Taika Waititi Premieres ‘Next Goal Wins’ Movie at TIFF Without His Cast, Wife Rita Ora Spotted in New York | 2023 Toronto Film Festival, Rita Ora, Taika Waititi | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Taika Waititi just attended the premiere of his new movie Next Goals Wins without the cast due to the strikes in Hollywood.

The 48-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker walked the red carpet at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival premiere on Sunday (September 10) at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada.

Taika‘s wife Rita Ora was not there and she was spotted that evening in New York City. Check out photos in the gallery!

Taika not only wrote and directed the film, he also has a role in the project. Due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, he was only there to promote his work as the director.

Next Goal Wins did not receive an interim agreement from the guilds like other films have as its being released by Searchlight Pictures, a studio owned by Disney.

Check out photos of Rita and Taika on vacation in Ibiza last weekend.