Amy Adams (left) and Jenna Ortega in 'Klara and the Sun.' Courtesy of Sony Pictures Logo text Jenna Ortega is a robot with a bright outlook in the trailer for the forthcoming feature adaptation of Klara and the Sun.
Ortega and Amy Adams star in director Taika Waititi‘s movie that is set for theatrical release from Sony Pictures on Oct. 23. Waititi and Dahvi Waller co-wrote the script for the film that adapts author Kazuo Ishiguro‘s 2021 dystopian sci-fi novel.
Klara and the Sun stars Ortega as Klara, a solar-powered robot whose purpose is to assist the lives of the humans around her. Mia Tharia, Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne round out the cast.
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“Glorious sun, please let today be my day,” Ortega says in the trailer. “Let me find a friend.”
Later, Adams warns her, “Consider this a trial period. You’re still under warranty, and I won’t hesitate for a second to send you back.”
Waititi, whose most recent directorial effort was 2023’s Next Goal Wins, produces Klara and the Sun alongside David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford, Rosie Alison and Garrett Basch.
The film’s first footage debuted at CinemaCon in April. “This is a hopeful story about friendship and connection at a time when technology makes us feel so alone,” TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown told the crowd.
Ortega’s forthcoming features include The Gallerist and J.J. Abrams’ The Great Beyond. The actress will also return for the third season of Wednesday.
Adams was recently seen in Nightbitch and Disenchanted. Her forthcoming features include At the Sea and Star Wars: Starfighter. She stars in the latter opposite Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Mia Goth and Aaron Pierre.
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