Jojo Rabbit Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Drama Satire War

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  Scarlett Johansson

  Project Artemis, Avengers: Endgame

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  Thomasin McKenzie

  Eileen, Victorian Psycho

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  Roman Griffin Davis

  Greenland 2: Migration, The Long Walk

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  Rebel Wilson

  Juliet & Romeo, Pain and Gain

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  Sam Rockwell

  Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, The Bad Guys 2

Who is making Jojo Rabbit – Crew List

A look at Jojo Rabbit behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Taika Waititi last helmed Next Goal Wins and Thor: Love and Thunder. The film's writer Taika Waititi last penned Next Goal Wins and Thor: Love and Thunder.

Director

Taika Waititi

Screenwriter

Taika Waititi

Producers

Carthew Neal
Taika Waititi

Production – What we know about the Jojo Rabbit

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Key Facts

• An anti-hate satire
• As director/writer Taika Waititi said at the start of production, "I’m stoked to begin shooting my anti-war satire. We’ve assembled an incredible cast and I couldn’t be more excited to finally ridicule Nazis and their beliefs. This film is going to piss off a lot of racists and that makes me very happy (6/1/18)."

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2019

Completed

Changed Jojo Rabbit movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Begun production in and around Prague, Czech Republic.

Apr 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is expected to start this spring.

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