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Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership

The web giant announced that Artificial, a biopic about the controversial tech executive, ‘will be better served if it were released by a different studio’

Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership

TL;DR

  • Amazon has dropped the distribution of Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic, "Artificial."
  • The decision was announced shortly after Amazon revealed a substantial $15 billion investment in OpenAI, helmed by Sam Altman.
  • Amazon stated the film would be "better served if it were released by a different studio."
  • The biopic reportedly offers a critical portrayal of Altman and focuses on his brief ousting as OpenAI CEO in 2023.
  • Previous distributors, Warner Bros and Paramount, had also passed on the script, citing concerns it was "dull."
  • The film stars Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk.