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Andrew Garfield on playing Sam Altman in ‘Artificial’

The Hollywood Reporter says Garfield approached the role by asking how a leader pursuing victory in the AI race could sleep at night while making decisions that hurt people.

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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Garfield plays Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s film about OpenAI’s beginnings. Garfield said the role scratched an itch left by his unsuccessful audition to play Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network.’ He also questioned how a leader could live with decisions that hurt people in pursuit of winning the AI race. After Amazon decided not to release ‘Artificial,’ Neon acquired it and plans a Christmas Day 2026 theatrical release.

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Combined views

581.4K

8 Sources, first seen 5h ago

13.9K likes79 comments724 saves660 reposts

Sentiment

Positive69.6%30.4%Negative

Summary

Many accounts welcomed Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL’ and the director’s zero-AI 35mm approach, while others called the casting cursed and the analog stance pretentious.

Based on 57 sentiment-bearing replies from 56 accounts across 6 conversations.

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Sentiment

Positive69.6%30.4%Negative

Summary

Many accounts welcomed Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL’ and the director’s zero-AI 35mm approach, while others called the casting cursed and the analog stance pretentious.

Based on 57 sentiment-bearing replies from 56 accounts across 6 conversations.

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@THRAndrew Garfield on his approach to playing Sam Altman in 'Artificial': "I was like, ‘What does it take to not only run one of these companies, but make decisions that are going to hurt people, no matter how you slice it, as long as you are committed to winning the race and being the one to hold the Holy Grail in your hand? What does it take in order to sleep at night?’" Read THR's exclusive 'Artificial' feature: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/5h
@_filmcraveNew look at Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL’ starring Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Cooper Koch and Cooper Hoffman. 📷 🔗 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/5h
@VarietySam Altman says #Artificial filmed outside his house and he waved to Andrew Garfield: "One morning I was walking down the street to get coffee, and there were all these cameras and there was a guy dressed exactly like me with my same backpack walking so much that I felt I was in some weird glitch of the simulation or something ... We waved and went on, but it was really weird. I mean, it’s like a strange thing to see someone that has nailed your kind of quirky mannerisms or whatever." https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sam-altman-artificial-filmed-outside-house-waved-andrew-garfield-1236899020/5h
@HollywoodHandleLuca Guadagnino says “zero AI” was used in the making of 'ARTIFICIAL.’ “I’m an old-fashioned guy. I’m analogic. I shoot on 35. I believe in good old performance.” (Via: @THR)5h
@FilmUpdatesNew look at Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL.’ (Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/)4h
@DiscussingFilmNew look at Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL’, starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman. (Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/)4h
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    @THRAndrew Garfield on his approach to playing Sam Altman in 'Artificial': "I was like, ‘What does it take to not only run one of these companies, but make decisions that are going to hurt people, no matter how you slice it, as long as you are committed to winning the race and being the one to hold the Holy Grail in your hand? What does it take in order to sleep at night?’" Read THR's exclusive 'Artificial' feature: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/5h
    @_filmcraveNew look at Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL’ starring Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Cooper Koch and Cooper Hoffman. 📷 🔗 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/5h
    @VarietySam Altman says #Artificial filmed outside his house and he waved to Andrew Garfield: "One morning I was walking down the street to get coffee, and there were all these cameras and there was a guy dressed exactly like me with my same backpack walking so much that I felt I was in some weird glitch of the simulation or something ... We waved and went on, but it was really weird. I mean, it’s like a strange thing to see someone that has nailed your kind of quirky mannerisms or whatever." https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sam-altman-artificial-filmed-outside-house-waved-andrew-garfield-1236899020/5h
    @HollywoodHandleLuca Guadagnino says “zero AI” was used in the making of 'ARTIFICIAL.’ “I’m an old-fashioned guy. I’m analogic. I shoot on 35. I believe in good old performance.” (Via: @THR)5h
    @FilmUpdatesNew look at Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL.’ (Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/)4h
    @DiscussingFilmNew look at Luca Guadagnino’s ‘ARTIFICIAL’, starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman. (Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/artificial-exclusive-luca-guadagnino-andrew-garfield-1236721477/)4h
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    Today's Rank

    #4

    Today's Rank

    #4