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Taika Waititi Wanted A-List Star To Play Jojo Rabbit’s Imaginary Hitler
Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi wanted an A-listed actor to play Hitler in Jojo Rabbit. Waititi directed the WWII dramedy based on Christine Leunens's 2008 book Caging Skies. The movie follows 10-year-old Hitler Youth member Johannes «Jojo» Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis), who, after discovering that his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their house, begins to question his Nazi beliefs. Jojo's introspection is frequently interrupted by his imaginary friend, a fanciful manifestation of Adolf Hitler played by Waititi himself. Jojo Rabbit generally received rave reviews and also won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, although some critics were polarized due to the movie's handling of Nazism.