Taika’s Movie Hits US Friday the 13th (and NPR loves it)
Click here to view the embedded video. The time has come, America. Much like mythical creatures who lurk in darkness for millennia on end, we have been waiting an eternity for this week and at last it...
View ArticleTaika and Jemaine Clement Are At the SoHo Apple! Get ‘Em!
Click here to view the embedded video. I’m going to speak to two subsets of our New York audience right now. First up, Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords fans. If you guys want to meet the minds...
View ArticleTaika is in Shots!
Taika’s new spot about an ashamed son coming clean to his father is profiled in Shots TODAY! Cred where cred’s due: Wieden & Kennedy / London Kim Papworth – Creative Director Max Batten – Creative...
View ArticleHungry Man Wins a Plethora of D&AD Pencils
The 2015 D&AD Awards were held in London last night and Hungry Man’s got more pencils than a Bic warehouse! We took more lead than Sonny Corleone at a toll booth. We made more pencils disappear...
View ArticleTaika Waititi and Rhys Darby Are At It Again
Click here to view the embedded video. I’ve had several people approach me on the street recently and say, “Hungry Man guy, I recently saw Taika Waititi’s newest Vampire mocumentary What We Do In The...
View ArticleCampaign Brief Loves Taika & Rhys Darby
Taika and Rhys are at it again with a new Crazy Domains spot “Gorgeous Greta.” Campaign Brief has all the lowdown on how this marriage of comedic minds came together. Spoiler alert: Rhys’ wardrobe in...
View Article#TBT Classic Taika’s Cannes Win
Remember when Taika won gold at Cannes a few months ago for Branded Content and Entertainment? Well we do. If you haven’t seen his latest spot for New Zealand Transport Agency, “Tinnyvision” you have...
View ArticleIf It’s Sundance, It’s Taika
It’s just about that time of the year, folks. Sundance is back, which can mean but one thing: Taika Waititi has a new movie premiering there. Sure enough like death, taxes, and Robert Redford’s...
View ArticleCBS Names Taika’s Movie in Top 20 of 2015
Click here to view the embedded video. CBS News announced their Top 20 Best Films of 2015 this week and, no surprise here, Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows made the list. Right up there with...
View ArticleSundance Loves Taika
Click here to view the embedded video. Sundance Weekend opened with a friggin bang for Hungry Man. Takia Waititi had the premiere for his latest feature film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and it’s...
View ArticleTaika Beat Batman!
Click here to view the embedded video. Everybody’s been wondering who’s going to win, Batman or Superman? Well, in New Zealand the answer is neither. Taika Waititi’s latest feature film, Hunt for the...
View ArticleTaika’s New Movie is Comin’ Atcha World!
We have some good, non-Thor related Taika Waititi news this week. His latest feature film and Sundance hit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople has its worldwide distribution. Not surprising after Wilderpeople...
View ArticleTaika’s Movie is Nigh!
Click here to view the embedded video. Good morning Hungry Friends, and welcome to Wilderpeople Week! That’s right, that almost-alliterative-title can mean only one thing: Taika’s newest feature film...
View ArticleWeek of Wilderpeople – Day Two!
Click here to view the embedded video. This one goes out to all my Angelenos! If you are in the Los Angeles area this week and you enjoy laughter, either your own or that of a large group of people, we...
View ArticleWeek of Wilderpeople – Day Three!
Day 3 of Wilderpeople Week goes out to my homies rockin’ in NYC!!! Who’s going to see Taika’s new flick Hunt for the Wilderpeople this week? I know. All of you, right? Especially my peeps in...
View ArticleTaika’s Record Breaking Movie Hits Theaters Today
100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Official selection at Sundance. Highest grossing local film in New Zealand EVER. Taika’s new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople is in North American theaters today and you...
View ArticleTaika’s [99% Fresh] Movie Hits iTunes
Click here to view the embedded video. We here at Hungry Man realize in this cinematic world of tentpoles and franchises there might not be enough room at your local cineplexes for smaller family...
View ArticleRotten Tomatoes Declares Taika’s Film the Best of 2016!!!
Rotten Tomatoes has announced its 2016 Golden Tomato Award Winners and Taika’s film Hunt for the Wilderpeople will go down as the Best Reviewed Film of 2016 in Limited Release. The picture currently...
View ArticleTaika Releases New Clip of the Adventures of Thor and Daryl
Click here to view the embedded video. Remember Thor? Big hammer? Blonde beard? Dynamite abs? The guy who was somehow missing in Captain America: Civil War? Well Taika Waititi is back with yet another...
View ArticleTaika Waititi Named New Zealander of the Year
Yesterday Taika Waititi was named New Zealander of the Year at the annual Kiwi award show of the same name. He has won Sundance, he has won the AFI Awards, he has been nominated for an Oscar, and yet...
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