Overview

• The film debuted May 31 on HBO Max, placing four billionaire tech titans in a secluded lodge as AI-driven deepfake chaos erupts worldwide.
• Armstrong casts Steve Carell, Cory Michael Smith, Ramy Youssef and Jason Schwartzman as Randall, Venis, Jeff and Hugo—characters loosely modeled on figures like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg.
• Behind the scenes, the project moved from pitch to screen in just six months, with writing, filming in Utah and post-production completed by late May.
• Critics have lauded the film’s topical ambition but largely criticized its broad satire, underdeveloped character arcs and heavy technobabble.
• Through its rapid-fire dialogue and lavish setting, Mountainhead interrogates themes of wealth, power dynamics and the moral risks of unregulated AI.