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Amazon Drops Luca Guadagnino Film Project on Sam Altman
Amazon has dropped director Luca Guadagnino's film "Artificial," which stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI founder Sam Altman. Netflix, A24 and Focus Features declined to pursue the project after the decision. Mubi and Neon have expressed interest in acquiring it.
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Amazon dropped Luca Guadagnino's film project "Artificial," nypost.com reported. The film stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI founder Sam Altman and centers on Altman's controversial firing and rehiring in 2023. Netflix, A24 and Focus Features decided against pursuing the project after Amazon let it go, nypost.com reported.
Screenings of the film took place over the weekend to potential distributors and were handled by CAA Media Finance. Amazon announced a $50 million investment into OpenAI earlier this year, nypost.com reported. Altman attended Jeff Bezos' wedding to Lauren Sanchez last year.
Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, made the call to drop the film, according to the report. Amazon had been eyeing an early 2027 release for the film. One potential issue was the studio's desire for a 2026 release, given the October release of Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Reckoning," which shares similar plots and themes.
Mubi and Neon are reportedly interested in picking up "Artificial," with Mubi's interest appearing stronger, nypost.com reported. On Monday, Google announced a $75 million investment in A24 as part of a research partnership between its AI lab DeepMind and the studio to develop AI tools for filmmakers.
