Jenna Ortega’s New Sci-Fi Movie Defended By Director Amid Release Cancellation & Record-Low Reviews

While it may be off to a tough start, Jenna Ortega’s Klara and the Sun still has an avid defender in its director.

Centered on the eponymous android as she is purchased for a terminally ill teenager and learns about life, Ortega’s sci-fi film was originally on track for a big release, with Taika Waititi co-writing and directing the adaptation. After its BFI London Film Festival, however, Klara and the Sun began a downward incline as critics had sharply negative reviews for the film, resulting in Sony scaling back its wide theatrical release plans.

Now, as the sci-fi movie entered its second weekend in theaters, and its Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes began to enjoy a swift upturn, Taika Waititi took to his Instagram to address Klara and the Sun‘s detractors. The co-writer/director was vehement in his defense of the film, decrying its detractors as being “irrelevant” and “out of touch,” while also stating that he’s refused to read the reviews of his films in “almost 15 years.” Check out Waititi’s comments and post below:

Taika Waititi: I haven’t read a review of anything aimed at me or my peers in almost 15 years. But I do listen to the people. 💥🎉🫶🏽💦

So this Halloween, let’s spare a thought for those sad lost souls who couldn’t achieve their dreams of becoming artists, and thus settled, and became critics. The same people who also hated Jojo Rabbit 😂 🤷🏽‍♂️

Irrelevant. Out of touch. Obsolete. In the bin. 🗑️😢🫶🏽

Klara and the Sun

An “Artificial Friend” named Klara discovers a profound connection with a troubled young girl.