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Director, Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth began filming
Thor: Love And Thunder this week with a Welcome to Country given by the Gamay Dancers, traditional owners, from Gadigal and Bidiagal nations where filming is taking place.
A Karakia and performance was also given by Te Aranganui peoples at the Welcome to Country. Karakia are Maori blessing sand prayers performed to ensure the favourable outcome of an event.
Chris Hemsworth announces the ‘beautiful start’ to ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
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Chris Hemsworth announces the ‘beautiful start’ to ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth shares a sneak peek into the welcome ceremony for Thor: Love and Thunder over on social media.
To go alongside the post the actor also penned a heartfelt caption that read, “A beautiful start to our shoot today with a Welcome to Country ceremony from the Gamay dancers of the Gadigal and Bidiagal Nation and performance and karakia by Maori dancers from Te Aranganui.”
“Indigenous Australians may be just as proud of this country, but many see January 26th as a date signifying the beginning of dispossession, disease epidemics, frontier violence, destruction of culture, exploitation, abuse, separation of families and subjection to policies of extreme social control.”
Production on Thor: Love and Thunder officially began today with series star Chris Hemsworth revealing the news earlier today. Now writer/director Taika Waititi has posted the same set of photos from the start of production, which began with a ceremony acknowledging the role of the First Nations [.]
Chris Hemsworth and Taika Waititi Kick Off Thor: Love and Thunder Filming With Traditional Ritual
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The God of Thunder depicter shares on his Instagram page pictures of him and the movie director joining native Australians for a Welcome to Country ceremony. Jan 27, 2021
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Taika Waititi took part in a traditional ceremony on Monday, January 25.
The Australian hunk made use of his Instagram page to give a look at indigenous land acknowledgment ceremony called Welcome to Country ceremony. He posted pictures of him and the filmmaker posing with native Australian dancers. The God of Thunder depicter dressed casually in a white sleevles top and black shorts, while Waititi opted for a formal look in a navy suit.