Academy Award winner Taika Waititi and Jude Law are in talks to team up for a new Showtime series called, The Auteur.
You may know him fromĀ Thor: RagnarokĀ orĀ The Mandalorian. However,Ā TaikaĀ WaititiĀ is now a household name after his Oscar win for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jo Jo Rabbit, at this yearās Academy Awards. The acclaimed director has some big projects on his plate, including the highly anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder, which has had the internet ablaze since its announcement in last yearās San Diego Comic Con. But, it seems that Waititi is even more ambitious than we may have previously thought possible.
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According to a report from Collider, Waititi and Jude Law are teaming up forĀ The Auteur,Ā which is a developing limited series for Showtime and their streaming service. The two are currently in negotiations right now with the network and it looks as if the project is indeed moving forward.
The Auteurās Story Details
Following the release of Colliderās report, they followed it up with a confirmation from Showtime. The cable network provided the following story details for The Auteur:
The AuteurĀ is a gonzo horror-comedy, a twisted romance, and a glamorous, high wire act of biting satire. Law will play a film producer who, desperate to make a great horror movie following a massive flop, accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer.
Waititi is set to direct and co-write the series, alongside Peter Warren (Ghost Team). He will also serve as an executive producer with Law, who will star in the horror-comedy.
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Showtime may be losing some of its heavy hitters this year, so itās going to need some more original shows such as the upcomingĀ HaloĀ project andĀ Mr. Ripley.Ā The streaming wars between Disney+ and Netflix are certainly heating up, so theyāre going to need some more quality programming.

Besides being a award-winning director, Waititiās also dabbled as an actor. He has recently played IG-11 in The MandalorianĀ and KorgĀ in Avengers: Endgame. Next he will be reteaming with Ryan Reynolds in the action comedy Free Guy, after the two first starred together in Warner Brosā Green Lantern.
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As for Jude Law, he recently playedĀ DumbledoreĀ inĀ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldĀ andĀ Yon-RoggĀ in MarvelāsĀ Captain Marvel. Law currently stars oppositeĀ Blake LivelyĀ inĀ The Rhythm Section and heās expected to be seen in the third installments of both, theĀ Fantastic BeastsĀ and SherlockĀ Holmes franchises. In addition, he will also be starring inĀ Francis Ford Coppolaās long-in-development, passion projectĀ Megalopolis.
So what do you think of The Auteur? Are you interested in this new show? Is it enough to get you to sign up for a Showtime subscription? Tell us in the comments below.
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