Taika Waititi has entered into talks to take the helm on the adaptation on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, ‘Klara and the Sun.’
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Dahvi Waller is penning the original draft of the screenplay. David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Rosie Alison and Jeff Clifford are also executive producing.
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Waititi’s next film, ‘Next Goal Wins’ starring Michael Fassbender, drops later this year.
Published in March 2021, ‘Klara and the Sun’ debuted on the New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Fiction List at No. 3 and the Indie Best Sellers Hardcover Fiction List at No. 1. Good Morning America selected Klara and the Sun as its March 2021 Book Club Pick.
