Taika Waititi’s New Series ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Gets Swashbuckling Trailer

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Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi is no stranger to mixing intimate workplace comedies with elements you wouldn’t necessarily expect like vampires, indigenous kids, musicians, etc. Now, he and writer/showrunner David Jenkins have teamed to bring you a humorous and heartfelt tale of pirates with their new show, “Our Flag Means Death,” which premieres March 3 on HBO Max.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticA few episodes into “Our Flag Means Death,” aristocrat turned pirate ship captain Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) admires his spoils with a frisson of glee. “Why can’t one be a gentleman and a pirate?” he muses aloud to no one in particular, before deciding to embrace that inherent contradiction as his new moniker.

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The Bingeworthy boys, Mike DeAngelo, and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez, are back to talk about all of the TV news and shows that are worth your time. This week finds our hosts digging into one of the new HBO series, “Our Flag Means Death” which premieres on March 3.

Born in Barbados in 1688, Stede Bonnet was known as “The Gentleman Pirate.” Riding the waves in the early 18th century, history distinguished him because he owned land and had been born into a wealthy family before giving it all up to become a pillager and a plunderer. He reportedly even met and sailed with the notorious Blackbeard.

The New York Times.“I know that most people in Russia are against this war, and I am confident that the more people would talk about their real attitude to it, the faster we can stop this horror,” said Oxxxymiron in a statement (translated by the Times).“I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine—when residents of Kyiv are forced to hide in basements and in the metro, while people are dying.”He is one of several other Russian musicians who have voiced their protest at the war. Kasta, Shym, Vladi, Khamil, Zmey, and Noize MC have all voiced their opposition to the attack on Ukraine.A post shared by Oxxxymiron (@norimyxxxo)Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation.Since Oxxxymiron’s post last night (February 24), Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 137 people had been killed, with 316 more wounded.Troops from Russia crossed the Crimea border into Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin gave the order for his invasion to begin.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.Reactions to the situation in Ukraine from prominent figures in the worlds of music, entertainment and politics have been posted on social media, with the likes of Foals’ Yannis Philippakis, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Yungblud, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Taika Waititi and Amanda Palmer all speaking out in support of Ukraine.

 has a unique spin on the theme, and you can see for yourself by streaming the action-packed comedy. follows a non-playable character (or NPC) and his quest for survival and more. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, and it's now streaming on Disney+ and HBO Max.The film also earned itself an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects.

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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— The Ryan Reynolds action comedy “Free Guy,” one of the few big-budget original movies to come out in theaters last year, arrives Wednesday on Disney+. And in Shawn Levy's genially self-aware film, which racked up $331 million at the box office, originality is very much at the heart of a story about a nonplayer videogame character (Reynolds) who breaks free of his coding.

Former Flight of the Conchords and What We Do In The Shadows collaborators Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi set sail for the high seas and charter a return to the mockumentary in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death.

The perils of being a gentleman pirate are on full display in the first trailer for the new comedy series “Our Flag Means Death”.

Pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, will land at HBO Max in March.

What’s next on Taika Waititi’s list of Hollywood conquests? Besides the imminent release of “Thor: Love And Thunder” this July, it’s plundering the high seas with fellow New Zealander Rhys Darby. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022 The pair teams up as the short-lived real-life pirate duo of Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard in “Our Flag Means Death” on HBO Max this March.

Rita Ora and boyfriend Taika Waititi seemed happily in love as they posed together at the Super Bowl over the weekend.The couple cuddled up together as they watched the Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday as they approached their first anniversary as a couple.Taika Waititi is a filmmaker, actor, and comedian from New Zealand. He's best known for the 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows and the WWII comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit which was released in 2019. Here's a look inside the couple's romance...