Taika Waititi drops $3.5m on a renovated mid-century home in Los Angeles

His neighbours will be directors, actors, writers and Oscar winners when he moves into his new Los Angeles home, so Kiwi director Taika Waititi will fit right in.

According to Variety, the Oscar nominated writer, actor and director of Two Cars, One Night, and Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok and wife, What We Do In The Shadows producer Chelsea Winstanley, have bought a four-bedroom, Mid-century home in Studio City – the hilly region north of LA’s famed Runyon Canyon and Hollywood – for US$2.3 million (AUD$3.2m).

The home formerly belonged to Emmy-nominated producer, writer and director Marti Noxon (Sharp Objects, UnReal), who purchased the property to flip in October 2018.

Built in 1963 by the architect Gerard Colcord, the house has been fully renovated in a modern-yet-sympathetic style.

Variety says the “unpretentious if not exactly inexpensive residence” was given a “savvy, comprehensive restoration”, which removed some period features such as the fireplaces and cork floors, and reconfigured the dining/kitchen area to add a bedroom/ensuite, and create a larger kitchen.

When he moves in, Waititi will enjoy uninterrupted views over the valley, a small pool-with-a-view, and the best bit: An exquisite exposed post and beam ceiling in the main room that has to be seen to be believed.

He’s the director behind New Zealand’s two biggest grossing films, Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, but it’s nonetheless un-surprising Waititi has claimed a slice of the Hollywood dream.

His hectic schedule includes being tapped to write and direct the TV pilot of a Time Bandits reboot for Apple TV, putting the finishing touches on another off-the-wall comedy he wrote and directed, Jojo Rabbit, in which he plays an imaginary version of Hitler and directing episodes for Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian.

He’s also appearing in Shawn Levy actioner, Free Guy, and briefly revived Korg, the fan-favourite character he played in Ragnarok, for the biggest selling film of all time, Avengers: Endgame.

As Korg might say, chur, Taika! Congratulations on the flash pad.

• This story originally appeared on stuff.co.nz