---
title: "Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/290614189.md"
description: "Major studios including Netflix, A24, Warner Bros., and Amazon MGM have declined to distribute Luca Guadagnino's biographical drama 'Artificial' about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. This collective rejection suggests Hollywood is hesitant to produce critical narratives about Big Tech, despite some interest from Neon and Mubi."
datetime: "2026-06-23T22:15:49.000Z"
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  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/290614189.md)
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# Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI

Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up _Artificial_ \- director Luca Guadagnino's new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman - for distribution deals. And while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested in the film, this situation makes it seem like Hollywood no longer has the courage to tell critical stories about Big Tech.

Postproduction on _Artificial_ was nearly finished when Amazon MGM unexpectedly announced last week that it no longer plans to distribute the film. The news came as a surprise given how far along the movie was and reports that Amazon …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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