Following the exit of Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow in September, a fan asked Waititi if he’d be up to directing a Star Wars movie, to which the filmmaker cheekily replied, “I’d be fired within a week.”
And improvisation has been a tool in every Marvel movie since Robert Downey Jr. riffed his way through Iron Man.”
Thor: Ragnarok director Taiki Waititi is explaining why he’s open to directing more stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but has no interest in helming a Star Wars movie.
You have to appreciate Waititi’s honesty about the prospects of directing a Star Wars movie, and respectfully explaining why he and the franchise simply wouldn’t be a good fit.