Andrew Garfield Reacts to Amazon Dropping $40 Million Altman Film as Neon Takes Over
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 30
Andrew Garfield Reacts to Amazon Dropping $40 Million Altman Film as Neon Takes Over
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 30
Summary
Andrew Garfield said he both “was and wasn’t” surprised that Amazon dropped “Artificial,” the nearly finished $40 million Sam Altman biopic he leads.
Amazon MGM exited in June, saying the film would be better served elsewhere, after investing $50 billion in OpenAI; an early viewer told Variety the movie makes Altman and Elon Musk especially unlikable.
Co-star Cooper Hoffman said the reversal “actually makes sense” and that he was more surprised Amazon picked up the film in the first place.
Neon acquired the Luca Guadagnino-directed film earlier this month after a bidding process and plans to release the drama about Altman’s 2023 firing and rehiring at OpenAI later this year.