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| April 2025 | During the annual Star Wars Celebration, it was revealed that Tony McNamara joined the project co-writing the Star Wars film script alongside Waititi. |
| 2024 | Hoka partnered with The Mesa Marathon, further establishing their presence in professional running events. |
| 2024 | Announced as director of a film adaptation of the Percival Everett novel James, with Steven Spielberg producing. |
| 2024 | He directed the pilot and executive produced a television adaptation of the novel Interior Chinatown, starring Jimmy O. Yang. |
| 2024 | Waititi directed and co-wrote the pilot episode of a television adaptation of Time Bandits, alongside Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris. |
| 2024 | Taika Waititi served as executive producer on We Were Dangerous, directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu. |
| 2023 | Hoka partnered with Runna, a running coach app, expanding their digital and athletic support ecosystem. |
| 2023 | He was announced to direct a film adaptation of the novel Klara and the Sun, intending it to be his next movie after Next Goal Wins. |
| 2023 | Taika Waititi released the film 'Next Goal Wins'. |
| 2023 | Taika Waititi was the executive producer on the film Frybread Face and Me, directed by Billy Luther. |
| November 17 2023 | His film adaptation of the documentary Next Goal Wins was released after re-shooting Armie Hammer's scenes with Will Arnett. |
| 2022 | He voiced Mo Morrison in the Pixar film Lightyear. |
| 2022 | Time magazine named Taika Waititi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| August 2022 | Taika Waititi married Rita Ora. |
| July 2022 | He wrote and directed the superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder, a sequel to Thor: Ragnarok. |
| March 2022 | Waititi executive produced, directed, and starred as Blackbeard in the HBO Max comedy series Our Flag Means Death, which premiered. |
| January 25 2022 |
The Piano
The Piano was released by Criterion Collection on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.
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| 2021 | Taika Waititi's cousin, Tweedie Waititi, began producing and directing Māori language versions of Disney animated films due to his influence. |
| 2021 | Taika Waititi was the executive producer of Night Raiders. |
| 2021 | Waititi won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media as a producer of the Jojo Rabbit soundtrack. |
| 2021 | Waititi was announced to adapt The Incal into a feature film. |
| 2021 | Taika Waititi began a relationship with British singer Rita Ora. |
| 2021 | It was announced that Waititi would executive produce and direct the Showtime limited series The Auteur starring Jude Law. |
| August 2021 | He portrayed Antwan Hovachelik, the antagonist of the action comedy film Free Guy. |
| August 2021 | Waititi portrayed Ratcatcher in the DC superhero film The Suicide Squad, which received positive reviews. |
| August 2021 | Portrayed Ratcatcher in the DC superhero film The Suicide Squad, which was released to positive reviews. |
| August 11 2021 |
The Piano
Criterion Collection announced The Piano would be part of their first 4K Ultra HD releases.
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| February 4 2021 | The film was released to New Zealand theatres. |
| 2020 | Niki Caro directed the live-action Disney film Mulan, expanding her work with Disney after her previous film Whale Rider. |
| 2020 | In the Queen's Birthday Honours, Waititi was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to film. |
| 2020 | Taika Waititi served as executive producer for the film Baby Done. |
| 2020 | Taika Waititi narrated a charity reading of James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. |
| September 2020 | Screened at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco, winning the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. |
| July 26 2020 | Rūrangi had its world premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival. |
| 2019 |
The Piano
The BBC polled 368 film experts from 84 countries, and 'The Piano' was named the top film by women directors, with nearly 10% of critics placing it first on their ballots.
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| 2019 | For the soundtrack of Jojo Rabbit, Waititi won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. |
| 2019 | Waititi wrote and directed Jojo Rabbit, based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens. |
| 2019 | Waititi co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in 'What We Do in the Shadows', which was later adapted into a television series. |
| 2019 | His film 'Jojo Rabbit' was released, which received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. |
| November 12 2019 | The Mandalorian premiered, with Waititi directing the first-season finale and voicing the character IG-11. |
| 2018 | Taika Waititi served as executive producer for the New Zealand film The Breaker Upperers. |
| 2018 | Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley quietly separated. |
| 2017 | Waititi won the award for New Zealander of the Year but could not attend in person due to work commitments. |
| October 2017 | Waititi directed Marvel Studios's Thor: Ragnarok, which was released. |
| 2016 | Waititi's film Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2016 | His film 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' was released and also became the top-grossing New Zealand film. |
| 2014 | Taika Waititi released the film 'What We Do in the Shadows'. |
| January 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2013 | Waititi co-wrote, co-directed, and acted in the vampire comedy mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows. |
| January 31 2012 |
The Piano
The Piano was released on Blu-ray by Lionsgate.
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