"Klara and the Sun" Gets First Look

The first look at Taika Waititi’s dystopian sci-fi feature adaptation “Klara and the Sun,” featuring stars Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams and Natasha Lyonne, has been unveiled.

The novel, published in 2021, is set in a near-future U.S. and is told from the point of view of Klara, who is a solar-powered artificial friend.

The adaptation is based on the eponymous New York Times bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro and follows the story of Klara (Ortega), a solar-powered robot whose purpose is to assist the lives of the humans around her.

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 feature.

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 also serves as an executive producer.

Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch, and Waititi served as producers for the movie.

Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing the project for Sony’s 3000 Pictures.

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 October 23.