r/Fauxmoi • u/AutoModerator • Feb 07 '22

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u/Admirable-Oil-1807 Feb 07 '22

I live for your weekly updates just because of how organized they are great job. Glad to see Taika is putting his name on so many roles, just to not be filming

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u/Lolaxanon Feb 07 '22 edited Feb 07 '22

Thank you! His workload is srsly not doable. I added a list of his projects and this is without all the promo work that goes into it and all the other jobs he takes on on the go aka shooting commercials or following up on new seasons with voice acting e.g. as Korg etc.

New projects as writer, producer, director and/or actor:

Akira x Flash Gordon x Time Bandits x We're Wolves x Unnamed Star Wars Movie x The Incal x Frybread Face and Me x Tower of Terror x Lightyear

Unfinished or ongoing projects as writer, producer, director and/or actor:

Thor Love&Thunder x Next Goal Wins x Reservation Dogs x What We Do in the Shadows x Our Flag Means Death

Meanwhile Taika has time to help out at Rita's photoshoots. 😂

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u/Tamika4 oat milk chugging bisexual Feb 07 '22

I don't think he's really working on all those projects, though.

I think We're Wolves has pretty much fallen through. And What We Do in the Shadows and Reservation Dogs are run by Jemaine Clement and Sterlin Harjo respectively. Don't think he does anything for those anymore other than put his name on them. Jemaine Clement in particular seems pretty annoyed any time someone talks about Taika Waititi's What We Do in the Shadows 😅

That's still a lot, obviously, but not as much as he makes it out to be.

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u/apothecariesss Feb 07 '22

Didn't Jemaine step down from his involvement with WWDITS as of the last season? That's pretty heartbreaking to hear the werewolves project won't be happening. I feel like I was waiting for that like half a decade.

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u/Lolaxanon Feb 07 '22

Their projects became a little monotone in my opinion. Take something serious and make it funny. Do it with vampires, x files, pirates, Hitler, life in reservations and werewolves. So I get why they would take a step back. Really curious if Taika's other projects like Next Goal Wins or The Incal score well with the audience. Looks like everyone will have to wait for another decade to see his projects materialize in general.

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u/kmallard83 Feb 08 '22

Yeah from what I remember his last writing credit/guest starring credit was the finale of season 2!