At the New York Film Festival, director Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, Artificial, premiered, offering a reimagined origin story of Sam Altman’s company presented as a campy comedy starring Andrew Garfield. The film’s debut coincides with a significant cultural moment: Vanity Fair released a cover story profiling Altman on the same day, featuring glossy portraits by Annie Leibovitz.
The magazine piece likens Altman to the
Guadagnino usually does drama, not comedy. This pivot is surprising but intriguing, honestly.
Vanity Fair profiling Altman while this film premieres is such a weird cultural moment. What are they thinking?
Campy satire of OpenAI? Really? Feels like trying to laugh away the existential dread we all feel right now.
Garfield playing a tech bro sounds bizarrely perfect. I need to see this immediately.