Jenna Ortega Says She Hopes ‘Klara and the Sun’ Encourages People to ‘Put Down the Computers and Phones’ as Dystopian Film World Premieres in London

Jenna Ortega hopes that her new film, the dystopian sci-fi “ Klara and the Sun ,” can remind people to live in the moment in the age of AI and all-consuming technology.

“I think we gotta put our focus on one another and put down the computers and phones,” the star told Variety on the red carpet at the movie’s world premiere at London Film Festival on Thursday night.

Ortega, wearing a stunning yellow lace dress and hair piece, added: “Remember to be present and to appreciate people while they’re standing right in front of you.”

Based on Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling 2021 novel of the same name, “Klara and the Sun” is set in a future where advances in genetic engineering have divided humans into strict social classes. Ortega plays Klara, an artificial android companion who is purchased for an ailing girl named Josie (Mia Tharia). “Klara and the Sun” is directed by “Thor” helmer Taika Waititi and also stars Amy Adams as Josie’s mother, Aran Murphy (son of Cillian Murphy), Natasha Lyonne, Steve Buscemi and more. Popular on Variety

Waititi, Adams, Murphy and Lyonne all walked the London Film Festival red carpet on Thursday night, alongside Waititi’s wife Rita Ora, author Ishiguro and a surprise appearance from Florence Pugh, who stunned in a blue floral gown with statement sleeves. Pugh enthusiastically greeted Ortega and Adams before they all posed for photos together alongside producer Rachel Forman.