Taika Waititi Calls ‘Klara and the Sun’ Critics “Irrelevant, Out Of Touch, Obsolete”

1. Deadline · 7:28P ET

   Taika Waititi Calls ‘Klara and the Sun’ Critics “Irrelevant, Out Of Touch, Obsolete” ↗

   As Taika Waititi’s latest directorial effort gets its time in the sun, he has some choice words for critics attempting to rain on his parade. On Saturday, the Oscar winner boasted about Klara and the Sun‘s 78% Rotten Tomatoes audience score (now at 73%), while slamming the “sad lost souls” who…

   By Glenn Garner

   

2. Variety · 5:15P ET

   Taika Waititi Slams ‘Klara and the Sun’ Critics as ‘Irrelevant,’ ‘Sad Lost Souls’ and Says He Hasn’t ‘Read a Review’ in 15 Years: ‘But I Do Listen to the People’ ↗

   Taika Waititi has taken to social media to defend “Klara and the Sun,” his latest directorial effort, amid poor reviews and bleak box office numbers, sharing an Instagram post featuring the film’s poster and its Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 78%. (In contrast, the critic score is 28% — the…

   By Payton Turkeltaub

   

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