Hollywood A-lister Andrew Garfield tapped to play Sam Altman in movie about OpenAI

(KRON) — A Hollywood A-lister has been tapped to play Sam Altman in an upcoming film that’s reportedly about the tech mogul being temporarily ousted as CEO of OpenAI. According to IMDB, Altman will be portrayed by “Amazing Spider-Man” star Andrew Garfield.

Sam Altman (left) will reportedly be played by Andrew Garfield (right) (Photo credit: AP)

Garfield will head up a star-studded cast that also includes his current girlfriend, Monica Barbaro, playing Mira Murati, the former Open AI Chief Technology Officer whose new startup is reportedly dangling $500K salaries to lure top talent.

Mira Murati (left) will reportedly be played by Monica Barbaro (right) (Photo credit: AP)

Russian actor Yura Borisov, who earned an Oscar nod for his role in “Anora” has been tapped to play Ilya Sutskever. Sutskever was a key board member who reportedly voted “yes” to oust Altman, but later said he regretted it.

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Ilya Sutskever (right) will reportedly be played by Yura Borisov (right) (Photo Credit: Getty/AP)

The film, which has a $40 million budget and is being funded by Amazon, is titled “Artificial.” It’s currently in preproduction, according to IMDB.

Altman was briefly ousted from OpenAI, the company he co-founded, in November of 2023. He was reinstated just a few days later.

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