Taika Waititi reveals why his latest comedy series Reservation Dogs is ‘probably closer to my heart’ than his big budget productions
Taika Waititi has starred and directed Hollywood blockbusters for Marvel and DC Comics.
But the 45-year-old is turning his attention to a smaller scale TV comedy series – Reservation Dogs.
He told The Daily Telegraph on Saturday that while big budget productions have been enjoyable, the FX on Hulu show is ‘probably closer to my heart.’
Connected to the story: Taika Waititi (pictured) revealed why his latest comedy series Reservation Dogs is ‘probably closer to my heart’ than his big budget productions
The comedy centres on a group of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal and rob to raise money so they can get to California.
The New Zealand-born talent hopes to ‘twist those expectations’ after going through his own encounters with his early work about his own Maori community.
He recalled: ‘My early films would get negative feedback about them because they were like, “Well there’s not enough cultural specificity.”
Wild story: The comedy centres on a group of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal and rob to raise money so they can get to California
Storytelling: The New Zealand-born talent hopes to ‘twist those expectations’ after going through his own encounters with his early work about his own Maori community. Pictured is Taika (right) and co-creator Sterlin Harjo (left) with the cast of Reservation Dogs
Taika, who is currently in the US, has made a name for himself as the director and write of blockbusters such as Thor: Ragnarok and the Academy Award winning Jojo Rabbit.
He is set to direct an untitled Star Wars project, Flash Gordon and recently completed filming the fourth Thor film in Sydney.
As his professional life is continuing to grow from strength to strength, so too is his personal life with girlfriend Rita Ora.
In-demand: Taika is set to direct an untitled Star Wars project, Flash Gordon and recently completed filming the fourth Thor film in Sydney. Pictured with Thor star Chris Hemsworth
Debut: As his professional life is continuing to grow from strength to strength, so too is his personal life with girlfriend Rita Ora (left). They made their red carpet debut at the premiere of The Suicide Squad earlier this week
Taika and the British pop star, 30, made their red carpet debut at the premiere of The Suicide Squad earlier this week.
The pair first sparked romance rumors back in April after she shared a photo of the Jojo Rabbit director throwing his arms around her neck, though his face was shielded by a baseball cap.
Both were in Australia at the time as Rita was filming The Voice and Taika was in the process of filming Thor: Love And Thunder.
Cosied up: The pair first sparked romance rumors back in April after she shared a photo of the Jojo Rabbit director throwing his arms around her neck, though his face was shielded by a baseball cap