@grillbbq.barbecue: How Jenna Ortega Used Her Own Family to Create Her Strangest New Character Jenna Ortega is playing a very different kind of character in her new movie, Klara and the Sun. She stars as a solar-powered artificial companion designed to help cure loneliness. In the film, her character has quirky physical habits, like spontaneously standing like a flamingo. But to bring the humanoid robot to life, the 24-year-old actress did not study other science fiction movies. Instead, she looked closely at her own family and friends. Early in the filming process, director Taika Waititi told her to think of the AI companion as a baby or a toddler. Ortega decided to base the character’s unique clumsiness on her own young nieces and nephews. Then another detail emerged about how she built the character's physical movements. After noticing a friend who always walks with her pinkies up, Ortega reversed the habit. She decided to walk with her index fingers pointed out, treating them as the robot's physical sensors. The movie follows her character as she is purchased by a mother, played by Amy Adams, to help a teenager dealing with a mysterious illness. Waititi praised Ortega's performance, calling her a brilliant clown who kept the unusual role grounded and emotional instead of making it look silly. Are you excited to see Jenna Ortega in this new role? #JennaOrtega #KlaraAndTheSun #TaikaWaititi #Movies #EntertainmentNews

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