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Neon has acquired Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished OpenAI-era drama Artificial for about $40 million after Amazon MGM Studios dropped it, with Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman; the film centers on Altman’s firing and rehiring during the OpenAI era, is in post-production, and could premiere at Venice or SXSW as other distributors opted out.
Neon is closing in on distributing Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished OpenAI drama Artificial after Amazon dropped the project months after investing in OpenAI; Mubi remains in the mix, making Neon the frontrunner to find a new home amid industry reluctance tied to political concerns around AI. The film stars Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and Monica Barbaro as Mira Murati, with Simon Rich writing and Heyday Films producing.
Neon is negotiating to acquire Luca Guadagnino’s film Artificial, a drama about OpenAI chief Sam Altman, after Amazon MGM decided not to release it. Directed by Guadagnino with a script by Simon Rich and starring Andrew Garfield, the project centers on the turbulent 2023 firing and rehiring of Altman. Neon’s talks come after it appeared the movie might go to Mubi, with no deal figure disclosed. Guadagnino previously collaborated with Amazon MGM on other projects, and the film’s AI-centric subject matter contributed to its market mayhem among potential buyers.
Major studios (Netflix, A24, Focus Features, Warner Bros.) reportedly passed on Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a Sam Altman biopic, after Amazon MGM dropped distribution following its $50 billion investment in OpenAI; Neon and Mubi remain interested. The Verge frames this as Hollywood choosing caution over critiquing Big Tech, a trend reinforced by new AI partnerships (like Google DeepMind’s deal with A24), signaling a future where technocentric storytelling and tech-friendly profits push out critical art.
Amazon MGM Studios dropped Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI drama Artificial amid tech-entanglement concerns; the finished film is being shopped to distributors by CAA, with Mubi among potential buyers as major studios have largely walked away, underscoring the challenges of midbudget, tech-focused dramas in Hollywood today.
After Amazon MGM Studios dropped Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI–centered drama Artificial, buyers including Focus Features, A24 and Netflix passed on it. Mubi is pursuing the near-complete film, with Neon also reportedly circling, and a Venice World Premiere could be on the table if it finds a new home for the project starring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI chief Sam Altman.
Netflix and Focus Features have passed on acquiring Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial after Amazon MGM Studios abruptly dropped the Sam Altman–OpenAI movie. A24 reportedly screened the nearly finished film, but its future in the purchase race remains unclear, with indie players Mubi and Neon not yet commenting. The project, described as a Social Network–style comedy-drama about Altman’s firing and rehiring at OpenAI, stars Andrew Garfield as Altman and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk; early screenings were warm, though depictions of Altman (and Musk) aren’t entirely flattering, and Amazon says the film should find a new home with another studio.
Amazon MGM has pulled Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a nearly finished biopic of Sam Altman starring Andrew Garfield, and will shop it to another studio with no formal reason given—likely tied to Amazon’s new $50 billion OpenAI partnership. Guadagnino has already been shown the cut as studios are courted. The piece also notes George Lucas’s Minions cameo, a planned Survivor animated movie with Paramount Animation, and a fan-made virtual Criterion Closet.
Amazon MGM has dropped Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished Sam Altman biopic Artificial after announcing a broader partnership with OpenAI that will run on Amazon’s cloud and includes a $50 billion investment in the AI company, putting the film’s release in limbo despite positive early screen tests and a high-profile cast.
Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI-centric drama Artificial, about the 2023 week when Sam Altman was fired and rehired, has been dropped by Amazon MGM; Deadline reports the studio believes it would be better released by a different studio and is searching for a new home, a decision first reported by Puck. The project starred Andrew Garfield with Monica Barbaro, and underscores continuing close ties between Amazon and OpenAI, highlighted by a major investment announced earlier this year.
Amazon dropped Luca Guadagnino's biopic Artificial after striking a partnership between Amazon and OpenAI, saying the film will be released by a different studio; production has wrapped and it is slated for a 2027 awards run with Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman.
Amazon MGM Studios has dropped Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI drama Artificial, with Andrew Garfield set to play Sam Altman; despite Amazon’s $50 billion OpenAI investment, the nearly finished film will be shopped to another studio as the project searches for a new home.
Amazon MGM Studios will not release Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial and is seeking a new distributor, with talks ongoing with other studios; announced last year and featuring a high-profile ensemble, the project marks Guadagnino’s reunion with Amazon as the studio works to find a new home for the film.
Amazon MGM Studios has dropped Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished film Artificial, a drama about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman starring Andrew Garfield. The decision follows Amazon’s February partnership with OpenAI to expand its use of AWS and develop AI models, and the project will be shopped to other studios as the filmmakers seek a new home.
Amazon is shelving its nearly finished drama Artificial, about OpenAI chief Sam Altman (a Trump ally), directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield, and will shop the project to other studios after deciding to back away from releasing it itself.