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Taika Waititi to Direct Satirical Chicken Heist Film

12/12/2025

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Taika Waititi will direct Barn 8 for Searchlight Pictures, adapting Deb Olin Unferth's satirical novel.
Jessica Gao, writer of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, will write the screenplay.
The story follows two US auditors who plan to steal a million chickens from a factory farm and stage a chaotic rescue with activists.
The project is produced by Gotham Group and Waititi Productions, with oversight from Searchlight's production team.

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Story summary

Taika Waititi will direct Barn 8 for Searchlight Pictures, adapting Deb Olin Unferth's satirical novel.
Jessica Gao, writer of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, will write the screenplay.
The story follows two US auditors who plan to steal a million chickens from a factory farm and stage a chaotic rescue with activists.
The project is produced by Gotham Group and Waititi Productions, with oversight from Searchlight's production team.