His STAR WARS Movie Is "Gonna P*ss People Off"

Taika Waititi has confirmed he's still set to direct a Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm, but the Thor: Love and Thunder helmer has warned fans that there's a very good chance his take will "p*ss people off."

By JoshWilding - Nov 17, 2023 05:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

Kathleen Kennedy's tenure as Lucasfilm President has seen fans forced (no pun intended) to contend with what's felt like an endless stream of Star Wars projects which are announced but never actually become a reality. 

From Rian Johnson's aborted trilogy to Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron and even Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige's mysterious movie with Loki scribe Michael Waldron, the list keeps getting longer and longer. For a period, we believed Taika Waititi's unnamed project was set to be added to that list, but it appears not! 

Talking to Variety (via SFFGazette.com) at the premiere of his new movie Next Goal Wins, the Thor: Love and Thunder director (who has directed and starred in episodes of The Mandalorian) said, "It will be...dramatic pause...a Taika Waititi film."

He'd go on to add with a laugh, "It’s gonna p*ss people off." Your guess is as good as ours when it comes to what that means, but the filmmaker is no stranger to drawing the ire of fanboys, particularly after his often divisive MCU movies put a comedic spin on Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder. 

Earlier this week, Waititi confirmed recent rumours he won't helm Thor 5 when he explained, "I know that I won’t be involved...I’m going to concentrate on these other films that I’ve signed on for." He'd later point out his Star Wars movie and noted, "[it's] still marinating."

Last year, the prolific writer and director elaborated on what he intends to bring to this Galaxy Far, Far Away...and what he's looking to avoid.

"Look, I think for the Star Wars universe to expand, it has to expand," he shared. "I don't think that I'm any use in the Star Wars universe making a film where everyone's like, 'Oh great, well that's the blueprints to the Millennium Falcon, ah that's Chewbacca's grandmother.'"

"That all stands alone, that's great, though I would like to take something new and create some new characters and just expand the world, otherwise it feels like it's a very small story."

We'd be lying to say we're not intrigued, and it feels like Waititi's approach to Star Wars will either be the best thing we've ever seen from this franchise or a complete and utter disaster. Thor: Ragnarok is still hailed by many as one of the best MCU movies; Love and Thunder, on the other hand, is often ranked among the worst and has even been slated by Hemsworth himself. 

Do you think the filmmaker is a good fit for Star Wars? Chime in with your thoughts in the comments section.

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Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/17/2023, 5:32 AM
The fact that it's gonna be acompletely new story set in the universe with a new set of character is great, the fact that Taika is gonna be the director isn't. Him saying that people will be pissed like that's a good thing also doesn't help.
DevilsDreams
DevilsDreams - 11/17/2023, 7:16 AM
@Urubrodi - I did see that and just think why..?
Why would you want to purposefully piss off a fandom?
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 11/17/2023, 11:26 AM
@DevilsDreams - Because the type of "fans" that get pissed off about the franchises they're supposed to be fans of are a small but vocal minority who revel in toxicity, usually to disguise their bigotry. If you get riled up over a black mermaid or a female superhero being too strong you deserve to be antagonized lol.
Blastaar
Blastaar - 11/17/2023, 11:51 AM
@Urubrodi - Yup, and it doesn't matter if he's being sarcastic. That's not what fans want to here at all.
DevilsDreams
DevilsDreams - 11/20/2023, 4:12 AM
@UncleHarm1 - It's hard to gauge the reason as to why he thinks it will piss people off without it being explicitly stated.
With your example of a female superhero being too strong, I think there is a difference between those that get upset just because she's strong compared to those that think the character has been badly written.

Yes there are some toxic people out there, that like you say deserve to be antagonized, but I worry that too often some of the studios are taking some people's more reasonable criticisms of a character/film, and conflating it with the idiot crowd.
BlackSpider
BlackSpider - 11/17/2023, 5:37 AM
Taika needs to take a big break. Dudes getting to brim for his briches. Love and thunder is terrible. Like legit worst mcu movies.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 11/17/2023, 10:21 AM
@BlackSpider - Ive definitely soured on him at this point. Even his best stuff is overrated, but the rest of it is just plain bad. Tired of people making excuses for the guy just because he brings a unique approach. That approach can be ok if focused correctly, but he should stay away from established IP blockbuster titles.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 11/17/2023, 5:46 PM
@BlackSpider - so is Ragnarok, but mcu fans loved to pretend it wasnt and that got him the gig for 4.
Origame
Origame - 11/17/2023, 5:39 AM
...at least he's honest, I guess?
WhateverItTakes
WhateverItTakes - 11/17/2023, 5:40 AM
He will be known for his failures
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 11/17/2023, 5:40 AM
Dude got stale 5 years ago.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 11/17/2023, 5:47 AM
Why is attempting to antagonize your fan base, you know the people you want to pay to see the movie, such a common thing to do these days?
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 11/17/2023, 5:52 AM
@EZBeast - Modern media is about promoting demoralization.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 11/17/2023, 6:05 AM
@EZBeast - Because it's a way to project how miserable they feel about themselves, they don't want others to enjoy things, that's why some people use absurdity, trivialization as way to be pejorative towards unaffiliated enjoyment. They focus on disrespecting legacy, lore, rules, hierarchy, etc.

I mean he's literally showing it to everybody by saying "it's gonna piss people off" while he's laughing, a very miserable individual.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 11/17/2023, 7:48 AM
@MaxPaint - This. ^

These people want to insult you and demoralize you while taking your money. Pretty ugly stuff.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 11/17/2023, 5:51 AM
He literally said the same thing about Love and Thunder; that he wanted to piss off the fans, which is a brilliant business strategy of course! 😑

He seems extremely full of himself and likely enjoys the smell of his own farts.
videovac
videovac - 11/17/2023, 4:07 PM
"He literally said the same thing about Love and Thunder; that he wanted to piss off the fans" - @Feralwookiee

And people still paid to see that trash.

And it still made money.

But it's y'all fault. Y'all liked Ragnarok, which was horrible, you over-rated the shitty Avengers movies and all their spin-offs, and it's led to this. Don't be mad. Don't be mad when Bob Iger or Chapek or whoever decides to increase the already shit bloat that they had to out-of-control levels.

This is what y'all paid for. Y'all paid for all of this. You over-rated bad movies and you're paying for it.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/17/2023, 6:02 AM
Everybody has an edgy schtick these days. Geez.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 11/17/2023, 6:05 AM
Probably an excess of comedy, just hope it's good.
cubichy
cubichy - 11/17/2023, 6:06 AM
Taika destroyed thor, he has ragnajoke, wich was ok, but love and blunder, was a slapstick filled, power rangers episode, made thor into a buffoon and like others said, totally missed the best parts of the godbutcher saga. Instead he made shit up that made no sense. Love and blunder was the beginning of the end for the mcu and its all taikas fault. I won't see any starwars film that he makes, dogshit. So glad he is off thor. These characters have canon, they are defined, if he wants to have a rubber chicken 🐔 moment, he can do so with his own character, not something that already exists and has a story, fans, like a comic book movie or star wars. I hated what Ryan did in star wars, everyone can be special, not only Skywalkers, imagine what this waxkadoole will come up with. Whatever it is i will skip,no interest in dodghit. Feigue should not let him near their IP.
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 11/17/2023, 6:07 AM
I agree with his assessment for star wars. It needs new blood. They could have done this with lord and Miller but got scared at that time.

Now it's the time to do it, specially with Taika.

Fares
Fares - 11/17/2023, 6:15 AM
I love it already
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 11/17/2023, 6:20 AM
I don't think i'll ever watch another Star Wars movie unless it's from people like Jon Favreau.

I'm not watching Epidode X with Rey.
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 11/17/2023, 6:22 AM
Exactly what Disney needs right now.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 11/17/2023, 6:23 AM
He in it troll you guys now
mountainman
mountainman - 11/17/2023, 7:47 AM
@FireandBlood - But his movies are terrible? Some trolls can produce good work, but Waititi hasn’t in years.
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