Amazon has walked away from a nearly finished biopic about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, prompting questions about why a film centered on one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures suddenly needs a new distributor.
The $40 million film “Artificial,” which starred “Spider-Man” actor Andrew Garfield as Altman, was reportedly nearing completion when Amazon struck it from its 2027 release schedule. The project — which also stars “Mad TV” and “Eastbound and Down” alum Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk — is now being shopped to other studios.
‘All I hope is that if he puts me into a gulag, it’s one with all of my friends. That way we can have a party.’
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According to Variety, the film performed well in multiple test screenings, with one viewer telling
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