Thor director Taika Waititi on letting his cast ‘reboot’ their characters

Taika Waititi and the Marvel Cinematic Universe always seemed like an odd team-up. Waititi is a New Zealand-born writer-director who’s primarily worked in comedy, from the vampire ensemble film What We Do In The Shadows to episodes of Flight of the Conchords to the terrific family action film Hunt For The Wilderpeople. He likes to work loose and let his actors improvise, and he’s always operated on a small scale. Putting him in charge of a $180 million blockbuster about superheroes w