Most of the members had previously collaborated with Waititi. For instance, costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo, who recently made the Costume Designers Guild Assn. shortlist for her work on the film, also joined Waititi on “Thor: Ragnarok.” “She has such style and class,” says the director. “And she’s got a great eye.” Waititi says Rubeo traveled Europe to acquire the vintage textiles that brought the film’s costumes together. “She would haggle,” he jokes.
Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. is new to Waititi’s crew. “We spoke on the phone and hit it off right away,” says the director, calling it an easy decision and an easy collaboration. Malaimare added color to World War II Germany instead of the bleak grays viewers are used to seeing., who plays Hitler Youth leader Captain Klenzendorf, was given a bit of a backstory that includes a penchant for partying. “He’s had this brief, flamboyant life.
When it came to editing the project, Waititi tapped Tom Eagles, who cut the director’s “What We Do in the Shadows.” The most important factor was setting the film’s satirical tone right from the beginning. Black-and-white archival footage of Nazi propaganda was used to show crowds screaming and cheering for Hitler. A German version of the Beatles hit “I Want to Hold Your Hand” played over the scene.
“He can make things make sense … in such a short amount of time.” The film’s running time is a tight 1 hour and 48 minutes, which is just what the director wanted. “That’s really important to me,” he says., who created the music for Pixar movies like “Up” and “Inside Out,” came on board to compose the “Jojo” score and give it heart.
Oh... yeah... Jonathan Yi defines nice people as kids from ultra rich families who've no care in the world except making their rich parents proud; right HBOPR you discussed this. You all as well DeanAntonioNYU NYUfilmtv NYUFilm
I'm still nice TaikaWaititi, I haven't finished Kingdom Hearts 3 yet so... no clue how this Digital Me thing works. KINGDOMHEARTS right? That is what that game is about, broken hearts on the internet and the world not being ready? Or something?