Amazon MGM Studios has shelved a nearly finished feature film about OpenAI's Sam Altman, months after signing a $50 billion investment partnership with the company.
Amazon MGM Studios has dropped “Artificial,” a nearly completed feature film directed by Luca Guadagnino, which starred Andrew Garfield as OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and dramatized Altman’s brief firing from OpenAI in November 2023, according to a report by Variety cited by The Decoder. [1]
An Amazon spokesperson said the company has great respect for Guadagnino but believes the film would be a better fit at another studio, and the project is now being shopped to other distributors. [1]
Amazon did not provide an official reason for the decision. [1] However, in February Amazon struck a partnership with OpenAI that includes a $50 billion investment. [1] An unnamed insider told Variety that both Altman and Elon Musk come off poorly in the film, and Variety also reported that Altman and Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos have a personal relationship. [1]
Amazon has not confirmed that the business deal or personal ties influenced the decision to drop the film. [1] The source material does not establish a direct causal link between the investment and the shelving of the project.
Sources
This article was drafted with AI from the cited sources and checked against them before publication. Spot an error? Let us know.
