British comedian, actor and filmmaker Stephen Merchant has joined the cast of Taika Waititi’s in-production JoJo Rabbit, so reports Deadline.
Waititi is directing and starring in the film as Adolf Hitler. Filming is currently underway near Prague in the Czech Republic. The trade reports that Merchant will play Gestapo agent ‘Captain Deertz’ in the movie, though the part is reportedly only a cameo. Still, exciting that he’s involved as w’re huge fans.
Merchant even shared a photo of him in-character on his official Instagram page.
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The story follows an awkward young German boy (Roman Griffin) raised by a single mother (Scarlett Johansson), and whose only ally is his imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi). His naïve patriotism is tested when he meets a young girl (Thomasin McKenzie) who upends his worldviews, forcing him to face his biggest fears. Alfie Allen and Rebel Wilson are also amongst the cast.
The film will release in 2019.
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