Taika Waititi On The Inspiration Behind Korg - The Last Leg

[@penisde_milo9629]

"Piss off, ghost" loved that line in ragnarok

[@RockSmithStudio]

He’s freaking gone

[@seanosullivan7769]

Oh my god, the hammer pulled you off

[@tinykemper2561]

"Hey man we're just about to start a revolution and jump on that ship you wanna come with us?" "You look like you're in desperate need of leadership" "Why thank you!"

[@adamalhassam3403]

"What was your question again bro?"

[@ranch1420]

@@seanosullivan7769 that shit was funny asf lol

[@tzisorey]

Korg was running for Prime Minister, but he didn't print enough pamphlets, so no one turned up to vote....

[@sabahbubbler]

Then his mom's boyfriend, who he hates goes running for the opposition

[@thetinthdoctor]

Except for his mum and her boyfriend who he hates

[@bobbyblue9894]

Paper beats rock

[@joeredmond7227]

Running for prime minister isn't how we get Korg into power the only way we get Korg into power is by starting a revolution

[@bigcazza5260]

was gunna say something along those lines

[@barmutah]

Man i really hope korg joint the asgardian of the galaxy

[@assumedname1312]

dody armanto same

[@CondorianoShepard]

Thor, korg and meik with them would be hilarious

[@chocolatefish2847]

I hope they play fortnite full time

[@satellite964]

Taika + James Gunn. Yes please!

[@zalfasyahiraa]

@@assumedname1312 LMAO same

[@MechaBorne]

I love how Korg, a rock, is best-friends with Miek, a walking pair of scissors. I hope in Avengers 4 they have a mission where they end up fighting an alien made of paper

[@AlanHealy100]

I was going to say groot, but...

[@god8911]

@@AlanHealy100 Sakaraan's are also known as "Paper People"

[@raheemkhan4192]

The pamphlets

[@HarekaTysiri]

Oh GOD! It's beyond your expectations! 🤣🤣🤣

[@James-jk3es]

Hareka Tysiri that kid on the tv just called me a dickhead again😂😂

[@spacedoddle]

He's so undeniably kiwi, it's great. So proud to be from NZ.

[@nikkoXmercado]

I want to be from NZ.

[@Unknown_crusader]

@@nikkoXmercado same

[@rikkihill22]

Fantastic nation. Never met a Kiwi i didn't like. Australians on the other hand...ugh.

[@tolaisolia8743]

@@rikkihill22 Iv heard that from alot of foreigner's that iv worked with lol

[@louisbutson6107]

@@rikkihill22 it’s a shame we get confused so often. Kiwis are so different from aussies

[@tessa5346]

Every Kiwi knows how to put on this accent too, I'm a Kiwi in Canada and I always do this accent as my "real New Zealand accent"

[@shadowboxing7029]

Eh I dunno about that, Pakeha aren't too adept at doing it well. Well the ones I've met in the city anyway, maybe out in the wops if they live around a lot of Maori probably, being that it's the Maori accent.

[@tessa5346]

@@shadowboxing7029 Perhaps! I lived in a more maori/polynesian area of NZ

[@HiHi-gn2dw]

Athelas Do you people just make fun of townies out in the middle of nowhere? That seems to be all you guys talk about is “stupid townies” and “jafas”. You guys talk about us so much even though we most likely live the same lives (unless you live on a dairy farm etc).

[@shadowboxing7029]

@@HiHi-gn2dw"you people" ahaha well done on your hypocrisy and good luck with that axe you're grinding.

[@shadowboxing7029]

@@tessa5346 Well yeah that's what I meant, in the city there are more Pakeha so Maori tend to sound more like them. I imagine it's the reverse in smaller areas. I have Pakeha friends who sound Maori because they live in small towns with many Maori there, or at least pull off a Maori accent perfectly because they're used to it.

[@Sulu-sw3zo]

Having frequented bars and clubs the length and breadth of New Zealand, I can confirm that Taika is 100% correct with his anecdote of bouncers in our country.

[@felipejara2234]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWnNlIaGm9OhoJI bro like watching this. Guys being beast over the haka and then one goes with that tiny voice at the end hahaha

[@Cuzjudd]

What's your favourite?

[@wythore]

Can't believe Korg and Thor playing Fortnite is an actual spoiler for Endgame

[@sirkjohno0129]

Thor's depression is extremely evident

[@chunky_kebab4219]

Sadly it is lmao

[@boerepompie8244]

It’s sad, all the great games and they pick fortnite

[@insaiyandbz466]

@SwenglishGamer I wouldnt say best, more like the only game 😂

[@gertgim]

Yeah, can't believe it either. Why on earth wouldn't they play CS:GO instead.

[@mpbmpb100]

ENDGAME SPOILER FOLLOWING.... Genuinely, my favourite bit of Endgame was discovering Korg had survived the Snap. He gets the funniest line in the film, too.

[@mrbulldog1866]

Thor! He called me a dick head again xD

[@NOrwichfc3000]

The Inquisitor noobmaster 😂😂

[@840happycamper840]

"You let me know if he bothers you again" **Nods head** "Thank ya very much I sure will"

[@SessVlogs]

J 5 Noobmaster69!

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

mad how that bit was actually funny as well cause usually marvel jokes are shit but then in like the darkest part of any marvel movie, the only good joke in any marvel movie makes its appearance

[@johnluujl]

so I just realised that Korgs revolution was beat by paper (or the lack thereof)

[@breakinggreens]

Don't forget the fact that he almost kills Miek, the bladed character, Rock beating scissors.

[@TestarossaF110]

@@breakinggreens oh my god you guys.... thanks how did I not realise that!!!!

[@coolperson962]

In Guardians, Drax flrefers to Sakaarans as 'paper' people. Miek helped overthrow Sakaar. Scissors beats paper.

[@SpawnPlays254]

Haha.. spot on.

[@kingchickenwing4887]

What paper?

[@Aro_dynamic46]

After watching Ragnarok, my mum went to New Zealand and she said she was surrounded by Korgs cause that’s all she could hear 😂

[@PepalaPow23]

I used to work in bars in Sydney. We get a lot of those same guys as bouncers here too. I swear I’ve worked with about 50 guys who all could be the basis of Korg. Big gentle giants, until you piss them off or they get on the piss themselves that is ;) Side note; there is not a lot funnier than having a bunch of “Korg’s” getting a bit loud & ruckus only to say “er sorry miss” when you tell them off despite them towering over you. They tend to be lovely guys

[@x.Rhymiie.x]

Georgia Taylor Yeah well since the whites sound bloody Australian, wouldnt be hard to tell which ethnic group it came from 🤣 I just wanna know where in NZ she had to go to be surrounded by it? Cause mate she wasnt in the cities. Can’t have been the south Island with the other International accents

[@shadowboxing7029]

@@x.Rhymiie.x Must have been Rotovegas lol.

[@bodybalanceU2]

Dickhead db nzers dont sound like aussie they sound like kiwis you need to travel you ignorant insular child

[@WiloPolis03]

Here in north Texas during neighborhood block parties everyone sounds either friendly or really freaking passive aggressive. Wish I lived in NZ lol

[@vxxiii4160]

I've never met Taika in person, but I trust him with my life.

[@cjblake5411]

Ever since Ragnarok I’ve been going through all his stuff and I don’t know what I was doing for the past 21 years without them 😂 truly brilliant 😁

[@DollOfTheDamned]

Hell yeahhhhhhhh!

[@stringerbell1027]

Look out for his new project JoJo Rabbit. Lol

[@esmediamond]

Any suggestions?

[@krashd]

@@esmediamond What We do In The Shadows

[@magnamic5614]

Esmé, Boy is another great one. Then there’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople. He also has a great short film called, Two Cars, One Night. And of course; What We Do in the Shadows, as stated by, Rob Fraser.

[@joshhowe3477]

His description of a kiwi bouncer is so accurate.

[@leoncoppin]

Korg is a beast at fortnite

[@IkkeBelgPlays]

Loved that scene

[@praba991ify]

Feel free to log on to the WiFi

[@jaimie1]

noobmaster69

[@ramboluib2752]

"Thor he's back. The kid on tv just called me dickhead again"

[@basedbattledroid3507]

"Hey, _Noobmaster,_ It's Thor again, you know, The God of Thunder... listen buddy, if you don't log off of this game immediately; I'm going to fly over to your place, come down to that basement you're hiding in, rip off your arms *And Shove Them Up Your Butt!!!* ...That's right, yes! Go cry to your father, you little weasel!!"

[@MiniLemmy]

If Korg was prime minister, I guess that would make Meik deputy prime minister?

[@alumbo]

Scissor Migration Envoy and Interior Minister

[@Ballacha]

Immigration minister overseeing scissor migration

[@itsbadlarry]

Oh nup, Meik's dead.

[@TJ-fe7rr]

Make sure to create enough pamphlets

[@alekz112]

He's a lot more than that in the comics. He is actually vital in enraging and encouraging Hulk to become the Worldbreaker. I prefer Taika's Meik though.

[@mr.shyryhud1659]

Why are they so far away from the host on this show.

[@lordgnippoc2278]

Yes

[@joethejanitor845]

In case the guests attack. These celebrities are unpredictable!!!

[@vkg3836]

@@joethejanitor845 nice pic. Great games

[@JoshSweetvale]

Used to be a Paralympics show. /waves arms around mystiquefully

[@95DarkFire]

to protect them from the Australian.

[@vin13ish]

I will give a lot of praise for Taika Waititi for making Thor more exciting and fun character and Ragnarok is my personal favorite MCU movie as well. He’s along with Russo Bros reinvented the character into badass character since Thor was always overshadowed by Loki and other Avengers. Ragnarok and IW showcase a lot of Thor than any previous MCU Movie. Thank you, Waititi, Hemsworth and Russo Bros for making Thor into one of my favorite MCU character. :)

[@1997residente]

Yep, Chris Stuckmann said It well: Taika did for Thor what the Russo had done for Cap. Before of That,he was "prince charming". They needed adrenaline fuel,and we got a lot to the point i don't feel the need for watching Thor 1 and 2.

[@jordanread5829]

@b king It was mostly Hemsworth who was behind Thor's character changes in Ragnarok and Infinity War.

[@anouar3194]

I agree with you 100% Perfectly said, Thor in my opinion is now the best avenger as he always should be.

[@designatedpiledriver8216]

Really....so why use Ragnarok, one of the most serious Thor stories ever written? The guy just pissed all over a loved story and you love it. Well done

[@garvin205]

@b king Yeah and apparently making thor dark never worked.

[@KienDLuu]

The way he came up with the scissor immigration joke on the spot shows how much of a comedic genius he is. Hahahaha

[@charlmane1995]

that was a joke used in Thor Ragnorak

[@KienDLuu]

@@charlmane1995 don't I have egg on my face lol.

[@johnjames3384]

@Chartmane1995, the scissor immigration comment was not used in Thor Ragnarok, he made that comment up on the spot. In Ragnarok he refers to himself as a being made of rocks, then says something like "nothing to fear unless ur scissors", a reference to the rock, paper, scissors game.. Both comments very different but the reference to the rock, paper, scissors game is the same.

[@kikia6611]

And he's right, there is too much beaurocrat paper going on.... we definitely need more rocks and scissors....lol.....

[@melanie-cu6mi]

"you had that in australia?" "no, we didnt" "racist."

[@jasonnightingale644]

mel I’m Aussie. We had 🧨 for sure.

[@dolan979]

Taika is without doubt one of the most talented guys in Hollywood. He started off as a Stand Up comedian, started writing and acting, and now he's a major director filming Thor and The Mandalorian. The man is a genius.

[@eagle_klaw_]

It does take genius to ruin the characters and stories he ruined as badly as he did. It takes serious effort to bastardize Korg, Miek, Hulk, the entire Planet Hulk storyline itself, AND the entire Ragnarok storyline in ONE movie

[@oursentenceisup]

@@eagle_klaw_ How are they ruined? As Alan Moore once said, "the comics are still right there on my shelf."

[@fantedanedits5850]

*"Hey man... We saw your distress signal so we're here to save you... I'm Korg.. this is Miek... And you're on Asgard... You must be Tony Shark... Thor told me about you..."*

[@landonjw9947]

I lived in queenstown nz for awhile as a bartender and I can attest to every bouncer being the biggest Māori you’ve ever seen with the sweetest voice you’ve ever heard

[@aljohntabion2751]

Korg was always a marvel character.. the voice was just a bonus

[@zeldabaldrick5172]

What we do in the shadows pure brilliance!!!!!!

[@krashd]

"Can't you see our friend just died in a tragic sunlight accident?"

[@danielsarmiento1591]

You like basghetti?

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

Vakey vakey!

[@chikitabowow]

Taika is such a funny guy, AND i love how the New Zealand accent is just filled to the brim with untapped comedic potential.

[@bigrandomun9267]

Taika is definitely a maverick in movie-making. He seems so unique and crazy yet he seems so capable of breaking scenes down to their absolute minimums to get a genuine point across (e.g. In Ragnarok, when Hela has Thor pinned and Thor channels his lightning.) And he always finds a way to just summon all the movies messages in one epic sequence.

[@Medbread]

"Dynamite could be cut with scissors, blew up rocks, and was neutral with paper" So functionally it was just paper.

[@peter9477]

It would be (and good catch) but probably dynamite was actually used as (1) if only one person has dynamite they win, and (2) if more than one has it they automatically lose.

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

@@peter9477 If one has dynamite, all would be losing if they are close 😁

[@trogdorrules]

Korg would run on a strict anti-paper and anti-ghost platform. Korg 2020!

[@andrewtempest2092]

Korg is Detritus from the Ankh Morpork City Watch.

[@vitalykoltsov9956]

Oh God, a Taika Waititi movie based on Terry Pratchett's novels? That could be something.

[@crowjedi]

I grew up in coastal Victoria in Australia, and we did use dynamite in rock, paper, scissors.

[@TomTom-tz7zf]

i first seen him from what "we do in the shadows". great and hilarious movie. when my friend said he was gonna direct ragnorok we all knew it was gonna be hilarious. me and my friend legit popped off in theater when we heard korgs voice because we new it was viago fan from america

[@trav187]

Korg End Game - "Feel free to log into the wifi, no password of course" had me dead.

[@cz75fanatic]

Saw this clip 3 days ago. After seeing Love and Thunder yesterday, it is awesome to see the Scissors bit paid off in the movie years latter. Absolutely GENIUS!!!

[@rhyscory3337]

I'm so glad Stan got to see the MCU, and be a part of it.

[@GrandmotherSunshine]

They need to do a scene with Korg, Wong, and Drax.

[@openmyrice7720]

And baby groot😂

[@junatan25]

Michael Pena should also be there

[@wryly8762]

Luis too

[@jeremiahdansereau2950]

I want a Comedic sidekick movie

[@reixie]

@UCeHkXhmj7ZBHqkuyKy-IfNA fuck ur right ahahaha

[@xianlo3246]

I loved Korg, if he had a show I’d watch it for sure👍

[@purmhy]

This here's Meek, aw no I killed Meek. Sorry Mate.

[@wesleywinklaar]

*Miek (not trying to be a dickhead)

[@LTDPotential]

The bouncers he’s referring to were almost exclusively working at Globe Bar in Auckland circa 2012/13

[@basedbattledroid3507]

It's so true though! NZ bouncers are really friendly.

[@analyticalprocess3622]

Must be a different NZ

[@tolaisolia8743]

@@analyticalprocess3622 Iv had shit experiences with some you're not alone 😂😒

[@shenglongisback4688]

Not different nz... Hw drunk were you lol But in saying that some say your had enough too drink im like yooo budda im the sober driver hahaha

[@restlessentertainment9760]

Taika sitting next to the actor who couldn’t have been in a more different Marvel movie

[@krashd]

Alex Brooker isn't one of the X-men, he was just born like that.

[@kendawson8268]

@@krashd I see what you did there!!! LOL!!!!! Merchant was great though!

[@restlessentertainment9760]

Rob Fraser So would that not make him a Mutant?

[@danadezza]

The tooth fairy?!?

[@Kalleosini]

@@krashd The X-men were also born like that....

[@MrJJuK]

Korg is my favourite MCU character 😍

[@ironcote6346]

"Thor he's back, the kid on the tv just called me a dickhead again"

[@KyuubiSam]

I think Adam's been over there too long, we bloody well do have dynamite in rock-paper-scissors!! Everyone knows it's non-canon though

[@oliverm3589]

Nah, cannon beats dynamite.

[@hjmezzi3182]

Make us a special korg film please, i love this character

[@Elle-xf8mw]

Wish we could see more of the Korg! Love him!

[@Anwar-zq1kj]

Taika wakiti did save Thor! Ngl the first two Thor movies was alright and has always been in the shadow of the other MCU characters but Ragnorok smashed it!

[@insanity3993]

His voice is so chill

[@TripXization]

He plays an absolutely hilarious priest in a funeral scene from his movie the Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Great movie!

[@campbellholt1220]

Hunt for the wilder people, what we do in the shadows and Boy all great films made by him though if you're not from NZ Boy may be a bit harder to understand

[@hotspur5621]

Love the Korg catchphrase... I will be stealing this from now on.

[@Dragnel0GenerationX]

R.I.P Stan Lee, without him there would be no Spider-man, no Venom, no Hulk and no Iron Man

[@Mrsmirfinstien]

Can we please have an entire show of Korg doing different things and learning new professions

[@punkgurl1211]

I want a Korg movie, I love Korg. Lol

[@TheMitchZone]

Just here to say how much I absolutely love Korg. Thank you. 😍😭❤

[@MistaLiir]

Taika is a LEGEND!

[@smoog]

Taika is spot on about the bouncers. I knew two poly brothers who were bouncers. Most polite, quiet spoken bros you would ever meet. One could benchpress 260kg, the other 240kg. That was the reason they were so polite and pleasant: They knew they totally fuck you up if they wanted to.

[@caitlinlouise7354]

I’m Aussie and we had dynamite!

[@npbevo]

I thought I remember hearing of it too

[@JavieraScarratt]

Yep!

[@sallysetsforth]

We definitely had dynamite when I was growing up in Melbourne. But when you reach a certain age you realise it throws off the balance of the statistical probabilities, so then you drop it and go back to the classic rock / paper / scissors.

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

I knew it has a bomb.

[@Domihork]

I'm Czech and we also had dynamite... it's not that hard to come up with it you know...

[@gabriel101x]

Adam's joke at the end was so brutal 😂

[@mrah2423]

Taika's awesome and hilarious. Credit Disney and Marvel for discovering him.

[@razor1uk610]

...erm what ?? dida you mean for highring anda casting him? ..not ah, like fly fishing - ask Miek, but, I'm a.. sure you know, Newe Zeelehand had erm, discovered him already, you know... [written in a poor attempt at NZ Polynesian-escque dialect]

[@shyivy6440]

Makes me proud to be from NZ

[@Minotaur1975]

Back in school we had dynamite (bomb) but not paper

[@bella-tu4jj]

i love korg he’s so underrated

[@frodelien3569]

Brilliant guy!😃

[@blondeboi22]

If you love this guy please watch ‘In the Shadows’ it’s amazing !

[@mopslikvonstein]

that's not even the correct name of that movie; it's What We Do in the Shadows

[@ascendancy425]

"Just a little rock paper scissor joke for you" is genuinely my text tone.

[@emiliorivera1045]

Another day, another Doug...

[@CyberVirtual]

Now I have to imagine him saying that to Doug when he is rejected by the night club. Lol.

[@karenhughes3542]

Well I grew up playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Dynamite in Australia.

[@Parloso]

Last time i was in Tonga at the bar, a large Korg sized Toko came up and politely whispered in a soft island breeze like voice harmonizing with the morning birds… “You wanna Rumble?”…. I was perplexed! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@speechy_keen4878]

My brother is one of these. Tis very hilarious watching that exact scenario go down 😂

[@georgiaf9398]

I love Taika so much honestly

[@thomthom6268]

Perfect Movember Mustache

[@thomthom6268]

edited b/c autocorrect put N for M

[@IncursionYT]

He's playing Hitler in a film he's directing

[@khalidalshehri4142]

Korg is the best character in the MCU

[@Enrique-Garcia]

"You didn't have that in Australia?" "No, we didn't." "Racist." Damn, that escalated quickly.

[@jasmineday6691]

I love both Taika and Korg equally

[@thequeenofspades]

Those Polynesian bouncers sound like cool dudes.

[@1997residente]

Taika Waititi,New Zealand answer to Edgar Wright

[@DendyJungle]

Taika and Stephen were part of the best marvel films ever made

[@wadewilson8924]

Mo 2k took me a second but right you are. It’s unfortunate that a lot of people like to shit on ragnarok because it’s a comedy. A ton of people like it but you’ll always find the ones that wanted it to be a Kenneth brannah film

[@vignesh1065]

@@wadewilson8924 who tf shits on Ragnarok, it's straight up top 3 for most people and atleast top 5 for almost everyone.

[@wadewilson8924]

@@vignesh1065 it’s the people who are obsessed with the source material. I’m not gonna lie it’s a great story and it could’ve been an awesome darker story but taika watiti is great so you they’ll just have to live with it

[@ColeEdits]

Looking like a white haired Freddie Mercury.

[@andrewoconnor2981]

0:57 constantly replaying that moment

[@jsnagra1able]

Incredibly talented director. Ragnarok was brilliant.

[@michaeldukes4108]

Korg for PM: “Hey man, we’re gonna turn this country around. Wanna come?”

[@jadelee6555]

Taika is an international treasure

[@sakddsssak5971]

dynamite makes a whole lot more sense than paper beating rock

[@afrosamuri05]

Look if you put dynamite into the equation theoretically it should blow the fuck out of everything.

[@snicker12]

LOL

[@danil.6667]

It bothers me that not more people like his brand of humour.

[@sparklingicetea9410]

1:00 that's how I imagine UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker as a bouncer. Absolute killer but nicest guy on earth.

[@Intellectual_Wojak]

Who’s starting to love his character after endgame??🔥😂

[@loveshack6880]

I liked that you could see him fighting the chitauris a little bit. More than war machine 🤦‍♂️

[@zalfasyahiraa]

YEAH AND MIEK😂😂😂

[@revcapitle8268]

Taika is so awesome!

[@andoythevirgingamer3288]

Korg is really good in playing Taika

[@RawLu.]

LOVE the NZ accent for Korg, Just perfect ;-)

[@claudebaron9525]

He’s a solid guy 😂😂😂👍 And about his dynamite if I remember correctly when kid the scissor were cutting the Wick of the dynamite ? Seems logical to me !?

[@inprogress7635]

He is bloody brilliant!

[@lovelizzy4743]

YESS WE DID HAVE THAT IN AUSTRALIA DAMN IT

[@ugh9174]

taika is like,,, really cute.....

[@collingephart4485]

Korg deserves his own movie or tv series

[@MrRugbylane]

i bloody well KNEW Korg was a parody of Polynesian Bouncers haha

[@dcd5050]

korg miek and thor are living the dream. In a shed somewhere playing games and getting drunk hahaha

[@Maiier]

Rock, Paper, Scissors.......DYNAMITE XD Love that version, I always won.

[@lunakelly2113]

Taika is the only man who can pull off a mustache and not look like a creep.

[@daleboice2081]

Taika description of the typical New Zealander Maori man is spot on. Big massive guys with that non threatening accent. Went to school in Hawaii and a had several friends from New Zealand who sounded just Korg.

[@danielferguson4911]

Yes we had that in Australia