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‘Akira’ Live-Action Postponed Indefinitely So Taika Waititi Can Make ‘Thor 4’
Months after its production was announced, the live-action “Akira” adaptation has reportedly been put on hold indefinitely.
Citing sources privy to the production, Variety reports that Warner Bros. has decided to pull the plug on the production, which was previously set to begin filming this month.
Taika Waititi Says New Zealand is ‘Racist as F**k’
“Thor: Ragnarok” director Taika Waititi slammed his home country of New Zealand in a new interview, calling it “racist as f**k” because of people’s disregard for proper pronunciation.
“It’s racist as f**k,” Waititi, who is of Māori descent, explained to British magazine Dazed. “I mean, I think New Zealand is the best place on the planet, but it’s a racist place. People just flat-out refuse to pronounce Maori names properly.”
