the movie “Artificial”directed by Luca Guadagnino and centered on the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altmanwas left without a distributor after Amazon MGM Studios abandoned the project when it was almost complete. finished.
The production, which has Andrew Garfield playing Altman, will now be offered to other studies interested in bringing it to movie theaters, according to Variety.
The decision has drawn attention in the industry because it comes months after Amazon and OpenAI strengthen their business relationship through a strategic alliance focused on artificial intelligence and cloud services.
As reported by Amazon MGM Studios, the departure of the project does not respond to questions about the quality of the film.
“We have the greatest respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker. We believe ‘Artificial’ would benefit most from being released by another studio,” a company spokesperson said.
A story based on the crisis that shook OpenAI
The feature film focuses on the surprising dismissal of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI in 2023 and its later reinstatement just a few days later.
In addition to Garfield, the production brings together a high-profile cast led by Monica Barbaro, who plays Mira Murati, former chief technology officer at OpenAI; Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever; and Ike Barinholtz in the role of Elon Musk.
The cast also includes Cooper Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Koch, Billie Lourd, Zosia Mamet, Angus Imrie, Chris O’Dowd and Mark Rylance.
It received good feedback before being discarded
According to industry reports, “Artificial” had already made several test screenings with a favorable reception from attendees.
Sources close to the production assure that the characters inspired by Altman and Musk are presented in complex shape and little accommodatingsomething that could generate debate among the public when it finally finds a new distribution house.
The film was written by Simon Rich, former screenwriter of “Saturday Night Live”and represents a new foray by Guadagnino into stories inspired by real figures and contemporary events.
