STACK #143 Sept 2016

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Rhys Darby talks about going bush with his old pal Taika Waititi in the homegrown smash Hunt For TheWilderpeople . Words John Ferguson

hys Darby and Taika Waititi go way back. From the HBO cult favourite Flight Of The Conchords to Darby’s scene-

So when Darby learned that Waititi was working on a new film, Hunt For The Wilderpeople , the Kiwi comic needed little persuasion to come onboard. “I love Taika to bits and I love working with him,” Darby tells STACK over the phone from US. “We both have the same sense of humour and the same sort of work ethic, so when he said you can do

stealing cameo in the latter’s What We Do In The Shadows (“we’re werewolves not swearwolves”), the pair are at the forefront of a small group of New Zealand comedy performers who have gone on to find fame overseas.

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