In a dystopian timeline that’s seen Danny Boyle endorse and incorporate AI into his upcoming film about the rise of The Sun Newspaper, Ink, Luca Guadagnino has hit back with a first official teaser trailer for his newest release, Artificial — which centres on the tumultuous period that saw Sam Altman ousted as CEO of his own company, OpenAI.
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The film has embarked on quite the odyssey to this point: Developed by Amazon MGM Studios before suddenly being dropped this past June in the wake of Amazon’s deal with OpenAI that was announced in February — which reportedly saw the Bezos-backed company pour a further $50 billion into OpenAI, as well as a $100 billion eight-year contract between the two companies — the film was then subsequently placed on the market.
Many a suitor came and went, with every potentially serious candidate holding a stake in artificial intelligence in some shape or form, presumably reluctant to attach its name to a film that would appear to paint those behind its development in a particular light. But for Neon, who wound up the eventual winners of the race, they saw an opportunity to take advantage of the controversy and bag themselves a potential winner — both at the box office and the Academy Awards.
Earlier today we got our first look at the film through an official teaser trailer, which dated the movie for a Christmas Day release — though it remains unclear if that extends to worldwide or just North America. But in the meantime, the film will receive its worldwide premiere at the 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival on October 11th, just a short few days after its worldwide premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 5th.
The film stars Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, as well as Anora star Yura Borisov, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Hoffman, Ike Barinholtz, Cooper Koch, Monica Barbaro, and Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, to name a few.
Guadagnino, whose acclaimed works include Call Me by Your Name, Challengers, and Queer, is adapting the words of SNL alumni Simon Rich for the screen.
