Netflix and Focus Features Decline to Distribute Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman Film 'Artificial'
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Jeremy Fuster
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Netflix and Focus Features have joined Amazon MGM in pulling out of distributing Luca Guadagnino's film "Artificial," a $40 million drama about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Amazon MGM, which developed the film, dropped its planned early 2027 release. The film has been screened for potential new distributors including Mubi and Neon, who remain interested in acquiring the project.
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· 3 pulledDays after Amazon MGM pulled out of distributing Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial,' other would-be suitors like Netflix and Focus Features have pulled out of the race, according to multiple media reports.
Amazon MGM, which developed the $40 million drama, announced on Friday that it would not move forward with a planned early 2027 release with a possible SXSW premiere next spring.
CAA Media Finance, which represents Guadagnino, has screened the film for potential new distributors over the weekend, with Mubi and Neon reportedly among the distributors interested.
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