Academy Award nominee Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) seems to be getting busier. While voicing a brand new Rick and Morty character and taking the Thor: Love and Thunder director/writer reigns, the New Zealand filmmaker is closing 2019 strong with the satirical dark comedy Jojo Rabbit, which finally has a teaser trailer.Waititi took to Twitter to post the teaser while seemingly poking fun at both the language and nature of `teezer traylor[s].` The minute-long trailer shows a bunch of boy scouts doing very boy scout things: hammering sticks in the forest, jumping in a pool altogether, running with and away from Adolf Hitler. It`s all in a day`s work for the Hitler Youth in 1940s Vienna. You can check it out below.From `Visionistical` director, Teeka Wachichi, here`s a `teezer traylor`, for my anti-hate satire, #JojoRabbit, in theaters October 18. @rebelwilson @alfieeallen #ThomasinMcKenzie #RomanGriffinDavis @stephenmerchant #samrockwell #scarlettjohansson @jojorabbitmovie #visionistical pic.twitter.com/8o8X8cyJTD - Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) July 23, 2019Written and directed by Waititi himself, Jojo Rabbit is based on Christine Leunens` 2008 book Caging Skies, which follows a Jewish boy part of the Hitler Youth who discovers a Jewish girl hiding in a false wall of his parents` home. It stars Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect 3), Sam Rockwell (Vice), Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Endgame), Stephen Merchant (Logan), and Thomasin McKenzie (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies). Along with leading the movie, Waititi plays a cooky Adolf Hitler.Jojo Rabbit is slated to hit theatres on October 18.In other news, Waititi`s live-action Akira adaptation has been delayed due to `development concerns.` A new release date has yet to be confirmed, but Waititi said in April 2018 that he has no intention of remaking the 1988 animated film. `A lot of the people freaking out haven`t even read the books, and there are six gigantic books to go throu ...
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