Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleActor Andrew Garfield has revealed he is nervous about potential backlash over his portrayal of OpenAI founder Sam Altman in the upcoming biographical film Artificial, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Speaking on the SmartLess podcast, Garfield explained that portraying one of the world's most powerful people makes him anxious, though he emphasised that the movie aims to explore human complexities rather than villainise or heroicise anyone. The film focuses on Altman's high-profile firing and subsequent rehiring at OpenAI in 2023, marking Garfield's return to tech-focused cinema following his role as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network. The $40 million production was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios shortly after Amazon announced a $50 billion investment in OpenAI, before indie distributor Neon acquired the release rights in a competitive bidding war. Written by former Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich and featuring a supporting cast including Cooper Hoffman as Greg Brockman and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk, Artificial is scheduled for release in cinemas on 5 October. In fullAndrew Garfield says he’s ‘really scared’ of backlash to playing OpenAI founder Sam AltmanMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Andrew Garfield expresses concern about portraying AI pioneer
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleActor Andrew Garfield has revealed he is nervous about potential backlash over his portrayal of OpenAI founder Sam Altman in the upcoming biographical film Artificial, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Speaking on the SmartLess podcast, Garfield explained that portraying one of the world's most powerful people makes him anxious, though he emphasised that the movie aims to explore human complexities rather than villainise or heroicise anyone. The film focuses on Altman's high-profile firing and subsequent rehiring at OpenAI in 2023, marking Garfield's return to tech-focused cinema following his role as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network. The $40 million production was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios shortly after Amazon announced a $50 billion investment in OpenAI, before indie distributor Neon acquired the release rights in a competitive bidding war. Written by former Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich and featuring a supporting cast including Cooper Hoffman as Greg Brockman and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk, Artificial is scheduled for release in cinemas on 5 October. In fullAndrew Garfield says he’s ‘really scared’ of backlash to playing OpenAI founder Sam AltmanMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
