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hys Darby and Taika Waititi go way back.
From the HBO cult favourite
Flight
Of The Conchords
to Darby’s scene-
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.
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
Rhys Darby talks about going bush with his old pal Taika
Waititi in the homegrown smash
Hunt For TheWilderpeople
.
Words
John Ferguson