The Sam Altman film 'Artificial' has a distributor again. Neon acquired the completed Luca Guadagnino film for an estimated $20 million and set a limited U.S. theatrical release for December 25, 2026, with a teaser trailer out.
'Artificial' is the working title of a biographical film directed by Luca Guadagnino about Sam Altman's 2023 firing from OpenAI and his reinstatement. The film was nearly finished when Amazon MGM Studios withdrew from distributing it in June 2026. That decision followed Amazon's $50 billion strategic partnership with OpenAI in February 2026. Amazon said at the time it was working with the production team to find a new distributor.
That distributor turned out to be Neon, which acquired the film for an estimated $20 million. With distribution settled, a teaser trailer has been released. The film is set for a limited U.S. release on December 25, 2026, with a wide release expected in January 2027.
The trail from Amazon's withdrawal to Neon's pickup is the whole of the film's distribution story so far: a completed project that lost one backer and found another, and now has a date and a trailer.
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The teaser trailer for the film 'Artificial,' about Sam Altman's 2023 ouster from OpenAI and reinstatement, has been released. Neon acquired distribution for an estimated $20 million after Amazon MGM Studios withdrew. The film is set for a limited U.S. release on December 25, 2026, with wide release expected in January 2027.
Amazon MGM Studios has withdrawn from distributing the nearly complete biographical film 'Artificial', directed by Luca Guadagnino and centered on OpenAI founder Sam Altman's 2023 firing and rehiring. The move follows Amazon's $50 billion strategic partnership with OpenAI in February 2026. Amazon is working with the production team to find a new distributor.
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