Overview
- The film will have its world premiere on Oct. 5 at Alice Tully Hall as part of the New York Film Festival’s Main Slate, with Luca Guadagnino and principal cast expected to attend.
- NEON also confirmed a Gala screening at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 11, placing the film on two major fall festival stages ahead of a theatrical run.
- Amazon MGM dropped the completed picture in June after Amazon announced a large partnership with OpenAI; Neon acquired the title and is reported to be covering prints and advertising under a straight distribution deal.
- Artificial is directed by Luca Guadagnino from a Simon Rich screenplay, produced by David Heyman and others, and stars Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman with Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro and Ike Barinholtz in key roles.
- The drama reconstructs the days around Altman’s 2023 firing and reinstatement and is being positioned to probe the ethical stakes of AI while provoking industry scrutiny about corporate influence on film distribution.