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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 8
Neon Releases First Artificial Teaser Ahead of Dec. 25 U.S. Debut
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Sep 8

Neon Releases First Artificial Teaser Ahead of Dec. 25 U.S. Debut

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 8

Summary

  • The first teaser for Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” shows Andrew Garfield’s Sam Altman descending into a basement packed with machine guns before warning that countries and industries will collapse.
  • Neon will release the film in U.S. theaters on Dec. 25 after an October premiere at the New York Film Festival, giving the Sam Altman biopic a high-profile awards-season launch.
  • The project changed hands after Amazon MGM dropped it in June; Neon acquired it on June 30, even as Amazon deepened ties with OpenAI through an investment package worth up to $35 billion.
  • The film centers on Altman’s abrupt firing and reinstatement as OpenAI CEO during a power struggle over control of the technology, with Yura Borisov, Ike Barinholtz and Monica Barbaro among the cast.

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