‘Sad lost souls’: Taika Waititi lambasts critics after Klara and the Sun box-office disaster

What the coverage says

Taika Waititi has lashed out following the commercial failure of his film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, *Klara and the Sun*. The *Independent* reports that the director targeted reviewers as "failed artists" after the movie received scathing notices and was labeled a downgrade from the book. *The Guardian* adds that Waititi blamed obsolete critics for the dismal box-office numbers while maintaining that he works for the public, noting that audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes are significantly higher.

Written by HeadlineShine from 2 outlets' reporting, with AI assistance. Each outlet's own story is listed alongside.