What is the ‘Taika Waititi Cate Blanchett meme’? Explained
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Taika Waititi is the subject of the internet after he hilariously answered the web’s most-asked questions.
Recently the actor sat with WIRED magazine and participated in their iconic section of Google’s most-asked question.
During the bit, the 46-year-old filmmaker was asked about the viral ‘Taika Waititi Cate Blanchett meme’. But what is it?
Here is everything you need to know.
Explanation of the ‘Taika Waititi Cate Blanchett meme’
Taika Waititi and Cate Blanchett are the characters of the meme that has been going viral on social media platforms for nearly five years. It first started in October 2017.
The meme is an image of Waititi and Blanchett on the set of the MCU movie Thor: Ragnarok. In the film, Waititi acts as Korg while Blanchett stars as Hela.
Cate Blanchett and Taika Waititi on the set of #ThorRagnarok pic.twitter.com/TVIQLD3Sqk
— Phil Edwards (@Live_for_Films) October 18, 2017
The photo further shows Blanchett in her full costume whereas Waititi is seen wearing casual clothes since he also directed the Marvel film.
In the picture, both of them are looking down on a tablet device, possibly discussing a scene or rehearsing movie lines. Regardless, the picture was instantly turned into a meme.
Funny messages or captions are often added over their pictures to add comedic effect. It is usually used to represent a normal individual attempting to impress or convince a powerful being.
Taika Waititi reacts to viral ‘Taika Waititi Cate Blanchett meme’
The WIRED’s YouTube channel shared an 8-minute clip on 31st May of Taika Waititi answering the most searched questions on Google related to him.
He was initially clueless when he first peeled off the sticker from the board and was asked about the ‘Taika Waititi Cate Blanchett meme’.
He said, ‘Taika Waititi Cate Blanchett meme, what the hell is this?’
Soon he came to realize that it was a funny meme that he unintentionally featured.
Sometimes the truth stings, y’all #truth #MondayMotivation #mygalsgotmyback #hellawifematerial @TaikaWaititi #homemade #meme pic.twitter.com/v8eAgPjKvj
— The Sleeping Giant Trading Cards and Toys (@sgcardsandtoys) April 6, 2021
The New Zealand native went on to say, ‘Oh, when I’m showing her something on an iPad and people are like “when your wife gets home” and you are like “look what my score was on Wordle”.’
He further joked about the viral meme saying, ‘Okay, yeah. I have seen it. It was actually, it was exactly like that on set.’
Waititi also recalled the origin of the meme. He said, ‘I was like “This is how it’s gonna be and I want you to do this and that’s gonna look really cool. Cause you’re gonna have a giant wolf and a zombie army.” She (Blanchett) is like “I could’ve taken last year off”.’
