The first trailer for Taika Waititi’s dystopian sci-fi film “Klara and the Sun,” featuring stars Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams and Natasha Lyonne, has been released.
The film is based on the eponymous New York Times bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro and follows the story of Klara (Ortega), a robot designed to prevent loneliness. A mother (Adams) buys the robot for her daughter Josie (Mia Tharia), a girl who suffers from a mysterious illness.
Aran Murphy (“Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy’s son) and Steve Buscemi round out the cast of the film.
Sony’s 3000 Pictures acquired the screen rights to Ishiguro’s novel in July 2020, with Dahvi Waller being announced to pen the screenplay in March 2021. Ishiguro serves as an executive producer.
Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch and Waititi served as producers for the film. Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing for project for Sony’s 3000 Pictures.
The novel, set in a near-future U.S., is told from the point of view of Klara, who is a solar-powered Artificial Friend. Another of Ishiguro’s novels, “Never Let Me Go,” was adapted into a 2010 movie starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley and Ella Purnell.
Ortega’s recent film credits include in the A24 dark comedy “Death of a Unicorn” alongside Paul Rudd, The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” and Sundance premiere “The Gallerist” with Natalie Portman. The second season of her Netflix hit “Wednesday” premiered last year, and Season 3 is in the works.
“Klara and the Sun” is set to release in theaters on Oct. 23.
