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Taika Waititi & Passion Paris Reveal the Puzzling Origin of Najia for Brawl Stars

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2026

Working from a script by Oscar/BAFTA/Grammy-winner Taika Waititi, director Anthony Ferré and the Passion Paris animation team craft a snappy slice of action comedy to intro a new character for Supercell’s mobile game Brawl Stars.

Taika Waititi: “Brawl Stars is a game we play at home, so I’m very familiar with its slightly unhinged, chaotic energy. It’s been a lot of fun working with the Brawl Stars team and helping them roll out another piece of the game’s twisted theme park backstory.”

“Our priority behind the project’s creative was emotional connection and comedic timing.”

Caroline Audebert, MD at Passion Paris: “We’re huge fans of Brawl Stars, so getting the chance to again build on that world and push it into animated cinematography was incredibly exciting. Our priority behind the project’s creative was emotional connection and comedic timing.

“The director, Anthony Ferré had a clear vision: pushing comedy and acting through the lens of contrast between our main character Najia and her scene partner allowing Najia’s personality to shine even brighter.”

Images

Animated character in Egyptian-inspired attire stands confidently in a sunlit doorway, evoking Taika Waititi’s flair, wearing a purple and gold headdress and holding a matching chalice, with dramatic light shining from behind. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Two animated characters explore a dimly lit corridor. The front, wearing a golden helmet, holds a torch; the red-haired character behind, inspired by Brawl Stars’ Najia, wields a camera. Ancient symbols decorate the walls in this Passion Paris adventure. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A girl and Najia, a green, box-shaped character, jump across floating boxes above glowing lava in a dimly lit, cartoon-style dungeon with symbols on the walls, reminiscent of the vibrant worlds in Brawl Stars. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A small character with pink hair faces a much larger, imposing figure—Naja from Brawl Stars—wearing a large purple helmet and ancient-style clothing, set against a dark, tangled background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A small figure dressed in ancient Egyptian attire—resembling Najia from Brawl Stars—stands at the entrance of a grand, sandy temple adorned with colorful Egyptian art and hieroglyphs, sunlight illuminating scattered crates in the sand. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Credits

Client: Supercell

Agency: Supercell (in-House team)

Production: Passion Paris
Director: Anthony Ferré
Writer: Taika Waititi
EP/Creative Producer: Chamseddine Kaddouri
Line Producer: Lisa Hiéblot
Production Manager: Louise Marquer
1AD: Ange La Torre
MD/EP: Caroline Audebert
Storyboard: Anthony Ferré, Karim Elmokaddem, Sarah Salard
Character Design: Juliette Danesi
Lead Background Design/Paint: Hortense Mariano
Background Design/Paint Artist: Vincent Rouzière, Sylvain Ugo, Aymeric Gesbert, Anna Despinoy, Léonard Laville
Lead Layout Posing: Juliette Danesi
2D Layout Posing Artist: Valérie Bousquie, Maé Soulas, Lucia Alessandri, Lola Montes
Lead 2D Animation: Louaï Ben Adda
2D Animation Artist: Myrtille Pautet, Antoine Maillere, Justine Bosc, Louis Holmes, Luana Nguyen, Mandimby Lebon @mandimby.lebon, Yassin Alazar
3D Modeling/Animation: Lucas Rougé
FX Animation Artist: Samy Piesseau, Julie Cauzac, Matthieu Petit
Lead 2D Clean/Colo: Rosalie Perrot
2D Clean Artist: Victoire Bernadet, Clotilde Zimille Tran, Marie Bossis, Chhay-tek Ung, Zoé Partouche, Paul Cognard, Marine Cortier, Cécile Gardies, Mathilde Bertrand
Colorization: Juliette Cabalery
Lead Compositing: Hugo Bodoukian-Meyrant
Compositor: Khéma Cousin, Emilie Chouabe, Julien Sarraute, Vadim Lorrain

Sound Design/Music/Mix: Kalle Wahlberg

Stephen Price

Stephen is the co-founder/CD of Stash Media Inc. and the executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection.
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Category: Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Games · Tags: Anthony Ferré, Kalle Wahlberg, Passion Paris, Supercell, Taika Waititi