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Hollywood studios reportedly pass on Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic

Several major studios have reportedly declined to pick up "Artificial," Luca Guadagnino's biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman. A couple of distributors are said to remain interested.

According to reports, Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all decided to pass on acquiring distribution rights to "Artificial," director Luca Guadagnino's new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman.

Despite those passes, Neon and Mubi are reportedly still interested in the film.

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