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  • Taika Waititi is set to play Blackbeard in HBO Max's Our Flag Means Death. 1 / 8

    Taika Waititi on the Thor: Ragnarok set
  • He will also executive produce the series and direct its pilot episode. 2 / 8

  • The show is loosely based on the story of real-life aristocrat turned pirate Stede Bonnet. 3 / 8

  • Rhys Darby will play Bonnet on the series. 4 / 8

    Jumanji Rhys Darby Nigel 1093
  • He previously worked with Waititi on 2014's What We Do in the Shadows. 5 / 8

  • Waititi is currently directing the sequel to Thor: Ragnarok, Love & Thunder 6 / 8

  • He will also reprise his MCU role as Korg in that film. 7 / 8

  • Up next, Waititi will appear opposite Ryan Reynolds in the movie Free Guy. 8 / 8