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Based on Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. A movie · Theaters · Finished filming

Countdown
Oct 23, 2026
to Oct 23, 2026, your local midnight
Estimated reading time
≈ 6 h 40 min
334 pages × 1.2 min
FormatMovie
Where to watchTheaters
Studio / platformSony Pictures Releasing (Columbia Pictures)
ReleaseOct 23, 2026

Status: Finished; premiered at the BFI London Film Festival Oct 15, 2026.

Taika Waititi directs Jenna Ortega as Klara, a robot 'Artificial Friend' who hopes to find the right family. Based on the Nobel laureate's 2021 novel.

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