Overview
- Amazon MGM Studios informed Luca Guadagnino and the film’s producers on Friday that it would not release the nearly finished film and said it was working with the team to find a new distributor.
- The decision followed Amazon’s February announcement of a multi‑year partnership with OpenAI that reports say included a $50 billion investment, a timing that industry outlets say intensifies scrutiny of the move.
- Sources told reporters the finished cut reportedly grew darker than earlier pitches and that early viewers found portrayals of Sam Altman and Elon Musk unsympathetic, factors that executives cited in internal discussions.
- Creative Artists Agency and the filmmakers have been screening the completed picture for potential buyers while the cast and creative team remain intact, including Andrew Garfield as Altman and a screenplay by Simon Rich.
- The exit could delay the film’s release and raises broader questions about how major corporate deals shape studio decisions, with observers watching which distributor, if any, will pick up the project and whether it will play major festivals.