Taika Waititi’s Hitler Satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Lands Fall Release Date

Taika Waititi’s next film, “Jojo Rabbit,” in which the director stars an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, will be released by Fox Searchlight on Oct.

18, 2019.The film is described as an “anti-hate satire” and stars Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant and Alfie Allen.“Jojo Rabbit” is Waititi’s follow-up to “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” before that, and it’s based on the novel “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens.

[Set during World War II, the story follows a lonely German boy (Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers that his single mother (Johansson) is hiding a young girl (McKenzie) in their attic.

Aided only by his idiotic, imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Waititi), Jojo must confront his naive patriotism.

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