'Jojo Rabbit' director Taika Waititi explains why it's important to teach millennials about WWII through comedy | Variety Screening Series presented by vudufans
Taika Waititi revealed that Fox Searchlight wanted him to play Hitler in the comedy “Jojo Rabbit,” during a Q&A at the Variety Screening Series presented by Vudu. “It was like, ‘Hm, who should play Hitler? How about that Polynesian Jew from New Zealand? With hair that actually looks like this,'” Waititi said. “When I wrote [...]“Vice” director Adam McKay got chills when he first saw Christian Bale in full costume as former vice president Dick Cheney, he said Variety’s Screening Series.
The creators of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” discussed the eye-catching art style of the best animated feature Oscar winner at a Variety Screening Series. “A lot of things that you see in most CG films, we didn’t want,” co-director Peter Ramsey said. “We wanted a look that was going to make you feel like…walking into [...
Brie Larson was honored at Variety‘s Power of Women luncheon presented by Lifetime on Friday, and talked about her upcoming film “Just Mercy” and the Equal Justice Initiative. Larson portrays Eva Ansley, who co-founded the Equal Justice Initiative, in “Just Mercy,” and revealed what she learned from Ansley while making the film. “Where can you gain […]
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