Cillian Murphy's son Aran has been cast in New Zealand director Taika Waititi's latest film Klara and the Sun.
US entertainment industry website Deadline reports that he has boarded the Sony 3000 Pictures project alongside newcomer Mia Tharia.
They join previously announced stars Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams.
Mia Tharia & Aran Murphy Join Amy Adams, Jenna Ortega In Taika Waititi Film 'Klara And The Sun' https://t.co/9jajA8YFl6 pic.twitter.com/2iIEa2vrqC
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 7, 2024
Klara and the Sun is an adaptation of Nobel prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian sci-fi novel.
The story follows Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend (AF) designed to prevent loneliness. She is bought by a mother (Adams) to be a companion to her daughter, a sickly teenager called Josie (Tharia).
Murphy will star as Rick, Josie's best friend and next-door neighbour.
Producers of the film adaptation are Heyday Films' David Heyman, Garrett Basch, and Waititi, while writer Ishiguro is serving as an executive producer.
From 2018 - 2019, Murphy played the title character in the play Hamnet which was written and directed by Bush Moukarzel and Ben Kidd.
A new look at Aran Murphy in the groundbreaking and thoughtful Hamnet from @Dead_Centre #Hamnet #Shakespeare https://t.co/74nkcwiJeH pic.twitter.com/eGTitsb0jF
— Warwick Arts Centre (@warwickarts) November 10, 2018
He has also acted in the Andrew Legge-directed movie Lola in 2022.
