Indie distributor Neon acquired the film "Artificial," Luca Guadagnino's biopic about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, on Tuesday following a bidding process, after Amazon MGM Studios backed out of producing the nearly complete $40 million film in June. Neon plans to release the film later this year and “compete in this year's Oscar race,” but declined to disclose how much it paid for the worldwide rights. Amazon dropped the film, starring Andrew Garfield as Altman, months after signing an expansive multiyear partnership with OpenAI in late February, with Amazon stating the film would “be better served if it were released by a different studio.” "Artificial" chronicles the days leading up to the 2023 firing and reinstatement of Altman as OpenAI chief executive, and also stars Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov, Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk.