So if anything, it feels like the bigger factor in Waititi’s decision to help Thor: Ragnarok was the opportunity to play in a bigger sandbox.
Looking at his recent film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, it almost feels like he’s been consciously working towards the kind of work he’s now doing on his Australia set.
Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth have been in each other’s orbit for quite a while, as Hemsworth was initially impressed by Taika’s work on the film Boy, and the two eventually built a friendship that lead them to finally team up for Thor: Ragnarok.
The way the two men talk about each other only solidifies the fact that a collaboration was destined to happen.