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After slaying them at Sundance, Hunt for the Wilderpeople gathers for the spring into Australia midyear.

19 Feb 2016

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Why wouldn’t we love Taika Waititi? He made Eagle vs Shark, Boy and What we do in the Shadows. Now he has Hunt for the Wilderpeople and is booked to direct Thor: Ragnarok

The Guardian pegged it as a family film in familiar terrain but loved it anyway. Hollywood Reporter was charmed to bits and added a video interview.

And Taika Waititi made this strange commercial –

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