Taika Waititi Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions | WIRED

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Taika Waititi takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview, answering the Internet's most searched questions about himself. How many languages does Taika Waititi speak? How did he get to director Thor? How did he become a director? What was his first movie? Is he a nice guy? Taika answers all these questions and much, much more!
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  • @spamandkimchi
    @spamandkimchi Жыл бұрын

    “Got an Oscar for ripping off a book. Got a Grammy for making a playlist.” 😂

  • @AveenFernando

    @AveenFernando

    Жыл бұрын

    4:14 and 5:35

  • @shifusensei6442

    @shifusensei6442

    Жыл бұрын

    Dudes halfway to an EGOT without even trying.

  • @snowcoconuts8660

    @snowcoconuts8660

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shifusensei6442 yes lmao!

  • @noahjensen1718

    @noahjensen1718

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shifusensei6442 I mean yeah he could just rip off two more books for the Tony and Emmy.

  • @NoemiCBautista

    @NoemiCBautista

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shifusensei6442 maybe he'll win an emmy for Our Flag Means Death

  • @greermiceli1079
    @greermiceli1079 Жыл бұрын

    Hearing that he didn’t start filmmaking till 30 is actually pretty encouraging

  • @samsonmorrell

    @samsonmorrell

    Жыл бұрын

    He's lying lol

  • @somestuff7468

    @somestuff7468

    Жыл бұрын

    @@samsonmorrell no he’s telling the truth, before he started directing or writing films he only acted on them, and yea he was a painter before as well

  • @greermiceli1079

    @greermiceli1079

    Жыл бұрын

    @@samsonmorrell I mean wiki says he was 28 but I'm sure he's just rounding up.

  • @blistertooth

    @blistertooth

    Жыл бұрын

    Harrison Ford was 35 when he was cast in his first big role, too. He mainly worked as a carpenter with odd acting jobs.

  • @Thighweaver

    @Thighweaver

    Жыл бұрын

    its having me feel better about myself at 28 lmao

  • @zachvii6476
    @zachvii6476 Жыл бұрын

    He’s just himself. The type of guy that’s just candid and doesn’t censor himself. He’s a bit eccentric and quirky while also being confident. That draws people.

  • @thehumanspider7

    @thehumanspider7

    Жыл бұрын

    No he paints people

  • @aidana1456

    @aidana1456

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thehumanspider7 lmao

  • @techfreak244

    @techfreak244

    Жыл бұрын

    like Ryan Reynolds and Jake G (not even going to attempt to spell the last name)

  • @psychoticAjAX

    @psychoticAjAX

    Жыл бұрын

    @@techfreak244 gyllenhall, you're welcome

  • @techfreak244

    @techfreak244

    Жыл бұрын

    @@psychoticAjAX I sense you just looked it up and copied and pasted it. If I'm wrong sorry. But I didn't even want to do that

  • @JM-us3fr
    @JM-us3fr Жыл бұрын

    This guy didn’t even need to act for Free Guy. That’s just how he is.

  • @lovesfancyrestuarant

    @lovesfancyrestuarant

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah he’s not that mean as Antwon

  • @JM-us3fr

    @JM-us3fr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lovesfancyrestuarant I just meant how weird he is. It’s kind of awesome

  • @Futurebound_jpg

    @Futurebound_jpg

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree! Mannerisms and all that are the same, its just minus the evil intentions lol

  • @aadrienne33

    @aadrienne33

    Жыл бұрын

    he is a pure chaos and I love it haha

  • @nijanandanayyara9778

    @nijanandanayyara9778

    Жыл бұрын

    kinda like jeff goldblum

  • @richard8396
    @richard8396 Жыл бұрын

    It was nice of Taika Waititi to dress AS the wired autocomplete interview FOR the wired autocomplete interview.

  • @ollieno971

    @ollieno971

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @akale2620

    @akale2620

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @meep9231

    @meep9231

    Жыл бұрын

    Lmfao

  • @dominicmoroney

    @dominicmoroney

    Жыл бұрын

    Lamest comment/joke ever

  • @micheal2458

    @micheal2458

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dominicmoroney Then don't speak.

  • @Maya-jg7nj
    @Maya-jg7nj Жыл бұрын

    I was a PA on OFMD and Taika keeps a blanket in his trailer that is quilted with photos of him taking naps. That’s the best thing I learned working on that show lol

  • @Prologue18

    @Prologue18

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s absolutely awesome !! what a fun job, i’m sure.

  • @solaye6809

    @solaye6809

    Жыл бұрын

    NOW I LOVE HIM MORE

  • @seevanhawkins4591

    @seevanhawkins4591

    Жыл бұрын

    He really does love his naps.

  • @ollieno971

    @ollieno971

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s amazing! Also I’m so jealous that would be an awesome job! How do you get jobs like that??

  • @limetreess

    @limetreess

    Жыл бұрын

    Bless you for sharing this with us 🙏 such a fun gig I bet!

  • @schattentaenzerin
    @schattentaenzerin Жыл бұрын

    "My range is me. I don't try. And I'm successful, so... " I just need a tiny slice of that confidence

  • @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t say it’s confidence. Idk. I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. To portray it as confidence just doesn’t fit.

  • @stepthepen8028
    @stepthepen8028 Жыл бұрын

    Taika Waititi guessing what Bridgerton's like is the funniest save in history.

  • @AveenFernando

    @AveenFernando

    Жыл бұрын

    6:01, when Taika Waititi explains his tv show role in Bridgerton.

  • @user-ir6mk6me7t

    @user-ir6mk6me7t

    Жыл бұрын

    Wdym? Who did you think actually played Lady Whistledown?

  • @katieolson7233

    @katieolson7233

    Жыл бұрын

    It's like M*A*S*H but in the 1700s 💀

  • @Gretchasketches
    @Gretchasketches Жыл бұрын

    Taika always scratches that little spot in my brain. He’s one of those people you can listen ramble for hours and be like yeah perfect use of time that definitely made my life better

  • @D1SC1PULUS

    @D1SC1PULUS

    Жыл бұрын

    The Maori Jeff Goldblum.🤣

  • @Reidmakes04

    @Reidmakes04

    Жыл бұрын

    @@D1SC1PULUS OMG YOU'RE RIGHT

  • @tinaday189

    @tinaday189

    Жыл бұрын

    Bill Hader does the same thing for me, too. It's just nice to listen to funny, genuine people talking about stuff

  • @petra_fine

    @petra_fine

    Жыл бұрын

    If he had a Podcast, I'd be in the Fandom top ranks so quickly lol

  • @Rosalind-butNotThatOne

    @Rosalind-butNotThatOne

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely watch his Thor Ragnarok streaming party then

  • @Legendary_anime_world
    @Legendary_anime_world Жыл бұрын

    This guy is genuinely funny and likeable.

  • @martintimmer8574

    @martintimmer8574

    Жыл бұрын

    Not funny,silly,big difference

  • @angryb0325

    @angryb0325

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes. He’s one of my favorite director and actor

  • @nasrinsultana7330

    @nasrinsultana7330

    Жыл бұрын

    Yess❤️

  • @eternalbeing3339

    @eternalbeing3339

    Жыл бұрын

    I was about to say the same thing weird.

  • @OliverHollingdale

    @OliverHollingdale

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @FlowersForVax
    @FlowersForVax Жыл бұрын

    the fact that searching for "Taika Waititi art" or "Taika Waititi paintings" mostly gets results of paintings OF him, not BY him is gonna haunt me forever. WHERE'S THE ART TAIKA

  • @hannahmerlino2462

    @hannahmerlino2462

    Жыл бұрын

    I know if you watch his Ted talk he shows it. You can see some of them there

  • @danianto1818

    @danianto1818

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw a pair of them once but now the results only shows paintings of him lol

  • @FlowersForVax

    @FlowersForVax

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hannahmerlino2462 thank you!

  • @akale2620

    @akale2620

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @lucillebennet4233

    @lucillebennet4233

    Жыл бұрын

    After 8 long years of battling with insecurities, low self-esteem, with constant fear of the knowledge I could infect someone with HSV 1&2 was a nightmare to me. I'm so glad/grateful that I am over Herpes and its stigma! All thanks to Dr. Aloha kzread.info/dron/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ❤️🙏🏻

  • @SuniKayLou
    @SuniKayLou Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, no one gives me career envy like Taika. But not only that, he gives me a lot of hope and motivation to start my film journey at the “old age” of 28.

  • @Jamac007

    @Jamac007

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, he started in short films and never looked back at anything else

  • @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    Жыл бұрын

    You a member of the Hollywood tribe? Because he is. Look up his real name.

  • @kwidjibo123

    @kwidjibo123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 What are you talking about?

  • @Noobgalaxies

    @Noobgalaxies

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kwidjibo123 He's being an anti-semitic prick. Taika Waititi's real surname is Cohen (after his mother), he named himself Waititi after his father's surname. He's implying that Taika's Jewish ties got him a leg-up in the industry, which doesn't even make sense considering his mother was a schoolteacher. Weird that he says it like some sort of "gotcha" though when Taika himself is very open about his Polynesian-Jewish ancestry

  • @heavyarms7prime

    @heavyarms7prime

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 Looked up his real name, his mother being Jewish didn’t really help him here.

  • @adyaaa
    @adyaaa Жыл бұрын

    he is just so idiosyncratic, i don't think i've ever seen any celebrity behave like him lmaooo, i love this guy 😭

  • @ilanakidiadia3181

    @ilanakidiadia3181

    Жыл бұрын

    Everyone is unique tho~

  • @BrookeReamsthephoenix

    @BrookeReamsthephoenix

    Жыл бұрын

    3

  • @glocktop916

    @glocktop916

    Жыл бұрын

    he has the moari personality lol

  • @palomatomik

    @palomatomik

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glocktop916 maori

  • @glocktop916

    @glocktop916

    Жыл бұрын

    @@palomatomik indeed

  • @baneofwizard4195
    @baneofwizard4195 Жыл бұрын

    This guy is great every movie he’s in is immediately better

  • @ilanakidiadia3181

    @ilanakidiadia3181

    Жыл бұрын

    Green lantern : 👁👄👁

  • @martintimmer8574

    @martintimmer8574

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @nobodyburgen4594

    @nobodyburgen4594

    Жыл бұрын

    The reason is because he directs all the movies he features in

  • @ziepex7009

    @ziepex7009

    Жыл бұрын

    @@martintimmer8574 L

  • @jacobmcmillan6787

    @jacobmcmillan6787

    Жыл бұрын

    He was awful in free guy

  • @humphrey-7094
    @humphrey-7094 Жыл бұрын

    I actually respect his honesty in that he started directing later in life. Some people have wanted something their whole lives; but for others, it could be a sudden discovery, or maybe slowly getting to know and falling in love with it.

  • @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    Жыл бұрын

    Or you could get shoulder tapped by distant family.

  • @Thunda1986

    @Thunda1986

    Жыл бұрын

    He had been in the industry for years before that, so it's not like he had zero knowledge or experience

  • @RemniCreatives
    @RemniCreatives Жыл бұрын

    Taika is such a breath of fresh air in this industry. So funny, original and effortless.

  • @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah, he's exactly the same.

  • @Ibidesgsindl

    @Ibidesgsindl

    Жыл бұрын

    nahh, he simply unfunny, boring and a manchild.

  • @quetaehan8069
    @quetaehan8069 Жыл бұрын

    Taika pronoucing "meme" as "mem-eh" is everything

  • @ashb7

    @ashb7

    Жыл бұрын

    Giving an example of the meme too 😂

  • @AveenFernando

    @AveenFernando

    Жыл бұрын

    6:57

  • @elisabettarrago1406

    @elisabettarrago1406

    Жыл бұрын

    i was very surprised because that's the exact way we pronounce it in spain!

  • @lewiscraw8294

    @lewiscraw8294

    Жыл бұрын

    If it were a Moari word, thats how you would say it. Kiwis get it lol

  • @toxicslug9233

    @toxicslug9233

    Жыл бұрын

    It's just a kiwi thing realy

  • @markmehok5190
    @markmehok5190 Жыл бұрын

    “I don’t try and I’m successful” How can you not love this guy

  • @KarenRiq

    @KarenRiq

    Жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @AveenFernando

    @AveenFernando

    Жыл бұрын

    2:05

  • @tantoy5486

    @tantoy5486

    Жыл бұрын

    The type of guy that gives bad but kinda make sense motivations

  • @oriuwu

    @oriuwu

    Жыл бұрын

    I aspire to be like that

  • @dieterrosswag933

    @dieterrosswag933

    Жыл бұрын

    Childish as f

  • @ambertregoning3821
    @ambertregoning3821 Жыл бұрын

    “Who is Taika Waititi? Ask my therapist. That’s what we’re trying to find out” He has no business being this iconic 😂

  • @maartenkos98
    @maartenkos98 Жыл бұрын

    He is totally bonkers, absolutely nuts. But he will always be himself, and thats respectable.

  • @biblicallyaccurateangel2476
    @biblicallyaccurateangel2476 Жыл бұрын

    i absolutely adore this man, he’s so effortlessly entertaining and funny. what a loveable guy.

  • @HoldYourMarbles

    @HoldYourMarbles

    Жыл бұрын

    Come visit us in New Zealand, there’s heaps of blokes like that here. Chur bro 👍

  • @casperzr6717

    @casperzr6717

    Жыл бұрын

    Kinda just basic NZ humor lmao. If you love this guy's humor, you'd love NZ

  • @oriel9347

    @oriel9347

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to think that, funny how you can get people wrong though.

  • @dieterrosswag933

    @dieterrosswag933

    Жыл бұрын

    Idk, too childish

  • @redblazer29

    @redblazer29

    Жыл бұрын

    He dumped his Pregnant Wife, had an affair with a younger colleague in his production houses due to which she left, was reported to be very rude & toxic on the sets of Thor & is downright narcissistic. Research before you "adore" your heroes.

  • @Legendary_anime_world
    @Legendary_anime_world Жыл бұрын

    I think this guy has changed Marvel and Thor.Thor is much more likeable because of this guy.

  • @milkshakebananaz

    @milkshakebananaz

    Жыл бұрын

    EVERYTHING IS MORE LIKABLE

  • @jaibhagat7441

    @jaibhagat7441

    Жыл бұрын

    He added very good sense of humour to his cast.

  • @allthingsnerdy5474

    @allthingsnerdy5474

    Жыл бұрын

    he changed Thor, not Marvel

  • @jaibhagat7441

    @jaibhagat7441

    Жыл бұрын

    @@allthingsnerdy5474 yeah whatever

  • @allthingsnerdy5474

    @allthingsnerdy5474

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jaibhagat7441 you're not a scammer, aren't you?

  • @elmosanica
    @elmosanica Жыл бұрын

    "Again, my accent! It shouldn't be allowed!" When actors are challenged in wider range of acting by doing different accents, the demand of Taika Waititi in movies is just being himself. His voice has 'that' personality. And it's his😂

  • @rjc6357
    @rjc6357 Жыл бұрын

    The pure fact that he destroyed every board when I’ve never seen anyone do that in these interviews before is why I love him

  • @shelby8032
    @shelby8032 Жыл бұрын

    blackbeard and stede both having kiwi accents for absolutely no reason is (unironically) one of my favorite things about our flag means death

  • @alexandrakarchevskaya1019
    @alexandrakarchevskaya1019 Жыл бұрын

    I love how he just skipped the whole question and didn’t even notice

  • @jombii-7090
    @jombii-7090 Жыл бұрын

    Taika being a painter before director makes so much sense as to why his movies are so artfully designed🤔

  • @simonjohansson248
    @simonjohansson248 Жыл бұрын

    Taika starting as a director at thirty and still made it to where he is now is really the inspiration I needed today!

  • @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    Жыл бұрын

    Shoulder tapped, family ties and all.

  • @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    Жыл бұрын

    The journey; maybe inspiring. He himself, is not. I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. (what is everyone clapping about) Bad influence.

  • @zangrat

    @zangrat

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@blackcirclepolkadot2618 you definitely don't get the new Zealand sense of humour

  • @limetreess
    @limetreess Жыл бұрын

    “Knowing me intimately is still not enough, I need to know more” I know this and I feel this and it must be true, we all always need more Taika, even Taika needs more Taika

  • @lucillebennet4233

    @lucillebennet4233

    Жыл бұрын

    After 8 long years of battling with insecurities, low self-esteem, with constant fear of the knowledge I could infect someone with HSV 1&2 was a nightmare to me. I'm so glad/grateful that I am over Herpes and its stigma! All thanks to Dr. Aloha kzread.info/dron/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ❤️🙏🏻

  • @nintenmetro
    @nintenmetro Жыл бұрын

    Taika is always a win. Like many, I was introduced to him through Thor: Ragnarok. Ever since, his popularity has been in an all-time high. There's no stopping this hype train anytime soon.

  • @36melodyproduction

    @36melodyproduction

    Жыл бұрын

    Well someone has been watching CinemaWins...

  • @tomwatching

    @tomwatching

    Жыл бұрын

    you should watch hunt for the wilder people. he directed it and its sooo funny

  • @captaingalaxy5265

    @captaingalaxy5265

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tomwatching We got to watch the movie twice in class We did an English assignment on the movie

  • @t1ger368

    @t1ger368

    Жыл бұрын

    i think the hype train might be stopping with thor: love and thunder o.o

  • @Ibidesgsindl

    @Ibidesgsindl

    Жыл бұрын

    @@t1ger368 it did.

  • @lureed
    @lureed Жыл бұрын

    How dare he call himself a lazy actor when his facial expressions alone made me cry in our flag means death

  • @tianwang3768
    @tianwang3768 Жыл бұрын

    He genuinely has fun making films and just being himself, no wonder all his works is teeming with life and energy. Watching them brings back some of the most endearing childhood memories

  • @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    Жыл бұрын

    Would be nice if they opened the club to non-family members.

  • @lidiaspina2457
    @lidiaspina2457 Жыл бұрын

    "What does Taika Waititi do? I ask myself that everyday, what am i doing" he's so real 😔

  • @nadacolic7775

    @nadacolic7775

    Жыл бұрын

    He's so cool hahahaahah

  • @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool?? I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. (what is everyone clapping about) Bad influence.

  • @abigailsalmanac
    @abigailsalmanac Жыл бұрын

    For a second I was like “HOW THE HECK DID I MISS THIS?!” and then I was like “oh it only came out two hours ago”

  • @ari8417

    @ari8417

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @nueroptera

    @nueroptera

    Жыл бұрын

    Same x2

  • @FrancessFranc

    @FrancessFranc

    Жыл бұрын

    asking myself the same question, but one month later

  • @tuluin_
    @tuluin_ Жыл бұрын

    it's a little incredible how naturally creative, talented and entertaining this guy is like obvs he's worked a lot on perfecting his craft but you can really just see talent pouring out of him

  • @waimariemclean2759
    @waimariemclean2759 Жыл бұрын

    He's the perfect example of Māori humour! Always makes me laugh

  • @derpwithit7481
    @derpwithit7481 Жыл бұрын

    I think I might be the only one who didn’t realize who he was till Our Flag Means Death. Now I see his works everywhere. This guy’s got skills!

  • @priyachoudhary9896

    @priyachoudhary9896

    Жыл бұрын

    Hope you'll see his what we do in the shadows, it's amazing and genuinely wjat paved the one to his amazing career

  • @jujulaboo

    @jujulaboo

    Жыл бұрын

    You're definitely not! We're in the same boat 🏴‍☠️

  • @NoFirstNoLastName

    @NoFirstNoLastName

    Жыл бұрын

    He has been big for a while but I am so glad OFMD is putting him on everyone’s map.

  • @orangemarmalade77

    @orangemarmalade77

    Жыл бұрын

    You're definitely not the only one. I had heard his name, but I had no context for him until OMFD.

  • @anneuldahl

    @anneuldahl

    Жыл бұрын

    I definitely knew it was him as Blackbeard, but didn't really click until he lost his beard 😆

  • @tlepageart4294
    @tlepageart4294 Жыл бұрын

    In every role Taika does, he just plays himself 🤣

  • @Tosh1907

    @Tosh1907

    Жыл бұрын

    Taika was the reason for WWII? I didn’t know that.

  • @benzaiten933

    @benzaiten933

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah, it's too much effort to try being someone else 🤣

  • @nem447

    @nem447

    Жыл бұрын

    like Jeff Goldblum

  • @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826

    Жыл бұрын

    @Maximum Carnage no, but his people certainly were. Hint: Look up his real name.

  • @Ibidesgsindl

    @Ibidesgsindl

    Жыл бұрын

    And still gets praised.

  • @christianbeck7901
    @christianbeck7901 Жыл бұрын

    He's the kid who never does his homework but always aces the test

  • @wolfiepyxiestudios1408
    @wolfiepyxiestudios1408 Жыл бұрын

    For me I feel like at some points in this video Taika is everyone’s last three brain cells trying to answer questions on an exam they didn’t study for.

  • @archertor5319
    @archertor5319 Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: The short film Taika Waititi got nominated for an Oscar for is called "Two Cars, One Night"

  • @danianto1818

    @danianto1818

    Жыл бұрын

    Amazing short film!!!

  • @popskiptea8707

    @popskiptea8707

    Жыл бұрын

    And he pretended to be asleep as they were reading out the nominations lol

  • @IAmDaedem

    @IAmDaedem

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh! I've seen that ages ago. Didn't realise Taika made it. Nice!

  • @johanvajse8410

    @johanvajse8410

    Жыл бұрын

    and then that became the full length movie Boy which is of course brilliant

  • @nafereuskortex9055

    @nafereuskortex9055

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johanvajse8410 Still quote that movie to friends sometimes.

  • @Griffonish
    @Griffonish Жыл бұрын

    "Whenever I finish something, I block it out". Bro what a mood. Turned in my thesis about an hour ago, don't know what I even wrote about.

  • @isaacmarks31
    @isaacmarks31 Жыл бұрын

    The first Taika Waititi film I saw was "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" (2016) and it was such a quirky, energetic, yet heart-touching film. I've noticed a lot of his films since then are like that: action-based, but ultimately sweet.

  • @EbbermanEmily
    @EbbermanEmily Жыл бұрын

    He seems like the chillest guy I'd love to just hang out with him and listen to him ramble

  • @chaosgoblin89167
    @chaosgoblin89167 Жыл бұрын

    you know for the taika waititi bridgerton bit someone was furiously scribbling on a piece of cardboard SNL style to tell him what the show was about :D

  • @Movingmts111

    @Movingmts111

    Жыл бұрын

    Also: put him in Bridgerton

  • @rachelstickelmaier510
    @rachelstickelmaier510 Жыл бұрын

    Taika not knowing what part he plays except for Korg gives me life

  • @lisakazubek3572
    @lisakazubek3572 Жыл бұрын

    "Does Taika Waititi have a Grammy?" "He sure does. They are just giving those things away." 😂 He is so funny. The way he pronounces the word "meme." 😁

  • @charliekealoha
    @charliekealoha Жыл бұрын

    There is a huge reason why this guy is successful. How do you not love him for his way of just being him. I haven't laughed so hard at one of these ever. LOL I usually love these interviews but this one I just couldn't stop laughing. LOL

  • @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t say it’s confidence. Idk. I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone.

  • @ytuser_3122
    @ytuser_3122 Жыл бұрын

    This dude is such a likable actor, director, and person!

  • @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    Жыл бұрын

    Likable?? I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. It’s not funny or cute.

  • @EVMjimmy
    @EVMjimmy Жыл бұрын

    Been watching this guy since "what we do in the shadows" great guy, great director, great actor

  • @peterevans6480

    @peterevans6480

    Жыл бұрын

    i love that movie

  • @WiloPolis03
    @WiloPolis03 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like you could just put Taika Waititi being himself on camera for 2 hours and it would be the movie of the year

  • @chloec3837
    @chloec3837 Жыл бұрын

    The Steven Merchant impersonation was iconic.

  • @theghd2020

    @theghd2020

    Жыл бұрын

    “Annnd I was like NAH too hard” lol

  • @adematti
    @adematti Жыл бұрын

    I will never get tired of watching Taika interviews. Such a beautiful, funny, charismatic man.

  • @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    @blackcirclepolkadot2618

    Жыл бұрын

    Charismatic?? I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. To portray it as charisma just doesn’t fit.

  • @Measuresderepo
    @Measuresderepo8 ай бұрын

    “Who is Taika Waititi- me!”

  • @3hituquit29
    @3hituquit29 Жыл бұрын

    Always nice to see a New Zealander thriving in the US. I remember when he played Green Lanterns bestfriend, and we would be super hype to see his 1 minute of screen time, haha.

  • @GhostsAreReall
    @GhostsAreReall Жыл бұрын

    It's impossible not to like this guy

  • @vermaishanvi037
    @vermaishanvi037 Жыл бұрын

    YOU HAVW NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE TAIKA WAITITI , I WORSHIP THE GROUND HE WALKS ON , HES LIKE ACTUALLY INSANE AND YET ICONIC , ITS AMAZING TO GET SOME REPRESENTATION

  • @Willpower-74205
    @Willpower-74205 Жыл бұрын

    This sounds like the kind of guy you could have a beer with while watching the local sports team get their asses handed to them on the TV. A fine actor and director who doesn't take himself too seriously. 😎👍

  • @scifisamurai7794
    @scifisamurai7794 Жыл бұрын

    I don’t remember the last time I laughed so much in a Wired Autocomplete vid. Taika Waititi is seriously God’s gift to the world 🌎

  • @vikloriot
    @vikloriot Жыл бұрын

    Taika is the literal embodiment of ADHD and I'm here for it

  • @vickpanchal5559

    @vickpanchal5559

    Жыл бұрын

    No one wants a childish narc like him representing the ADHD community. Y’all are terrible judges of character, entire comment section sucking off a man baby. Pathetic.

  • @sugaringcozy

    @sugaringcozy

    Жыл бұрын

    as a fellow person with adhd i’ve often thought this. it actually really empowers me to think i can have adhd and be someone as successful and loved as taika :,)

  • @sidsrivastava2371
    @sidsrivastava2371 Жыл бұрын

    Taika carrying Marvel and Star Wars right now

  • @martintimmer8574

    @martintimmer8574

    Жыл бұрын

    No,he isn’t. Jon Favreau does

  • @BeardedDanishViking

    @BeardedDanishViking

    Жыл бұрын

    Carrying it to the grave, perhaps.

  • @jillianpayne5071
    @jillianpayne5071 Жыл бұрын

    “That’s just getting a Grammy for making a playlist” that line took me out

  • @UrbanOutlawsSk8Co
    @UrbanOutlawsSk8Co Жыл бұрын

    His sense of humor is top notch

  • @SDXStudio
    @SDXStudio Жыл бұрын

    The reason he just does his own accent is just because it is one of lifes pure joys to listen to him speak.

  • @harrietveale1771
    @harrietveale1771 Жыл бұрын

    Okay, but I never realised some of Ed's tattoos were real. Awesome! Also, this guy is a sheer delight.

  • @Loweene_Ancalimon

    @Loweene_Ancalimon

    Жыл бұрын

    the big chest bird (also the logo of his production company) and the rings around his upper arm are two very visible ones ! The rings I was genuinely wondering about when I watched OFMD for the first time, because the snakey tattoo overlaps it quite clearly, and the blocky lines are not really in the same vibe as the rest of the tattoos on Ed's arms !

  • @hamthehottie
    @hamthehottie Жыл бұрын

    i wish this man did a podcast or something, so entertaining to listen to

  • @Bmezzo1
    @Bmezzo1 Жыл бұрын

    I am so thankful that he said he was around 30 when he entered the film scene! Because I was 27 when I made my first short film and always felt like I was too old to enter this race! Thanks for the confidence boost and inspiration, Taika! :)

  • @norscored
    @norscored Жыл бұрын

    i absolutely adore Taika

  • @sashana8310

    @sashana8310

    Жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @vermaishanvi037
    @vermaishanvi037 Жыл бұрын

    never have i ever thought someone would describe bridgerton as 'M.A.S.H but in the 1700s" and be right about it, yet here we are

  • @imaginationsmusic1985

    @imaginationsmusic1985

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought I was the only one to catch that (for context I've only seen clips of Bridgerton but I've seen lots of episodes of M*A*S*H* 😂)

  • @vermaishanvi037

    @vermaishanvi037

    Жыл бұрын

    @@imaginationsmusic1985 😂😂 👍 but bridgerton season 2 is a nice one watch it if you get time , idk about season 1 it's just softporn 💀

  • @sebluketravis2438
    @sebluketravis2438 Жыл бұрын

    it's amazing this guy being Maori has had such a successful career in movies with absolutely no other influence

  • @Ke0h298
    @Ke0h298 Жыл бұрын

    he's like the cool uncle you get to see everyone once or twice a year during family gatherings

  • @manuela.
    @manuela. Жыл бұрын

    This man is what I hope to be in my 40s.

  • @Rainedae1001
    @Rainedae1001 Жыл бұрын

    Taika is too chaotic I love it he should not have as much power as he does

  • @deathwitheponine
    @deathwitheponine7 ай бұрын

    Taika always puts a smile on my face. What a lad.

  • @joshkresnik6402
    @joshkresnik6402 Жыл бұрын

    This guy is one of those directors who I would literally trust anything with, without question. I write books and stories and if I lost the rights, or if they happened to land in his lap, even if I owned the rights, I would trust him without question. he’s just one of those writer directors I trust with everything because he’s brilliant he’s funny he’s got wit and everything he does is just awesome

  • @sksneho37
    @sksneho37 Жыл бұрын

    that's the most Cool autocomplete interview I've ever seen. He is unique and genuinely a funny guy.

  • @themeatpopsicle
    @themeatpopsicle Жыл бұрын

    I reckon there's nobody living more in the present than Taika Waititi

  • @JonesIsHere
    @JonesIsHere Жыл бұрын

    HOW COULD THERE BE NOTHING ABOUT "WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS" ...ABSOLUTE GOLD.

  • @iamsauras
    @iamsauras Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea who Taika Waititi is. Still don’t but I love him now 😭🫶🏼 He’s just.too.good 👏🏼. The confidence, style, quirky answer and quick of wit. Thank you Wired for this video! 💕

  • @iitslaurenn_
    @iitslaurenn_ Жыл бұрын

    He's so funny and so iconic, he just does whatever he wants and he does it RIGHT!

  • @lucillebennet4233

    @lucillebennet4233

    Жыл бұрын

    After 8 long years of battling with insecurities, low self-esteem, with constant fear of the knowledge I could infect someone with HSV 1&2 was a nightmare to me. I'm so glad/grateful that I am over Herpes and its stigma! All thanks to Dr. Aloha kzread.info/dron/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww.html ❤️🙏🏻

  • @ishraqtalukder4518
    @ishraqtalukder4518 Жыл бұрын

    A movie with taika and James Gunn would be the best thing ever with them be the most funnest directors that give best films of fun and very hearted films.

  • @JD-fz3hy

    @JD-fz3hy

    Жыл бұрын

    He did make a cameo in James Gunn The Suicide Squad, it was pretty funny when he randomly popped up on screen.

  • @coreyantonacci9620

    @coreyantonacci9620

    Жыл бұрын

    James Gunn helped with the guardians of the Galaxy parts in the new Thor movie

  • @aeh5109

    @aeh5109

    Жыл бұрын

    Tbh that would be chaos

  • @KatherineMayWilliams
    @KatherineMayWilliams Жыл бұрын

    Loren Taylor (previously Loren Horsley) was the best part of 'Eagle vs Shark'. Good to hear her name. She starred in the movie and also co-wrote it. (Taika got the year wrong, though. It was released in 2007, not 2005.) 🦅 vs🦈

  • @christeebs

    @christeebs

    Жыл бұрын

    a fantastic film that I watched when I should have been studying for my final exams

  • @leenaildeduro6387
    @leenaildeduro6387 Жыл бұрын

    "My range... is me." I don't know whether to laugh or to hug this man.

  • @LauDowney
    @LauDowney Жыл бұрын

    01:28 his laugh is too much!❤ He's an amazing guy!

  • @doodoobutter101
    @doodoobutter101 Жыл бұрын

    God, I adore Taika. He is a NZ national treasure.

  • @Jellywife
    @Jellywife Жыл бұрын

    Been a Taika fan ever since the Conchords radio shows on the BBC, funny to see him so successful now. What we do in the shadows is his best project for me !

  • @nwgverified
    @nwgverified Жыл бұрын

    I love Taika, this is a guy you can't say nothing bad about

  • @martintimmer8574

    @martintimmer8574

    Жыл бұрын

    Really?have you seen how silly and dumb he made Thor? And wait for the newest crap…

  • @nwgverified

    @nwgverified

    Жыл бұрын

    @@martintimmer8574 You're insane, the first 2 movies were mediocre, he tried a new take on Thor and hit gold. We didn't need more forgettable Thor movies

  • @My_knob

    @My_knob

    Жыл бұрын

    @@martintimmer8574 you get no bitches

  • @BeardedDanishViking

    @BeardedDanishViking

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nwgverified He hit gold because it made the MCU casuals laugh. He butchered two of the best Marvel story arcs to make that trainwreck.

  • @8732981659415

    @8732981659415

    Жыл бұрын

    He's dating Rita Ora, that's pretty bad 😂

  • @starshine2000
    @starshine2000 Жыл бұрын

    Se vocês fizerem um vídeo de 3hs desse homem, a gente vai assistir com gosto. Façam por favor

  • @EternalChamp

    @EternalChamp

    Жыл бұрын

    Click on that link if you’re stupid 😜

  • @synnesilentweb
    @synnesilentweb10 ай бұрын

    love that he heard the Bristol accent and went "absolutely not"

  • @anniebunny722
    @anniebunny722 Жыл бұрын

    He’s just so hectic, funny, and adorable!

  • @maryamesque
    @maryamesque Жыл бұрын

    gosh i love him so much. he's just so genuine

  • @milkshakebananaz
    @milkshakebananaz Жыл бұрын

    Wait is taika going to EGOT!?!? He deserves it!!!

  • @gwynn4011

    @gwynn4011

    Жыл бұрын

    He just needs a Tony! Which, might be difficult cause I dont think he's ever done theater

  • @milkshakebananaz

    @milkshakebananaz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gwynn4011 well he had never done film and got nodded for his first short film sooooooo. I’m not betting against him!

  • @mahastiazadi3205
    @mahastiazadi3205 Жыл бұрын

    Omg I needed a Taika Waititi wired autocomplete interview so much. I adore this man.

  • @beamslinger
    @beamslinger Жыл бұрын

    The content he produces is so consistently good! I’ve enjoyed everything he’s been involved in

  • @NailahRoberts
    @NailahRoberts Жыл бұрын

    Taika comes across as a genuinely good chap 😊

  • @themightywhoosh5497
    @themightywhoosh5497 Жыл бұрын

    "Getting a Grammy for making a playlist" everyone's dream 🤣🤣

  • @noa.chilton
    @noa.chilton Жыл бұрын

    love this man, this whole video got me stupid giggling and smiling at my laptop like a little kid with their first crush

  • @danejecielgomez926
    @danejecielgomez926 Жыл бұрын

    Taika the creator of Thor Ragnarok, haven't watched it fully but you know it's gonna be good

  • @charliechimento852
    @charliechimento852 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, one of the greatest directors of our time. I love this man

  • @LNCS8945
    @LNCS8945 Жыл бұрын

    My gosh, the guy just does a casual interview and still manages to make it funny as heck

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