He’s a busy chap, one who is currently working on his next excursion into the galaxy far, far away but outside of that imminent hyperspace leap Taika Waititi is lining up plenty of work here on Earth with another three divisions of Disney in 20th Television, FX Productions and Hulu. Already having worked with Lucasfilm, Disney and Marvel, he could be one of the first to work for every division of the House of Mouse, which would be quite the claim to fame.
Taika Waititi has closed a new first-look deal with 20th Television, FX Productions and Hulu — all divisions of Disney where he has a long history, both on the TV and the feature side.
Under the pact, he will develop and direct original series for 20th Television and FX Productions targeting all linear networks and streamers with priority given to Disney Entertainment Television platforms, most notably FX and Hulu.
Additionally, Waititi has in contention the FX pilot Very Young Frankenstein from 20th Television, which he directed and executive produced. Initial reaction to the pilot, based on Mel Brooks‘ classic 1974 film Young Frankenstein, has been positive. It is now in post-production.
He also directed an episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. On the film side, his Disney credits include Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder and Thor: Ragnarok and Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit, which earned him an Oscar for writing, and Next Goal Wins. Waititi is also writing and will direct a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm. He recently directed A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever for Disney, which has garnered 34M views on YouTube alone since its Nov. 10 release.