{"id":397671,"date":"2026-04-14T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397671\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:22:09","slug":"jenna-ortega-amy-adams-lead-waititi-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397671\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams Lead Waititi Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sony-pictures\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sony-pictures_1\" data-tag=\"sony-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony Pictures<\/a> helped brighten up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cinemacon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cinemacon_1\" data-tag=\"cinemacon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CinemaCon<\/a> with the first look at Klara and the Sun. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jenna-ortega\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jenna-ortega_1\" data-tag=\"jenna-ortega\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jenna Ortega<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/amy-adams\/\" id=\"auto-tag_amy-adams_1\" data-tag=\"amy-adams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Adams<\/a> star in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/taika-waititi\/\" id=\"auto-tag_taika-waititi_1\" data-tag=\"taika-waititi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taika Waititi<\/a>\u2018s feature adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/kazuo-ishiguro\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kazuo-ishiguro_1\" data-tag=\"kazuo-ishiguro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kazuo Ishiguro<\/a>\u2018s dystopian sci-fi novel. The studio revealed Monday that the film is set for theatrical release on Oct. 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cThis is a hopeful story about friendship and connection at a time when technology makes us feel so alone,\u201d TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown told the crowd. Klara and the Sun stars Ortega as Klara, a solar-powered robot whose purpose is to assist the lives of the humans around her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cHow will I know if my person and I are a good match?\u201d Ortega asks in the trailer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe footage shows Mia Tharia as Josie, a sickly girl who chooses to bring home Klara. This leads her mom, played by Adams, to ask skeptically, \u201cThis one? She looks tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWaititi, whose most recent directorial effort was 2023\u2019s Next Goal Wins, helmed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Dahvi Waller. Waititi produces alongside David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford, Rosie Alison and Garrett Basch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOrtega\u2019s forthcoming features include The Gallerist and J.J. Abrams\u2019 The Great Beyond. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAdams was recently seen in Nightbitch and Disenchanted. Her forthcoming features include At the Sea and Star Wars: Starfighter. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/star-wars-starfighter-shawn-levy-wraps-ryan-gosling-1236454631\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">stars in the latter<\/a> opposite Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Mia Goth and Aaron Pierre. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCinemaCon is the annual event for exhibitors and Hollywood studios that runs this year from April 13-16. It is the official convention of Cinema United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony Pictures helped brighten up CinemaCon with the first look at Klara and the Sun. 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