Taika Waititi Is Finishing ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Reshoots, Movie Will Be Released This Fall [TCA 2019]
By Fred Topel/Feb. 4, 2019 2:29 pm EST
After the Television Critics Association panel for What We Do In The Shadows, filmmaker Taika Waititi talked about his future with Marvel and the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian. But currently, Waititi is making the film Jojo Rabbit, in which Waititi himself stars as an imaginary Adolf Hitler. The director indicated he’d gone back to film some Jojo Rabbit reshoots but expects to be finished in the spring, in time for a fall release to coincide with awards season.
Taika Waititi Is Finishing ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Reshoots, Movie Will Be Released This Fall [TCA 2019]
By Fred Topel/Feb. 4, 2019 2:29 pm EST
After the Television Critics Association panel for What We Do In The Shadows, filmmaker Taika Waititi talked about his future with Marvel and the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian. But currently, Waititi is making the film Jojo Rabbit, in which Waititi himself stars as an imaginary Adolf Hitler. The director indicated he’d gone back to film some Jojo Rabbit reshoots but expects to be finished in the spring, in time for a fall release to coincide with awards season.
Jojo Rabbit Reshoots
“I’m doing some additional photography on that right now,” Waititi said. “I’ll probably finish it in about April. I think it’ll be around the end of the year, that time of the year for sure.”
If fans only know Waititi from his Marvel Studios hit Thor: Ragnarok or the vampire comedy mockumentary What We Do In the Shadows, first of all, go watch more Taika Waititi movies. They’re great. And by watching movies like The Hunt for the Wilderpeople, you’ll get a better sense of the tone Waititi is going for in Jojo Rabbit.
Here’s the movie’s official synopsis, which was announced last March:
