OpenAI Film Artificial Gets New Hollywood Screening With Andrew Garfield Q&A

Andrew Garfield's controversial new film about the rise of OpenAI is heading for another major Hollywood screening, with director Luca Guadagnino and several cast members appearing for an audience discussion in Los Angeles next month.

Artificial, which explores the personalities and power struggles behind the artificial intelligence industry, will screen at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on 14 November. The event forms part of Vanity Fair's new Screening Room programme, with Garfield, Guadagnino, Yura Borisov and Monica Barbaro taking part in a Q&A.

The announcement follows the film's premiere at the New York Film Festival and its screenings at the BFI London Film Festival earlier this month. Its continuing run of prominent events suggests the film's portrayal of Silicon Valley's most influential figures will remain a talking point.

Andrew Garfield Plays OpenAI's Sam Altman

Garfield stars as Sam Altman in the film, which follows the development of artificial intelligence through the researchers, entrepreneurs and competing ambitions that helped bring the technology into the mainstream.

Yura Borisov portrays OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, while Mark Rylance plays computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton. The story traces the development of machine learning research and the relationships that eventually led to one of the technology industry's most extraordinary leadership disputes.

A central part of the drama examines Altman's removal as OpenAI chief executive in November 2023 and the events surrounding his subsequent return. Rather than presenting artificial intelligence solely as a technological achievement, the film explores the people making decisions about its development.

Why Hollywood Is Taking an Interest

The subject is particularly relevant to an entertainment industry that has spent recent years debating the use of AI in film and television production. Concerns about actors' likenesses, creative ownership and the possible replacement of human workers have become central to those discussions.

There is also an interesting contradiction in a major Hollywood production scrutinising the technology that studios are increasingly considering for their own work. The film places questions about corporate responsibility and human ambition alongside the scientific advances that have made modern AI possible.

For Guadagnino, whose previous films include Call Me by Your Name and Challengers, the project represents another exploration of complex relationships and conflicting motivations, this time within the world of modern technology.

A New Opportunity to Discuss the Film

The November screening will give audiences another opportunity to hear directly from the people involved in bringing the story to the screen. With the film portraying real figures whose influence extends far beyond Silicon Valley, the discussion could offer further insight into the filmmakers' interpretation of recent events.

Artificial screens in Los Angeles on 14 November as part of Vanity Fair's Screening Room programme. The event follows its earlier festival premieres in the United States and United Kingdom.