{"slug": "openai-film-artificial-dropped-by-amazon-finds-a-new-home-with-neon", "title": "OpenAI film 'Artificial,' dropped by Amazon, finds a new home with Neon", "summary": "Indie distributor Neon acquired Luca Guadagnino's film 'Artificial' about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after Amazon MGM Studios dropped the nearly complete $40 million project. Neon plans to release the film this year and compete in the Oscar race.", "body_md": "# OpenAI film 'Artificial,' dropped by Amazon, finds a new home with Neon\n\n## “Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios\n\n- Bookmark\n\n“Artificial,” [Luca Guadagnino](/topic/luca-guadagnino)'s starry film about Sam Altman and [OpenAI](/topic/openai), has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by [Amazon](/topic/amazon) MGM Studios.\n\nNeon said Tuesday that it bought the film following a bidding process. Amazon dropped the nearly complete $40 million film, starring [Andrew Garfield](/topic/andrew-garfield) as Altman, earlier this month, a surprise move that came just months after Amazon announced a $50 billion investment in OpenAI.\n\nAmazon said then that “Artificial” would “be better served if it were released by a different studio.”\n\nNeon said Tuesday that it will release “Artificial” this year and “compete in this year's Oscar race.” The film, which chronicles the days leading up to the 2023 firing and reinstatement of Altman as OpenAI chief executive, also stars Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov and Academy Award winner [Mark Rylance](/topic/mark-rylance). Ike Barinholtz plays Elon Musk.\n\nIn late February, Amazon signed an expansive multiyear partnership with the artificial intelligence startup. Then earlier this month, Amazon MGM said it would put the film up for sale to find it a new home.\n\nNeon has established an enviable awards-season track record with Oscar winners like “Parasite” and “Anora.” The specialty label has backed the last seven Palme d'Or winners at the Cannes Film Festival. The studio declined to disclose how much it paid for the worldwide rights to “Artificial.”\n\n“The acquisition underscores Neon’s commitment to partnering with visionary filmmakers, and bringing ambitious cinema to audiences around the world,” the studio said in a statement.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-film-artificial-dropped-by-amazon-finds-a-new-home-with-neon", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/amazon-openai-luca-guadagnino-mark-rylance-andrew-garfield-b3006303.html", "published_at": "2026-06-30 23:43:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 23:54:21.449588+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Sam Altman", "Neon", "Amazon MGM Studios", "Luca Guadagnino", "Andrew Garfield", "Mark Rylance", "Elon Musk"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-film-artificial-dropped-by-amazon-finds-a-new-home-with-neon", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-film-artificial-dropped-by-amazon-finds-a-new-home-with-neon.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-film-artificial-dropped-by-amazon-finds-a-new-home-with-neon.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-film-artificial-dropped-by-amazon-finds-a-new-home-with-neon.jsonld"}}