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