Original Pitch Reel For THOR: RAGNAROK Created Using Pirated Footage

Original Pitch Reel For THOR: RAGNAROK Created Using Pirated Footage

Director Taika Waititi admits to using pirated footage to create the sizzle reel used to present his pitch for THOR: RAGNAROK to Marvel Studios.

By AtomicArtist - Jan 29, 2018 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor: Ragnarok
Source: MovieWeb
Taika Waititi, the director of Thor: Ragnarok recently admitted he pirated footage of other movies to edit together into a sizzle reel to show Marvel Studios his ideas for the movie.  When he first became involved with the project there was no story in place.  Waititi sought out clips from other movies that he felt fit the tone of his vision for the movie and edited them together.

Waititi was quoted as saying "I cut together little clips and shots, I basically illegally torrented and, erm, you know, ripped clips from the Internet." 

This admission was volunteered by Waititi and was not the result of a specific question.  After realizing his admission, he joked they should probably cut that part out of the interview.

Thor: Ragnarok is due to be available digitally on February 20th, with the Blu-Ray available March 6th.


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Kumkani
Kumkani - 1/29/2018, 1:32 PM
Lmao, [frick]ing Taika man
Saga
Saga - 1/29/2018, 1:35 PM
This a crime we should not stand by his corrupt ass while he torrents films that no one cares about! I demand a formal apology....or that he releases that pitch reel
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 1/29/2018, 1:55 PM
It was probably mostly from Flash Gordon and He Man episodes
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 1/29/2018, 2:27 PM
This is really, really, really old news.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/29/2018, 2:35 PM
Yeah this is old news. Also, this doesn't matter.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 1/29/2018, 3:09 PM
Really really loved this movie. Marvel continues to put out films that have me smiling from ear to ear.
Asturgis
Asturgis - 1/29/2018, 3:10 PM
I encourage everyone to read Taika's sentence in Korg's voice, going heavy on the Kiwi accent, and add "Sorry about that" at the end. It's glorious.

"I cut together little clips and shots, I basically illegally torrented and, erm, you know, ripped clips from the Internet (long pause). Sorry about that."

LaserKing
LaserKing - 1/29/2018, 3:32 PM
I sentence him to 10 years of making Thor movies!
ODanil
ODanil - 1/29/2018, 4:15 PM
Oh Boy, this one might actually cost him work benefits, LoL
genesis609
genesis609 - 1/29/2018, 4:39 PM
re watched this movie last night...i really didnt enjoy it at all... just like the 1st viewing. though i understand why people like it. just not my cup of tea. just like the tone of winter solder, civil war and others more. Thor should have been the lord of the rings for marvel. but it started off weak and never found its footing on my opinion.
TheDayman
TheDayman - 1/29/2018, 4:55 PM
I liked Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do In The Shadows, but recently Waititi has been starting to annoy me. He just seems so... smug. Which I guess makes sense, since he's made very well-rated films and one of the best-reviewed blockbusters of the past year. But I just find him kind of annoying. Maybe it's just because I'm frustrated over how disrespectful Ragnarok was to the Thor characters and comics, especially when Taika seems so confident that his film is the best. Honestly, it was my least favorite of the Thor films.
auditore
auditore - 1/29/2018, 7:45 PM
Taika is just like us
Fogs
Fogs - 1/30/2018, 4:45 AM
Funny guy.
WarAdmiral51
WarAdmiral51 - 2/3/2018, 5:14 PM
When can we get this Thor?

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