Taika Waititi announces a Rebel for his newest film

Publish Date: Friday, 25 May 2018, 11:04AM

Pitch Perfect star and Aussie comedian Rebel Wilson is set to star in a film directed by Taika Waititi.

Am I excited to be working with New Zealand’s best comedy director and all-round legend @taikawaititi ? That would be a hard yes. I’ve admired all his films! Also Scar Jo & Sam Rockwell ❤️. Can’t wait to get to Prague x

A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson) on May 22, 2018 at 1:47pm PDT

Taika took to Twitter to announce the news, they seem to be just as excited as each other saying “s*** just got surreal”.

“Rebel Rebel Rebel Rebel Rebel Rebel! Sh*t just got surreal. @RebelWilson Rebel Wilson Joins Taika Waititi’s WWII Satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ As Frightful Fraulein.”

Rebel Rebel Rebel Rebel Rebel Rebel!
Shit just got surreal. @RebelWilson

Rebel Wilson Joins Taika Waititi’s WWII Satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ As Frightful Fraulein https://t.co/AdzNhZZAw9 via @deadline
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) May 23, 2018

The movie follows a 10-year old boy who struggles to find his place in an "increasingly Fascist regime and turns to an imaginary friend when faced with the discovery that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home."

According to Deadline, Rebel will play Fraulein Rahm, a brutish instructor in the Hitler Youth Camp.

Rebel joins an already A-list cast of actors including the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell. The film is set to get underway shortly in Prague.

Watch this space!

Even I wish I could be more like me.

A post shared by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi) on May 18, 2018 at 10:20am PDT

Exciting!

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