Marvel Studios Is Close To Hiring Its First Non-White Director


via BuzzFeed

Oscar-nominated Maori filmmaker and comedian Taika Waititi is in talks to direct 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok.

Taika Waititi

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Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World

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Taika Waititi — a native New Zealand filmmaker and comedian of Maori descent — is negotiating with Marvel Studios to direct Thor: Ragnarok, BuzzFeed News has confirmed. Should he land the job, Waititi would be the first non-white director of a superhero film from Marvel Studios.

TheWrap first reported this news.

This story is developing — check back for updates.


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