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Neon Takes ‘Artificial’ From Amazon, Plans Oscar Push

7/10/2026

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Neon acquired distribution rights to the film “Artificial,” starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman.
Amazon dropped the project after a February partnership with OpenAI that featured a $50 billion AWS investment.
Neon will release the film later this year, run an Oscar campaign, skip a fall-festival rollout and red-carpet premiere, and its straight-distribution deal includes P&A costs with no minimum guarantee.

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Neon acquired distribution rights to the film “Artificial,” starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman.
Amazon dropped the project after a February partnership with OpenAI that featured a $50 billion AWS investment.
Neon will release the film later this year, run an Oscar campaign, skip a fall-festival rollout and red-carpet premiere, and its straight-distribution deal includes P&A costs with no minimum guarantee.