Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.’ Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up *Artificial* — director Luca Guadagnino’s new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman — for distribution deals, while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested. Postproduction on *Artificial* was nearly finished when Amazon MGM unexpectedly announced last week that it no longer plans to distribute the film, despite reports that Amazon initially intended to give it a short, Oscar-qualifying theatrical run later this year and a wider release in early 2027, as well as a showing at the SXSW Film & TV Festival. Amazon told Deadline it felt the film would be “better served if it were released by a different studio,” and its decision follows its $50 billion investment into OpenAI from earlier this year.