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Lisa McLoughlin

Taika Waititi says he only agreed to direct Thor: Ragnarok because ‘I was poor’

Taika Waititi has admitted he only directed 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok because he “was poor” after welcoming his second child.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker said he initially “had no interest in doing” a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie but came to the conclusion that making the blockbuster would be “a great opportunity to feed these children”.

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