Taika Waititi to Direct Disney’s Tower of Terror Film

Disney has reportedly discovered its director for the upcoming Tower of Terror movie, and it’s none aside from Taika Waititi.

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Based on a latest report from The DisInsider, Waititi will take over to direct the movie primarily based on the enduring Disney amusement park journey. Scarlett Johansson was beforehand introduced to be starring and producing the movie, with a script set to return from Academy Award-winner Josh Cooley.

Whereas Johansson and Disney had a really public back-and-forth this 12 months concerning Johansson’s authorized dispute over Disney releasing Black Widow on Disney+, that appears to haven’t affected the standing of the Tower of Terror film. As for Waititi, he’s no stranger to working with Disney, as he’s now a mainstay on the planet of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and simply wrapped up manufacturing on Thor: Love and Thunder earlier this 12 months.

Based mostly on certainly one of Disney’s basic and well-liked theme park points of interest, The Tower of Terror movie will likely be produced by Johansson by means of her These Photos banner, alongside Jonathan Lia. The mission comes after the success of Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, who’re each set to reprise their roles within the just lately introduced sequel.

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Johansson most just lately starred in her final MCU film as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. She is at the moment filming in Spain for her first Wes Anderson movie, and also will subsequent be seen in Apple Studios’ romantic action-adventure movie Ghosted, which reunites her with long-time collaborator Chris Evans.