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Alia Shawkat and Kristen Stewart reunite on-screen in Neon’s The Wrong Girls, a Dylan Meyer-written comedy about two codependent stoner best friends whose mind-bending drug misadventure spirals into mistaken identity; the film, also starring LaKeith Stanfield and Seth Rogen, marks their first proper hangout together since The Runaways and opens Aug. 14.
The Moon hosts a real but incredibly thin exosphere—mostly helium, neon, and argon—about a quadrillionth as dense as Earth's sea-level air. The gas is continually replenished and lost via solar wind, micrometeoroids, and surface processes, and can be locally overwhelmed by a nearby lander's exhaust, making contamination a key challenge for future measurements. LADEE data first detected neon and showed the exosphere varies with local time, underscoring that there is no stable atmosphere, only a dynamic, surface-interacting gas population that records both solar and lunar history.
Andrew Garfield comments on the OpenAI drama surrounding the film Artificial, expressing gratitude to Amazon for backing the project and excitement that Neon will release it after the studio pulled the film; no new release date has been announced.
Garfield says Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to drop Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished film Artificial, a project about OpenAI and Sam Altman, was simply a mismatch rather than a failure of the movie. Neon acquired the $40 million project and will lead its awards campaign after Amazon’s withdrawal; Garfield did not contact Altman, and a release date has not yet been announced.
Andrew Garfield comments on Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to drop the Luca Guadagnino–penned film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, saying he wasn’t surprised and praising the studio’s support. Neon acquired the nearly finished project, titled Artificial, and Garfield says he’d be excited to meet Altman if the opportunity ever arises, while acknowledging he’s playing a scripted version of the character and may never fully know the real Altman.
Mad scientist YouTuber Styropyro builds a mercury-filled evacuated bulb and, by pumping neon (and other noble gases) into a sealed tube and using a Tesla coil, creates dramatic lightning-like discharges—the triboelectric effect in action with different gas colors and tube shapes; a visually stunning but dangerous demonstration not for home tinkering.
Neon has sold a significant stake to Department M, with Neon founder Tom Quinn remaining CEO; Department M will appoint Michael Schaefer as Neon’s chief content officer and Mike Larocca to Neon’s board, while terms were not disclosed. Department M says it will contribute development assets and production-ready projects to Neon. Neon—behind Parasite, Anora and the hit Longlegs—continues to be backed by the Friedkin Group as a major shareholder.
Deadline reports that Neon has sold a majority stake to Department M, providing capital for expansion and the launch of Neon TV. Neon founder Tom Quinn remains CEO as Department M partner Michael Schaefer becomes Chief Content Officer; Larocca stays on at Department M and joins Neon’s board. The Friedkin Group maintains significant ownership, and the deal preserves existing Qatar partnerships while signaling potential UK distribution expansion, with no financial terms disclosed.
Neon has picked up Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a two-hour drama about OpenAI’s Sam Altman firing and rehiring, with Andrew Garfield in the lead; described as Guadagnino’s take on The Social Network, the film is being positioned for an Oscar-season run after Amazon MGM dropped it, with festival possibilities and industry buzz shaping its awards prospects.
Neon will release Artificial, a comedy-drama about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, after Amazon MGM dropped it, saying it would be better served by a different studio. The film, starring Andrew Garfield as Altman and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk, centers on the four days in 2023 when Altman was fired and rehired as OpenAI CEO, and was reportedly pursued by multiple studios before Neon stepped in. Neon previously backed Parasite and is described as guiding the project to release.
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.
After Amazon MGM Studios exited Luca Guadagnino’s AI drama Artificial, several buyers—Focus Features, Warner Bros.’ Clockwork, A24 and Netflix—have reportedly passed, while Mubi is pursuing the project with Neon also circling. CAA Media Finance is seeking a new home for the nearly completed film, written by Simon Rich and led by Andrew Garfield, which centers on OpenAI figures Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever. Depending on who buys it, the movie could target a Venice premiere or festival run (SXSW had been in play before the exit).
Neon has set the North American release date for Na Hong-Jin’s Cannes sci‑fi hit Hope, targeting September 9 after its In Competition premiere at Cannes; the film follows police and hunters in a remote Korean village dealing with a mysterious creature, and it has already secured strong overseas pre-sales ahead of its Korean summer release.