Overview
- The first teaser for Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial was released Tuesday and shows Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman walking into a vault as the film frames two decades of machine‑learning history.
- Neon announced a world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 5 and a limited theatrical release on Dec. 25 with a wider rollout planned in January 2027.
- Amazon MGM Studios developed and financed the roughly $40 million production but relinquished distribution after Amazon revealed a large partnership and investment involving OpenAI, saying the film would be better served elsewhere.
- Andrew Garfield has said he has not met Sam Altman, prepared from scripts, interviews and transcripts, and described being ‘really scared’ of potential backlash for portraying a living tech figure.
- The film uses the November 2023 five‑day OpenAI leadership crisis as its dramatic spine while the distribution drama and festival timing now shape its public reception and awards strategy.