Taika Waititi calls critics 'irrelevant' after poor reviews and weak opening for 'Klara and the Sun'
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Variety reports that Taika Waititi defended his film 'Klara and the Sun' on Instagram after poor reviews and a weak opening. The film has a 28% critic score and a 78% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Variety reports that director Taika Waititi has defended his latest film, "Klara and the Sun," on social media after poor reviews and low box office numbers. He shared an Instagram post showing the film's poster and its Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 78%. According to Variety, the critic score is 28%, the lowest yet for the director of "Jojo Rabbit."
In his caption, Waititi wrote that he has not read a review of anything aimed at him or his peers in almost 15 years, but that he does listen to the people. He added that, for Halloween, people should spare a thought for those who could not achieve their dreams of becoming artists and became critics instead. He said the same people also disliked "Jojo Rabbit," and called them irrelevant, out of touch and obsolete.
Variety reports that the film opened last weekend at No. 15, earning $720,000 from 880 locations. Sony then scaled back its theatrical footprint after reviews that Variety describes as panning the movie.
The outlet also notes that Jenna Ortega, who plays the title android, said in a Vogue interview that she does not read reviews of her films or check box office updates. Based on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel, the film is set in a dystopian future. An obsolete companion android tries to bond with her new owner, a young sick girl named Josie.
