Luca Guadagnino’s Nearly Finished Sam Altman Movie ‘Artificial’ Dropped by Amazon After OpenAI Partnership
Amazon has canceled the release of the nearly finished Luca Guadagnino film 'Artificial' following the company's new partnership with OpenAI.
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📍 How it ended
Amazon MGM dropped the Sam Altman biopic Artificial following the studio's partnership with OpenAI. Netflix, A24, and Focus Features declined to acquire the project, though reports indicated Mubi was considering the film. The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 132d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Amazon has officially dropped 'Artificial,' a film directed by Luca Guadagnino focused on the life of Sam Altman. The project was described as nearly finished at the time the decision was made to halt the release.
Reporting from Variety, Deadline, Puck, Kotaku, and Yahoo connects the cancellation to Amazon’s recent $50 billion partnership with OpenAI. Coverage emphasizes that the film's production status was advanced before the studio ceased its involvement.
Observers are waiting to see if 'Artificial' will be shopped to other distributors or if the project will remain shelved. Current coverage does not yet specify the financial terms of the cancellation or the future of the film's existing footage.
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Quick answers
What is the subject of the movie 'Artificial'?
The film focuses on the life of Sam Altman.
Who was the director of 'Artificial'?
Luca Guadagnino directed the film.
Why did Amazon cancel the film?
Coverage links the decision to Amazon's recent $50 billion partnership with OpenAI.
Coverage (23)
- Hollywood’s ‘Artificial’ Dilemma: When Tech and Luca Guadagnino Collided The Hollywood Reporter · 132d ago
- Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI The Verge · 132d ago
- Amazon drops ‘unflattering’ Sam Altman film after OpenAI partnership The Times · 132d ago
- Netflix, A24 and Focus Pass on Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ as Mubi Circles (EXCLUSIVE) Variety · 135d ago
- Amazon abruptly drops Luca Guadagnino's movie about new "strategic partner" Sam Altman A.V. Club · 135d ago
- Amazon MGM Dumps a Sam Altman Biopic as Big Tech Crosses a Line in Hollywood TheWrap · 136d ago
- Amazon no longer releasing Sam Altman biopic “Artificial” starring Andrew Garfield Yahoo · 136d ago
- Amazon’s Movie Arm Abandons Film About OpenAI The New York Times · 136d ago
- Amazon Drops OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’ After Partnering With AI Company Rolling Stone · 136d ago
- Amazon Won't Release Sam Altman Biopic Focused On OpenAI's 2023 Leadership Crisis Engadget · 136d ago
- What I’m Hearing: Amazon’s Sam Altman Dump, “Desperate” Netflix & Quinta’s WB Exit Puck · 136d ago
- Amazon MGM Studios Backs Out of Sam Altman Biopic Months After Amazon Gave OpenAI Tons of Money Gizmodo · 136d ago
- Amazon Drops OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’ After Partnering With AI Company Yahoo · 136d ago
- The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM The Verge · 136d ago
- Amazon MGM Drops Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Movie Starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman Yahoo · 136d ago
- Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership The Guardian · 136d ago
- Luca Guadagnino's next movie Artificial dropped by Amazon Yahoo · 136d ago
- Amazon Ditches Almost Complete Sam Altman Movie After Signing $50 Billion OpenAI Deal Kotaku · 136d ago
- Amazon Is Dumping Its Sam Altman Movie Puck · 136d ago
- Amazon No Longer Releasing Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Deadline · 136d ago
- Luca Guadagnino’s Nearly Finished Sam Altman Movie ‘Artificial’ Dropped by Amazon After OpenAI Partnership Variety · 136d ago
- Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Dropped by Amazon/MGM in Surprise Studio Exit World of Reel · 136d ago
- Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman, OpenAI Film ‘Artificial’ Dropped by Amazon MGM Studios The Hollywood Reporter · 136d ago
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