By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 \u201cArtificial,\u201d Luca Guadagnino\u2019s starry film about Sam Altman<\/a> and OpenAI<\/a>, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon<\/a> after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n Neon said Tuesday that it bought the film following a bidding process. Amazon dropped the nearly complete $40 million film, starring Andrew Garfield as Altman, earlier this month, a surprise move that came just months after Amazon announced a $50 billion investment in OpenAI<\/a>.<\/p>\n Amazon said then that \u201cArtificial\u201d would \u201cbe better served if it were released by a different studio.\u201d<\/p>\n Neon said Tuesday that it will release \u201cArtificial\u201d this year and \u201ccompete in this year\u2019s Oscar race.\u201d The film, which chronicles the days leading up to the 2023 firing and reinstatement<\/a> of Altman as OpenAI chief executive, also stars Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov and Academy Award winner Mark Rylance. Ike Barinholtz plays Elon Musk.<\/p>\n In late February, Amazon signed an expansive multiyear partnership with the artificial intelligence startup. Then earlier this month, Amazon MGM said it would put the film up for sale to find it a new home.<\/p>\n