“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film starring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, premieres at the New York Film Festival and draws early public reaction from both film critics and the subjects portrayed. Forbes reports that early screenings are met with cheers, while other outlets describe Garfield’s performance as unsettling, and media organizations say producers are weighing an awards push.
Garfield also shares his evolving view of Altman as he prepared for the role. He recalls being charmed by Altman after seeing him testify to Congress, but he later formed a more complicated perspective while learning more during research. Variety adds that Altman, who has never met Garfield, nevertheless tells an anecdote from Vanity Fair about waving at Garfield outside his home, framing it as a brief, strange moment.
Across the coverage, the central focus stays on the film’s debut reception and the personal off-screen conversations it prompts—linking Altman’s real-world controversies with Garfield’s on-screen portrayal.
