Rebel Wilson Joins Jojo Rabbit

Rebel Wilson at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar party

by James White |
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As he prepares to shoot his live-action follow-up to Thor Ragnarok, Taika Waititi is boosting the cast of Jojo Rabbit. Rebel Wilson is the latest recruit.

Even given its satirical nature, Jojo Rabbit feels like a risk, what with its Nazi regime setting and story of a young lad whose imaginary friend is a version of Hitler (with Waititi himself taking that role). The narrative will follow a 10-year-old boy recruited to join a Hitler Youth Camp who also discovers his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl in their house.

As he interacts with the girl, he starts to shed the lessons he learns in camp and views her as a human. Sam Rockwell is playing the commander of the camp, while Wilson is on as Fraulein Rahm, an instructor who teaches children to hate Jews.

Waititi will kick off shooting the film soon in Prague. Wilson will be back on screen in The Hustle, which she also produced. The new take on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is out in the States on 29 June, but hasn't yet confirmed a UK release.

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