Artificial (upcoming film)
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| Directed by | Luca Guadagnino |
| Written by | Simon Rich |
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| Cinematography | Malik Hassan Sayeed |
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| Distributed by | Amazon MGM Studios |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
Artificial is an upcoming biographical comedy drama film directed and co-produced by Luca Guadagnino and written by Simon Rich. The film stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and centers on his controversial firing and rehiring in 2023.[1] The cast also features Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman, Ike Barinholtz, and Jason Schwartzman.
Cast
[edit]- Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman[2]
- Monica Barbaro as Mira Murati[2]
- Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever[2]
- Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk[2]
- Cooper Koch[3]
- Cooper Hoffman as Greg Brockman[2]
- Jason Schwartzman[4]
- Billie Lourd[5]
- Zosia Mamet[6]
- Chris O'Dowd[7]
- Will Angus[8]
- Thaddea Graham[8]
- Nicholas Hamilton[8]
- Angus Imrie[8]
- Will Price[8]
- Mark Rylance
Production
[edit]In June 2025, it was reported that Luca Guadagnino would direct the film for Amazon MGM Studios from a screenplay written by Simon Rich with Rich as a producer alongside David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford and Jennifer Fox with a cast led by Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro and Yura Borisov.[9] In July, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman, and Jason Schwartzman joined the cast, with Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk.[3][10][4] Billie Lourd, Zosia Mamet, Chris O'Dowd, Will Angus, Thaddea Graham, Nicholas Hamilton, Angus Imrie and Will Price were added to the cast in the following month.[5][6][7][8] Mark Rylance was added to the cast a month later.[11]
Principal photography began by July 30, 2025, in San Francisco at Dolores Park.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ritman, Alex (July 14, 2025). "Andrew Garfield Officially Boards Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial' at Amazon MGM". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Irshad, Zara (July 31, 2025). "Jason Schwartzman, Luca Guadagnino spotted filming OpenAI movie in S.F. park". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (July 14, 2025). "Cooper Koch Joins Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial' At Amazon MGM Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (July 24, 2025). "Jason Schwartzman Latest To Join 'Artificial' From Luca Guadagnino And Amazon MGM Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (August 4, 2025). "Billie Lourd Joins Andrew Garfield In AI Pic 'Artificial' From Amazon MGM Studios". Deadline. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (August 5, 2025). "Zosia Mamet Joins Amazon MGM's 'Artificial'". Deadline. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Kit, Borys (August 12, 2025). "Chris O'Dowd Joins Andrew Garfield in Luca Guadagnino's OpenAI Movie 'Artificial' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Grobar, Matt (August 19, 2025). "Luca Guadagnino's AI Movie 'Artificial' For Amazon MGM Studios Adds Five To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (June 3, 2025). "Luca Guadagnino Eyes 'Artificial' At Amazon MGM As Next Movie With Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro And 'Anora' Actor Yura Borisov Circling". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (July 23, 2025). "Cooper Hoffman Latest To Join Amazon MGM's 'Artificial'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (September 4, 2025). "Mark Rylance Joins Amazon MGM Studios Pic 'Artificial'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Artificial at IMDb
- 2020s American films
- 2020s British films
- 2020s English-language films
- American comedy-drama films
- British comedy-drama films
- Films directed by Luca Guadagnino
- Films produced by David Heyman
- Films shot in San Francisco
- Films about artificial intelligence
- Amazon MGM Studios films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Heyday Films films
- Upcoming films
- Upcoming English-language films