Star profile: Taika Waititi

Quirky fact: Spent two years in Berlin working and exhibiting as a painter and photographer in the Schliemann 40 House. Best known for: Boy, What We Do in the Shadows, Eagle vs Shark, Green Lantern. If you like this movie you’ll like these: What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok, Tama tu.

Quote: “I have to rein myself in on my films; sometimes my ideas aren’t right for the story we’re trying to tell.”