Neon Acquires 'Artificial' for 2026 Release After Amazon Dropped It Following $50 Billion OpenAI Bet
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Updated · TheWrap · Aug 5
Neon Acquires 'Artificial' for 2026 Release After Amazon Dropped It Following $50 Billion OpenAI Bet
1 articles · Updated · TheWrap · Aug 5
Summary
Neon has picked up Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished Sam Altman biopic “Artificial” and plans a 2026 release with a full awards campaign.
Amazon MGM removed the film from its slate in June, a move the report links to tension after Amazon’s $50 billion investment in OpenAI because the movie is said to be critical of Altman.
Monica Barbaro said she was not worried by the setback, telling InStyle she trusted the strong feedback on the film and Guadagnino’s direction.
Andrew Garfield stars as Altman, while Barbaro said working with her real-life partner let her watch “one of the best actors of his generation” develop the character.
The pickup gives Guadagnino a first collaboration with Neon, whose Oscar record includes Best Picture winners “Parasite” and “Anora,” after his recent Amazon releases failed to break through at the Academy Awards.