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KLARA AND THE SUN

2026
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Comedy
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Drama

Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams) and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world.

Directed by

Taika Waititi

Screenplay by

Taika Waititi and Dahvi Waller

Based on the book by

Kazuo Ishiguro

Produced by

David Heyman,  p.g.a.,  Garrett Basch,  p.g.a.,  Taika Waititi,  p.g.a.

Executive Producers

Gary Barber,  Alex G. Scott,  Jeffrey Clifford,  Rosie Alison,  Kazuo Ishiguro

Cast

Jenna Ortega,  Amy Adams,  Mia Tharia,  Aran Murphy,  with Steve Buscemi,  and Natasha Lyonne

3000 Pictures
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Columbia Pictures, a Sony Company

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Credits not final.