FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS Director In Talks For THOR: RAGNAROK

After the massive disappointment that was Thor: The Dark World, I could not possibly be any less interested in Thor: Ragnarok, the upcoming third film in the Thor solo trilogy. But I could be persuaded to be a little more interested in it, and that's exactly what just happened when I read The Wrap's report about the man who's in talks to direct it.

Flight of the Conchords and What We Do In The Shadows director Taika Waititi is currently in negotiations with Marvel Studios to helm the sequel, beating out Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer for the much-desired job. (Other sites indicate Dodgeball director Rawson Marshall Thurber and Goosebumps helmer Rob Letterman were also in contention, while a previous report pointed to Adam McKay, Gareth Edwards, and Matt Reeves as rumored options.)

I haven't seen all of Waititi's work (he directed the indie Eagle vs. Shark and also wrote the upcoming Disney animated movie Moana), but he's definitely a change of pace from the typically boring contenders that are always rumored for directing gigs like this. Maybe he can mix in a bit of humor with the apocalyptic events of this sequel. Thor: Ragnarok will star Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, and presumably Natalie Portman, and will arrive in theaters on July 28th, 2017.