Amazon MGM Drops Sam Altman Biopic After OpenAI Deal

Multiple outlets, including Variety, The Verge, and TheWrap, report that **Amazon MGM Studios** has dropped Luca Guadagnino's nearly finished film **Artificial**, a biopic about **Sam Altman** that dramatizes his November 2023 firing and reinstatement at **OpenAI**. Variety and TheWrap say the studio released a statement, "We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker... We believe that 'Artificial' will be better served if it were released by a different studio," and that MGM is working to find the film a new distributor. Trade and tech coverage note the decision comes months after Amazon announced a **$50 billion** investment and partnership with **OpenAI** in February; outlets including TNW and Variety report Amazon has not said whether that relationship influenced the move. Variety also reports early test screenings and studio showings had already occurred. Source: https://letsdatascience.com/news/amazon-mgm-drops-sam-altman-biopic-after-openai-deal-e78cd407