Amazon drops Sam Altman movie after announcing OpenAI partnership
Luca Guadagnino’s nearly completed biopic stars Andrew Garfield as the controversial OpenAI founder
Amazon MGM is no longer partnering with Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino on his forthcoming Sam Altman biopic , Artificial .
The nearly completed film, starring Andrew Garfield as the controversial OpenAI founder , was originally slated for release in early 2027.
The premiere date, however, is now in limbo after the film was removed from the studio’s roster months after Amazon agreed to expand its $38 billion, multi-year deal to run OpenAI’s systems on its cloud services. The new partnership, announced in February, includes a $50 billion investment in the AI company and the development of customized AI models.
“We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker — not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue,” a spokesperson for Amazon said to Variety in a statement. “We believe that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio and are working closely with the filmmaking team to find the film a new home.”
The Independent has contacted Amazon for further comment.