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’

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- Guardian World·3h ago‘Sad lost souls’: Taika Waititi lambasts critics after Klara and the Sun box-office disaster
The Jojo Rabbit director blamed the dismal numbers for his film of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel on ‘obsolete’ reviewers’ notices, adding that he works ‘for the people’ – whose Rotten Tomatoes ratings are much higher Taika Waititi has launched a furious broadside at “critics” following…
Read at Guardian World → - NZ Herald·12h agoTaika Waititi slams critics after viewer response to Klara and the Sun
The Kiwi director wrote that he hasn't read a review in 15 years.
Read at NZ Herald → - Gizmodo AU·23h agoTaika Waititi is Soooo Not Mad About ‘Klara and the Sun,’ Y’all
As 'Klara' gets buried by bigger movies, Waititi decides to let off some steam about the film's critical reception.
Read at Gizmodo AU → - Stuff NZ·1d agoTaika Waititi lashes out at critics after the savaging of Klara and the SunRead at Stuff NZ →
- Deadline Hollywood·1d agoTaika 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…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - Variety·1d agoTaika 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…
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