{"id":30780,"date":"2025-07-23T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=30780"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:48:16","slug":"ike-barinholtz-reportedly-to-play-elon-musk-in-guadagninos-artificial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=30780","title":{"rendered":"Ike Barinholtz Reportedly To Play Elon Musk in Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\u00a9Courtesy of Apple TV+, The Studio<\/p>\r\n

Ike Barinholtz<\/a> is reportedly being considered to play the role of entrepreneur Elon Musk in Luca Guadagnino<\/a>\u2019s upcoming film Artificial<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>being produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
The screenplay, being written by Simon Rich<\/a>, takes viewers behind the scenes to examine OpenAI\u2019s ethical compromises and personal rivalries. Rich, who will also co-produce Artificial, had earlier penned the script for An American Pickle<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

Artificial<\/strong> <\/em>has been described as a \u201ccomedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.” It will train its lens on OpenAI, the company that has given the world the popular ChatGPT bot. OpenAI was founded by zillioinaire Elon Musk, of Tesla, Neuralink, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) who was also tasked by Donald Trump to slash the federal budget via DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. After starting OpenAI, Musk got embroiled in disputes with his business partner, CEO Sam Altman, who is reportedly going to be played by Andrew Garfield. It’s been speculated, however, that Musk’s role in Artificial<\/strong> <\/em>will be little more than a cameo appearance.<\/p>\r\n

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Barinholtz was recently nominated for an Emmy for his role in the Apple TV+ series The Studio.<\/strong> <\/em>He has also appeared in Blockers<\/strong> <\/em>and Neighbors<\/strong><\/em>, and in the television productions of Eastbound & Down<\/strong><\/em>, The Mindy Project<\/strong><\/em>, and The Afterparty<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

Guadagnino\u2019s latest project had been Queer<\/strong><\/em>, the acclaimed film based on a novel by William S. Burroughs. This is not the first time the Italian director has worked with Amazon MGM. Other of their collaborations have included Suspiria<\/strong> <\/em>in 2018, Bones and Al<\/strong><\/em>l in 2022, and Challengers<\/strong> <\/em>in 2024, as well as his upcoming film After the Hunt<\/strong><\/em>. Starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Avo Edebiri, After the Hunt<\/strong><\/em> is slated to debut at this year\u2019s Venice Film Festival.

Check out other articles by Edward.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/ins>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a9Courtesy of Apple TV+, The Studio Ike Barinholtz is reportedly being considered to play the role of entrepreneur Elon Musk in Luca Guadagnino\u2019s upcoming film Artificial being produced by Amazon MGM Studios. The screenplay, being written by Simon Rich, takes viewers behind the scenes to examine OpenAI\u2019s ethical compromises and personal rivalries. 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