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Ike Barinholtz Stars as Elon Musk in Comedic Drama

9/15/2025

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Ike Barinholtz will play Elon Musk in the film “Artificial,” directed by Luca Guadagnino.
He won't reach out to Musk for preparation, citing confidence in Musk's notoriety.
Barinholtz humorously mentioned the risk of being sent to a gulag by Musk.
The film, a comedic drama, centers on OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman’s brief firing and rehiring in 2023.
Andrew Garfield portrays Altman, with Yura Borisov as co-founder Ilya Sutskever.

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Ike Barinholtz will play Elon Musk in the film “Artificial,” directed by Luca Guadagnino.
He won't reach out to Musk for preparation, citing confidence in Musk's notoriety.
Barinholtz humorously mentioned the risk of being sent to a gulag by Musk.
The film, a comedic drama, centers on OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman’s brief firing and rehiring in 2023.
Andrew Garfield portrays Altman, with Yura Borisov as co-founder Ilya Sutskever.