Is a Raygun biopic in the works? Rumours Taika Waititi will direct a movie about the Aussie breakdancer’s viral 2024 Paris Olympics disaster
Rita Ora thrown her support behind demand for her husband Taika Waititi to direct a blockbuster about Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn’s 2024 Paris Olympics disaster.
The UK singer, 33, took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday to hint she would be interested in producing a film about the now-viral moment.
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith first shared an article about Raygun being named the world’s number one female breakdancer despite her Olympics disaster routine.
The Queen and Slim star, 38, called for New Zealand filmmaker Taika, 49, who is married to Rita, to create a movie about the breakdancer’s sudden rise global to notoriety.
She shared her interest in being an executive producer on the movie and called for Rita to get involved and the singer reshared the post.
Jodie had penned: ‘Can’t wait to see the Taika Waititi film about this. Who is playing Raygun??? Rita Ora, what you think about executive producing with me?’
Raygun, 36, became an overnight sensation for her comical routine at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which went on to become the event’s most talked-about moment.
Her unique moves, including kangaroo hopping and sliding across the floor like a snake, didn’t serve her well at the competition and saw her face an onslaught of ridicule as she was turned into a global meme.
Rita Ora thrown her support behind demand for her husband Taika Waititi to direct a blockbuster about Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn’s 2024 Paris Olympics disaster
Raygun, 36, became an overnight sensation for her comical routine at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which became the event’s most talked-about moment
However, her disaster performance hasn’t stopped the World DanceSport Federation from elevating Raygun to the world’s number one breakdancer in its latest rankings.
She was named the world’s best ‘b-girl’ in the September rankings, with Olympic medallists Ami ‘Ami’ Yuasa, Dominika ‘Nicka’ Banevic and Liu ‘671’ Qingyi shunned from the list.
The WDSF released a statement to explain how the rankings work, saying points are based on an athlete’s top four performances within the past 12 months, which did not include the Olympics ‘due to limited athlete quotas’.
The Aussie breakdancer is expected to fall off the current rankings when her points expire at the end of October.
Raygun’s Olympics routine was widely criticised, with some accusing her of ‘pushing’ breakdancing into the ‘Dark Ages’ and making a ‘mockery’ of the Aussie scene.
But Raygun has since passionately defended her routine, blaming it on a ‘lack of resources’ in Australia and claiming her critics don’t understand her ‘artistic’ style.
‘Unfortunately, we just need some more resources in Australia for us to have a chance to beat world champions,’ she shared on The Project.
‘You know, historically, unfortunately, we haven’t had the best track record of winning World Championships, so, you know, I don’t think that’s just on me.’
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith first shared an article about Raygun being named the world’s number one female breakdancer despite her Olympics disaster routine
Turner-Smith shared her interest in being an executive producer on the movie and called for Rita to get involved and the singer reshared the post
Raygun’s Olympic moves, which included kangaroo hopping, didn’t serve her well at the competition and saw her face an onslaught of ridicule as she was turned into a global meme
‘A lot of the responses, though, is just due to people not being very familiar with breaking and the diversity of approaches in breaking,’ she went on.
‘It was so fantastic that the next day the judging chair, MG, came out and explained that in the breaking community what I did actually wasn’t very shocking.
‘You know, it’s just a different approach in breaking. You have the athletic-style breakers and you also have the more artistic-style breakers and all of them are very valid.’
Though her performance has been widely viewed around the globe, Raygun admitted she hasn’t watched it.
Despite reports she could be fighting off TV offers amid her fame, Raygun said she has no plans to compete again any time soon in a very surprising career move.
‘I don’t think I’ll be competing for a while…’ she shared.
‘It’s been a bit of a process to try and start dancing again. Like, that’s actually been tough. You know, it was my medicine, and then it turned into my source of stress!’