Guadagnino Seeks New Home for 'Artificial' After Amazon MGM Drops 2023 OpenAI Drama
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Updated · Deadline · Jun 27
Guadagnino Seeks New Home for 'Artificial' After Amazon MGM Drops 2023 OpenAI Drama
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 27
Summary
Luca Guadagnino said 'Artificial' could still reach audiences through another distributor after Amazon MGM removed the film from its release slate.
Amazon said the movie would be better served by a different studio and is working with the filmmakers to find a new home, leaving the Sam Altman drama in distribution limbo.
Guadagnino framed the project as a critique of AI's social impact, pointing to San Francisco's contrast between self-driving cars and visible homelessness and fentanyl addiction as the film's central image.
The film centers on OpenAI's 2023 upheaval, when Altman was fired and rehired within days, and stars Andrew Garfield alongside Mark Rylance, Yura Borisov and Monica Barbaro.
The release uncertainty also carries a conflict-of-interest backdrop: Amazon has a long-term relationship with OpenAI and announced a $50 billion investment in the company earlier this year.