Luca Guadagnino’s company has been acquired by Netflix and Focus Features industrial Sources confirmed that the film that was about to be completed was suddenly dropped by Amazon MGM Studios Hollywood Reporter.
Meanwhile, A24 is said to have screened the film but its standing in the race for the Sam Altman-OpenAI comedy-drama remains unclear.
Focus, Netflix and A24 could not be reached for comment. Additionally, India companies Mobi and Neon are yet to respond THRRequests for comment after a report that they were following the film.
Amazon MGM Studios confirmed on Friday that it will not release the film, whose cast — Andrew Garfield as Altman and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk — has already made headlines.
An Amazon spokesperson said: “We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker, not to mention a long-standing relationship that we hope will continue.” THR.
“We believe so industrial It would be better served if released by a different studio and work closely with the filmmaking team to find a new home for the film.
Reports, which originated in puck On Friday, he said the decision came from Amazon MGM Studios president Mike Hopkins, who broke the news to Guadagnino and the film’s producers. The move, with Guadagnino said to have almost completed work on the film, comes just a few months after news emerged that Amazon would invest $50 billion in OpenAI as part of a multi-year strategic partnership.
The film has been described as a. Social network– A feature covering the tumultuous 2023 period in which Altman was fired and rehired by OpenAI within days, amid AI safety concerns and reports of abusive behavior. The cast also includes Anura Yura Borisov as OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who is said to have led the movement to get rid of Altman, as well as Monica Barbaro, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Hoffman, Mark Rylance, Cooper Koch, Billie Lourd, Zosia Mamet, Chris O’Dowd, Will Angus, Thaddea Graham, Nicholas Hamilton, Angus Imrie, and Will Price.
Test offers industrial I received a warm reception. puck It has been reported, but the film’s portrayal of Altman and Musk isn’t seen as entirely flattering.
Altman was among the prominent guests at Jeff Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Venice last year.
Amazon MGM has released Guadagnino’s previous films After fishing and United MGM and Amazon are distributed separately Bones and all and suspenserespectively. Guadagnino has also had films released by Sony Pictures Classics (Call me by your name) and A24 (gay).
industrialThe film is written by Simon Rich, and produced by Rich, Guadagnino, David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford and Jennifer Fox of Heyday Films.
