Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’
The "Artificial" actor compares his role in Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film to past parts in "After the Hunt" and "The Social Network" The post Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’ appeared first on TheWrap .
Andrew Garfield spoke with Esquire U.K. about his role as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in director Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film "Artificial." The drama, written by Simon Rich, depicts the chaotic five-day period in November 2023 when OpenAI's board fired Altman, causing an employee uprising and competition over leadership before his reinstatement.
Garfield plays Altman alongside Monica Barbaro as former CTO Mira Murati, Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk. Despite becoming part of the project following Amazon MGM's initial acquisition in June, the film was later dropped by the studio. Neon eventually secured worldwide theatrical distribution rights, surpassing other offers from Netflix and Focus Features.
Garfield expressed fascination in delving into Altman's psyche, noting that the character's focus on winning at all costs mirrored his own pursuit of success. He admitted that characters such as Altman and Hank, a sexual predator portrayed in "After the Hunt," test his ability to dissociate from the persona. While Garfield found the contrasting nature of these roles invigorating, he expressed relief at the film's completion.
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