Meet Klara. Your new best (artificial) friend. 🌞 Jenna Ortega is Klara in Director Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s #KlaraAndTheSun - coming exclusively to theatres October 23. Watch the trailer now. KLARA AND THE SUN Comedy/Drama October 23, 2026 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 This film is rated PG-13 by The Motion Picture Association for the following reasons: thematic elements, some violence and strong language.