"The US TV series ""The In-Betweeners"", the remake of the UK series of the same name, featured the writer of ""My Name is Earl"" Brad Copeland for several episodes, and director Taika Waititi from the 2004 Academy Award nominated short film called what?"
Taika Waititi Taika Waititi Taika David Waititi (; born 16 August 1975) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2004 short film "Two Cars, One Night". His feature films "Boy" (2010) and "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film, with the latter still holding that title as of 2018. He co-directed the horror comedy film "What We Do in the Shadows" (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which brought him further critical acclaim and recognition. Waititi later directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film "" (2017),
The Inbetweeners (U.S. TV series) an American version of "The Inbetweeners" in 2008, MTV announced in late September 2010 that it had hired noted comedy writer Brad Copeland (known for writing on American comedies such as "Arrested Development" and "My Name Is Earl") to write the script for an American "Inbetweeners" series. Taika Waititi was chosen to direct the pilot. On March 31, 2011, MTV officially announced that it had picked-up "The Inbetweeners" for an additional eleven episodes, creating a twelve-episode first season. Copeland served as executive producer and showrunner. Late November 2012 brought the news that MTV had decided not to go forward with