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Satire: Amazon MGM Drops Guadagnino Film for Being 'Too Pro-Art'

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12d ago· 1 min readen

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Summary

A satirical article about Amazon MGM Studios head Mike Hopkins telling director Luca Guadagnino that the studio is dropping his Sam Altman biopic because it turned out to be "too pro-art" — containing scenes that imply skilled artists creating original work is a positive thing. The piece mocks corporate discomfort with artistic expression through a fictional scenario.

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I had no idea you'd be promoting creativity to such an extent

When I heard you were making a film about AI

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LOS ANGELES—Explaining why the company could no longer release Artificial as previously planned, Amazon MGM Studios head Mike Hopkins told director Luca Guadagnino on Thursday that he didn’t realize the film would be so pro-art. “I had no idea you’d be pr

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