Artificial (upcoming film)
Upcoming film by Luca Guadagnino
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Artificial is an upcoming biographical comedy drama film directed and co-produced by Luca Guadagnino and written by Simon Rich. The film stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and centers on his controversial firing and rehiring in 2023.[1] The cast also features Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman, Ike Barinholtz, and Jason Schwartzman.
- Simon Rich
- David Heyman
- Jeffrey Clifford
- Jennifer Fox
- Luca Guadagnino
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| Directed by | Luca Guadagnino |
| Written by | Simon Rich |
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| Cinematography | Malik Hassan Sayeed |
| Music by | Damon Albarn |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
Cast
- Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman[2]
- Monica Barbaro as Mira Murati[2]
- Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever[2]
- Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk[2]
- Cooper Koch[3]
- Cooper Hoffman as Greg Brockman[2]
- Jason Schwartzman[4]
- Billie Lourd[5]
- Zosia Mamet[6]
- Chris O'Dowd[7]
- Will Angus[8]
- Thaddea Graham[8]
- Nicholas Hamilton[8]
- Angus Imrie[8]
- Will Price[8]
- Mark Rylance[9]
Production
In June 2025, it was reported that Luca Guadagnino would direct the film for Amazon MGM Studios from a screenplay written by Simon Rich with Rich as a producer, alongside David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford, and Jennifer Fox with a cast led by Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro, and Yura Borisov.[10] In July, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman, and Jason Schwartzman joined the cast, with Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk.[3][11][4] Billie Lourd, Zosia Mamet, Chris O'Dowd, Will Angus, Thaddea Graham, Nicholas Hamilton, Angus Imrie, and Will Price were added to the cast in the following month.[5][6][7][8] Mark Rylance was added to the cast a month later.[9]
Principal photography began on July 30, 2025, in San Francisco at Dolores Park and continued in Turin, Italy.[2][12] Filming wrapped in October.[13]
Music
The film's score was produced by Damon Albarn, marking his first collaboration with Guadagnino.[14][15]
Release
Amazon MGM Studios was the original distributor worldwide, and first reported in 2026 to have been aiming to release the film in the United States in early 2027,[16] before ultimately opting to drop the film entirely. The reasons for the withdrawal were unspecified, but the move received scrutiny for happening several days after Amazon had signed a $50 billion deal with OpenAI.[17] By June 2026, producers were shopping the production to other distributors, while the film is in the last stages of post-production.[18]