Andrew Garfield To Play Sam Altman For New Tech Drama Artificial?
Andrew Garfield will reportedly be seen playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in an upcoming tech drama titled Artificial.
Andrew Garfield is taking on a surprising new role in an upcoming film. The Oscar-nominated actor will reportedly be seen playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in an upcoming tech drama titled Artificial. Directed by Luca Guadagnino and produced by Amazon MGM Studios, the film is already creating a major buzz online, especially as videos from the San Francisco set begin to go viral. The videos saw Garfield exuding full 'tech bro" energy as he films outside Altman's actual home.
Dressed in grey slacks and a smart blazer, Andrew Garfield' s spot-on characterisation of Altman's calm, calculated body language as he also tucked his hands into his pocket immediately garnered fans' attention. One viral Reddit post read, 'Andrew Garfield nailed the Sam Altman walk!" whereas another noted, 'Got some shots of the OpenAI movie on Lombard," confirming the shoot's location.
According to onlookers, some crew members also said that Altman was not initially aware that his real-life home would be used in the film, as someone wrote, 'I asked some crew if he knew about it and they basically said 'he does now' lol."
The filming locations include several iconic San Francisco spots like Dolores Park, the Marina District and even a popular Bay Area restaurant.
Fans Calling It The Social Network Pipeline
Garfield's casting in Artificial has stirred major buzz online. The reason? Fans are drawing parallels between this role and his previous one as Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network, which earned him critical acclaim. They also highlighted similarities in how both films were based on real-life tech figures, exploring boardroom drama and power dynamics.
Now, clips of his popular line 'I'm coming back for everything" are also making the rounds with fans joking that playing a techy has become Garfield's niche. One fan posted, 'The concept of Andrew Garfield playing you in a movie about your life so you know you and your company are about to be disgustingly successful. Social Network pipeline studied in film classes."
Artificial explores the dramatic real-life events at OpenAI in late 2023 when Sam Altman was briefly fired and then reinstated. The film's cast also includes Monica Barbaro as Mira Murati, Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk and Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever. It is slated for a 2026 release.
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