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Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership

Amazon MGM Studios has abandoned Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial' following a new strategic partnership with OpenAI.

By · Published June 25, 2026  00:01 UTC · Updated July 28, 2026  17:24 UTC

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Who stars in and directed the movie 'Artificial'?

The film was directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Andrew Garfield.

Why did Amazon drop the film?

Amazon dropped the movie after announcing a strategic partnership with OpenAI; The Times notes the film was "unflattering" to Sam Altman.

What is the subject matter of the film?

The biopic focuses on Sam Altman and OpenAI's leadership crisis in 2023.

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🇬🇧 English Jun 19, 16:15 UTC
🇮🇹 Italian Jun 19, 16:20 UTC · Il Post
🇧🇷 Portuguese Jun 20, 17:28 UTC · O Vício

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⚡ Executive Intelligence Takeaways Corroborated across 15 independent newsrooms
  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 15 distinct news outlets with 20 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 19.
  • Primary Driver: Amazon MGM Studios has abandoned Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial' following a new strategic partnership with OpenAI.
  • Predictive Outlook: Archynetys algorithmic models forecast this story will fade from trending status over the next 24 hours.
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Amazon has dropped the nearly complete biopic 'Artificial,' directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield. The film focuses on OpenAI's 2023 leadership crisis and Sam Altman.

This decision follows Amazon's announcement of a strategic partnership with OpenAI. Coverage from The Times describes the film as "unflattering." Reports from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Verge emphasize a collision between tech interests and Hollywood, suggesting a trend of the industry "bending the knee" to OpenAI.

While Netflix, A24, and Focus have passed on the project, Variety reports that Mubi is currently circling the film. Coverage does not yet specify if a new distributor has been secured.

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