Humour is an important tool to address critical issues in his films, says director Taika Waititi, who has combined the serious with the funny to show what a superhero undergoing a "midlife crisis" looks like in the upcoming Marvel movie "Thor: Love and Thunder".
The New Zealand-born director, known for films such as 바카라Boy바카라, 바카라What We Do in the Shadows바카라, 바카라Hunt for the Wilderpeople바카라 and 바카라Jojo Rabbit바카라, is known for his irreverent and fun approach to filmmaking.
Waititi said humour often helps him in putting the audience at ease.
바카라For me, to bring the audience in and make them drop their guards or when you want to get to know someone or get them to trust you, you do it with humour... And then when they are your friend, you can talk about more serious issues, like love.
바카라With this film, especially, we used humour to bring the audience in and make friends with them and then talk about Thor going through a midlife crisis or not knowing where he is in life. So, humour for me is a very important tool,바카라 the director said responding to a question from PTI in a Zoom roundtable interview.
With "Thor" movies inside the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Waititi is credited for revitalising the franchise by infusing irreverence and humour with 2017바카라s 바카라Thor: Ragnarok바카라.
The 46-year-old director 바카라 who was part of a five-member comedy troupe 바카라So You바카라re a Man바카라, which toured New Zealand and Australia before venturing into cinema 바카라 has changed his style of filmmaking from more serious to fun stuff.
"My very first stuff that I was doing, like my short film, I probably took myself a lot more seriously than I needed to or probably thought I was going to make more serious films. And then I realized that if you do so, you are not going to have much fun at work.
"When I go to work, I want to be able to enjoy myself. I have a personality that I like to joke around, entertain and be funny. I don't want to be depressed, cry and be sad. So, that's where I understood to retain that sense of childlike sensibility with all of my work,바카라 he added.
"Thor: Love and Thunder" will see Chris Hemsworth return as the titular superhero, a role that he previously played in three solos and four 바카라Avengers바카라 films.
Oscar-winner Natalie Portman is back as Jane Foster from 2011바카라s 바카라Thor바카라 and 2013바카라s 바카라Thor: The Dark World바카라, along with Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jaimie Alexander as Sif and Russell Crowe as Zeus. Oscar-winner Christian Bale will be seen as Gorr, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods.
Waititi recalled reading the Marvel comic books as a kid and though it seemed serious, the God of Thunder's story was also very colourful and had a dose of laughter.
For 바카라Thor: Ragnarok바카라 and now 바카라Thor: Love and Thunder바카라, Waititi said he sought inspiration from the books to bring in various new elements.
"There's a lot going on, there바카라s a lot of adventure and it's a really crazy storyline. Like in the comic books, at one point Loki turns Thor into a frog and you never see that in movies. I realised that with 바카라Ragnarok바카라 and this film, we just need to lean deeper into the exciting world of Marvel Comics. A lot of the stuff comes from the books, comes from the comics, like the giant goats, ship and all of that stuff.바카라
Set after the events of 바카라Avengers: Endgame바카라 (2019), the movie 바카라Thor: Love and Thunder바카라 will see Thor attempt to find inner peace, but he must return to action and recruit Valkyrie, Korg (Waititi), and Jane Foster, who has become the Mighty Thor, to stop Gorr the God Butcher from eliminating all gods.
Waititi said part of the joy in directing "Thor" films is the freedom that he gets in showcasing the different endeavours of the titular superhero.
"Thor is the most independent and he's like Captain Marvel. He is off to other parts of the universe, doing things or having adventures on other planets. Earth is just one of the places he comes to help out.
"And it gives me a lot more freedom... I want to go into outer space and want to explore all of the crazy parts of the Thor universe and this film certainly does that. It's a big space adventure," he added.
The film's trailer featured one of the craziest scenes in which Russell Crowe's Zeus leaves Thor naked. Waititi said it was his and producer Brad Winderbaum바카라s idea to introduce the scene.
"We wanted that from the beginning. So that was my first draft of the script. And Chris has been naked before in some of his other movies. Like in 바카라Rush바카라, he was naked and it just felt like a great way to bring more audiences.
바카라Chris is perfect in many ways and he is okay with also having the joke on him. So we thought it was a nice way of doing that, especially when he is being reunited with his ex-girlfriend and it's just nice to humiliate Thor,바카라 he added.
바카라Thor: Love and Thunder바카라 is produced by Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios. It will be released in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam on July 7.
Post the release of the film, the multi-hyphenate filmmaker's next project is a Star Wars movie, which he will also co-write with the "1917" scriptwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
Asked if he will bring his signature dose of humour to the galaxy far far away, Waititi said, 바카라I would like to add some humour. I don't know exactly what it will be as I am still writing it. So, there's a little while until I have got a script with some real ideas.바카라
[With Inputs From PTI]
