Taika Waititi and Rita Ora at the amfAR Gala Venezia on Sept. 2, 2023, in Venice, Italy.Photo:Ryan Emberley/amfAR/amfAR via Getty
Ryan Emberley/amfAR/amfAR via Getty
Rita Oramight be husbandTaika Waititi’s next leading lady.
“That’s probably on the cards, yeah,” says Waititi, 48.
As for his new film, it’s based on a true story and follows Dutch-American manager Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) “in the slow-paced island community” of American Samoa, where he is “determined to inject footballing discipline into the team as they make a qualifying run for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,“according to a synopsison TIFF’s website.
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Taika Waititi attends theNext Goal Winspremiere during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario.Leon Bennett/Getty
Leon Bennett/Getty
Despite directingNext Goal Wins(which is based on a2014 documentary of the same namefrom Mike Brett and Steve Jamison), Waititi says, “Soccer was never a big part of my life.”
While Ora is not a part ofNext Goal Wins, theThor: Love and Thunderdirector has collaborated professionally with his actress-singer wife before, including on the music video for her song"Praising You.”
“I love working with her,” Waititi toldThe Hollywood Reporterearlier this year. “It’s just a good laugh. It’s nice being married to and working with someone who’s extremely talented. We’vegot a similar sense of humorand we listen to the same stuff.”
Taika Waititi and Rita Ora at the Met Gala in New York City on May 1, 2023.Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Elsewhere in that interview, the director raved about how Ora “left school early to become a f—ing massive pop star, and as a result says the f—ing coolest things.”
“She’s like, ‘I walk around the corner, and slow and behold, it was right in front of me.’ And I’m like, ‘Babe, it’s lo and behold,’ " Waititi toldTHR.“And she’s like, ‘No, slow and behold, way better.’ I’m like, ‘You’re not wrong. Slow and behold sounds f—ing better.’ ”
Ora — whotied the knot with Waititi in August 2022— told PEOPLE in July that he is her “biggest supporter and advocate,” and that she “love(s) bouncing ideas with him.”
Next Goal Winsis in theaters Nov. 17.
source: people.com
