Jojo Rabbit
Game of Thrones ' Alfie Allen is the late star to join the cast of Taika Waititi ’s WW2 satireJojo Rabbit . adjust from the bookCaging Skiesby New Zealand author Christine Leunens , Jojo Rabbitconcerns a unseasoned boy ( newcomer Roman Griffin Davis ) survive in Nazi Germany who joins the Hitler Youth and add up under the sway of anti - semitic propaganda . But the son ’s uninitiated beliefs are challenged when he discovers his female parent ( Scarlett Johansson ) has been harbour a young Judaic girl ( Thomasin McKenzie ) in their house .
author - director Taika Waititi has made it clear thatJojo Rabbitis a satire intended as a direct shot at racists , saying in a late interviewhe is " excited to laugh at Nazis . “Waititi himself will appear in the film , playing an notional translation of Adolf Hitler concocted by the young protagonist ’s confused mind . Waititi of late shared thefirst look-alike of himself as Hitler , sitting down for a nicefamily dinner with Scarlett Johansson . The picture also stars Sam Rockwell andRebel Wilson as Nazis .
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As reported byDeadline , Jojo Rabbithas now add one more Nazi to the cast . Game of Thrones ' Alfie Allen will appear in the film as Finkel , the arcsecond in statement to Rockwell ’s Captain Klenzendorf . Additionally , Deadlinereports that Allen has joined the casting ofHow to Build a GirlalongsideLady Birdbreakout Beanie Feldstein . That movie star Feldstein as a sad girl who remakes herself as a scathingly opinionated euphony critic .
For Alfie Allen , play a Nazi inJojo Rabbitshould arrive relatively easily after his year onGame of Thronesplaying Theon Greyjoy , a character bonk for treachery and viciousness before he was castrate and unwrap down by the even - more - evil Ramsay Bolton . Recently though , Theon has become something of a sympathetic character after earning the respect of his soldiers at Dragonstone and set up off to rescue his baby Yara from Euron . If nothing else , the Theon possible redemption arc show Alfie Allen ’s dexterity as an actor . later on this year , Allen gets to battlegenetically enhance alien big game hunting watch in Shane Black ’s rebootThe Predator .
With each fresh moment of casting tidings and behind - the - scenes glimpse , Jojo Rabbitlooks like a more and more intriguing project . Taika Waititi ’s satiric chops will undoubtedly be tested as he tackles the slick subject area of Nazi Germany while himself playing an imaginary Adolf Hitler who is mean to be " goofy and witching . " Fox Searchlight has yet to give the film a release date .
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