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Taika Waititi found worldwide fame when he directed the iconic 2017 MCU movieThor: Ragnarok.With a genuinely terrifying antagonist for the movie and Thor trying to find his way back to his home, fans loved the 2017 movie.
While James Gunn was directingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,some notorious tweets of his from back in the day went viral on the internet. Since the tweets had controversial topics, Gunn was fired from the MCU and fans immediately clamored for Taika Waititi to take over as the director.
Taika Waititi Was The First Choice For James Gunn’s Replacement
Back in 2018, some horrific tweets on James Gunn’s Twitter feed were uncovered who had made jokes regarding pedophilia and r*pe. With the tweets getting viral, James Gunn was immediately fired from Disney, andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was put on hold.
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A year before, Taika Waititi had released the iconic 2017 movieThor: Ragnarokwhich was a massive success. The film had received such a massive reception that it was still talked about a year after its release. People had taken to Twitter to claim thatTaika Waititiwould indeed be great for the role of the director instead of James Gunn.
There were alleged reports that Waititi was called to discuss his next film with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and fans hoped that it would be aboutGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.Well, James Gunn returned to the fold once again and gave his vision of the Guardians which fans loved once again. As for Taika Waititi, the director went on to directThor: Love and Thunderwhich was a massive failure.
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How The Mighty Have Fallen
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With Waititi directing the 2022 failureThor: Love and Thunder,the world turned against the director in a matter of seconds. Although the director had found success withJojo Rabbit,the 2022 MCU project turned the whole thing around. Fans took to Twitter to simply point out the quote that“How the mighty have fallen”.
Taika Waititi had the world in his hand after Thor: Ragnarok. I remember when James Gunn got fired from Vol. 3 and people automatically said Taika should’ve replaced him. His “downfall” needs to be studied
— T’Challa Fan (@2TChalla2Stan)August 17, 2025
He’s a mid director. Jojo Rabbit was his best hit and it’s a solid 7. I think his new football movie is bad.
— Juan Doeman (@LoverrH8er)June 10, 2025
That Disney check made him grow lazy. Dude just decided to have fun and got a bit sloppy tbh.
— GodOfAsh (@GodOfAsh1)July 28, 2025
It’s because he made 1 good plot and then he got an ego and decided to keep changing stuff. He said it himself “I wanted to give them a version of Thor they haven’t seen before” He absolutely did that. He gave us the worst possible version
— Marshall (@SuperSikarlo)August 23, 2025
Whatever the case may be,Thor: Love and Thunderreceived a rating of 6.2/10 on IMDB and 63% on Rotten Tomatoes but managed to earn a decent box office collection around the world. The 2022 Taika Waititi film is available to stream on Disney+.
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Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
