Taika Waititi calls critics 'sad lost souls'
The gist
Filmmaker Taika Waititi called critics "sad lost souls" after Klara and the Sun scored 26 percent with critics.
The film's 74 percent audience score is the point he leans on.
How it unfolded
- Oct 31, 2026Waititi posted on Instagram calling critics "sad lost souls who couldn't achieve their dreams of becoming artists, and thus settled, and became critics," adding "Irrelevant. Out of touch. Obsolete. In the bin."
- Oct 31, 2026Klara and the Sun stood at 26 percent critics' approval and 74 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, his lowest critics' score to date.
- Oct 31, 2026Waititi wrote that he hasn't read a review aimed at him or his peers in almost 15 years, "But I do listen to the people," and said critics "hated Jojo Rabbit."