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Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi says it 'annoyed' him to play Adolf Hitler in upcoming WWII satire

Press Trust of India • September 10, 2019, 12:56:25 IST
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Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi, is set during the WWII and revolves around a young German boy, who has an imaginary friend based on Adolf Hitler.

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Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi says it 'annoyed' him to play Adolf Hitler in upcoming WWII satire

Taika Waititi’s version of Adolf Hitler in satirical comedy _Jojo Rabbit_ is nowhere close to the real-life German dictator, but the actor-director said he felt “annoyed and ridiculous” when he dressed up as the character. [caption id=“attachment_7047961” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]A still from Jojo Rabbit. YouTube A still from Jojo Rabbit. YouTube[/caption] Jojo Rabbit, also directed by Waititi, is set during the Second World War and revolves around a young German boy Jojo “Rabbit” Betzler, who has an imaginary friend based on Adolf Hitler. The kid’s life is turned upside down when he gets to know that his mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson) has a Jewish girl hidden in their attic. The Thor: Ragnarok helmer said he never wanted to portray Hitler in an “authentic” way. “I was not prepared to go that deep. Also, because he’s an imaginary friend, he’s conjured by the mind of a 10-year-old boy, so he is a 10-year-old. The thing that struck me the most is that, as he’s putting on that costume and looking in the mirror and realising how childish and immature a lot of how they built their world was. “If you look at the details on the uniforms, there’s lightning bolts on the belt buckles, a skull and crossbones on their hats. So it was like this make-believe type of thing, which is a boy’s fantasy when they were creating all that stuff. (But) It annoyed me a lot catching my reflection in the mirror and seeing myself. I felt so ridiculous and it did look ridiculous,” Waititi said during an interview at the EW and People magazine video suite at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Jojo Rabbit, which had its world premiere at TIFF, is set to release in the US on 18 October _**(Also read: Jojo Rabbit early reactions: Taika Waititi's WWII satire lauded for its 'funny, bittersweet and unapologetically unique' story)**_

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