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Garfield Channels Tech Titan Altman for New Film
25 Aug
Summary
- Andrew Garfield portrays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a new film.
- The movie covers the dramatic five-day period of Altman's ouster and return.
- Garfield researched Altman via transcripts and interviews, not personal contact.
Andrew Garfield is set to portray OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film, "Artificial." The drama will focus on the intense five-day corporate saga that occurred in November 2023, during which Altman was abruptly fired as OpenAI's CEO before ultimately being reinstated.
Garfield shared in a recent interview that his portrayal is not based on any personal relationship with Altman, as they have never met. Instead, Garfield relied on the script, court transcripts, interviews, and his own research. He reflected on the necessary dissociation for individuals managing technologies with significant societal impact.
The film, written by Simon Rich, also features Monica Barbaro as Mira Murati and Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever. The project, initially developed by Amazon MGM Studios, was later acquired by Neon for worldwide theatrical distribution after Amazon opted not to release it.
Garfield discussed his acting process, drawing parallels to Carl Jung's concept of the "shadow self" to understand and integrate aspects of himself that he might otherwise reject, a process he believes is crucial for understanding complex figures like Altman.
