Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Movie Endured ‘Disasters’ at Amazon

Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Movie Endured ‘Disasters’ at Amazon

Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie, ‘Artificial,’ went through ‘all sorts of disasters’ at Amazon, a source close to the production says.

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Reportedly Went Darker, Over Budget, Required Reshoots Before Amazon MGM Dumped It

The story behind Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” is starting to sound nearly as loaded as the film’s subject. After Amazon MGM Studios abruptly parted ways with the nearly completed OpenAI drama, Neon picked up worldwide distribution rights to the movie earlier this week. But a new report suggests Amazon’s exit may have been driven by more than just the company’s very obvious business ties to OpenAI and Sam Altman. Continue reading Luca Guadagnin…

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Was Reportedly Over Budget, Hit by Reshoots and “Disasters” Before Amazon MGM Exit

Here’s an interesting Vulture piece on the behind-the-scenes chaos surrounding Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial.” It questions whether Amazon/MGM actually shelved the film because of its AI ties—or whether its quality was ultimately what did it in.On Tuesday, Neon announced it had picked up Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial.” While the acquisition price remained undisclosed, I had reported that Neon acquired the $50M film for more than $20M, and Vultur…