NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淎rtificial,鈥� Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about and , has been acquired by the after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios.
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 .
Amazon said then that 鈥淎rtificial鈥� would 鈥渂e better served if it were released by a different studio.鈥�
Neon said Tuesday that it will release 鈥淎rtificial鈥� this year and 鈥渃ompete in this year’s Oscar race.鈥� The film, which chronicles the days leading up to the of Altman as OpenAI chief executive, also stars Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov and Academy Award winner Mark Rylance. Ike Barinholtz plays Elon Musk.
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.
Neon has established an enviable awards-season track record with Oscar winners like 鈥淧arasite鈥� and 鈥淎nora.鈥� The specialty label has backed at the Cannes Film Festival. The studio declined to disclose how much it paid for the worldwide rights to 鈥淎rtificial.鈥�
鈥淭he acquisition underscores Neon鈥檚 commitment to partnering with visionary filmmakers, and bringing ambitious cinema to audiences around the world,鈥� the studio said in a statement.
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