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The Sam Altman biopic 'Artificial,' starring Andrew Garfield, cost $40 million and was abandoned by Amazon after it struck a $50 billion partnership with OpenAI.
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Kara recaps: 'Artificial,' a $40 million film starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman directed by Luca Guadagnino, was dropped by Amazon after its $50 billion OpenAI partnership made the project politically inconvenient. Neon, the indie distributor behind Best Picture winner Anora, picked it up. Amazon gave the film away without a licensing fee, only committing $15 million to its theatrical marketing. Matt argues the reputational damage is severe — the first call Amazon's Mike Hopkins had to make was to CAA's Brian Lord to explain why he was dumping a committed project with a major filmmaker, and every CAA agent will remember that the next time they have a hot script. It's not about this one movie; it's about the signal that tech-company priorities always trump creative commitments.
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