After his DC Studios pic Sgt. Rock obtained pushed a full yr, Luca Guadagnino has moved quick to seek out his subsequent film. The director in talks to helm Synthetic at Amazon MGM Studios. Whereas offers are nonetheless not closed, he appears to have discovered a robust ensemble as insiders say Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro and Anora breakout Yura Borisov are in early talks to star.
Whereas not confirmed, sources say the movie revolves across the interval on the synthetic intelligence firm OpenAI in 2023 that noticed CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days. Simon Wealthy wrote the script and can produce alongside Heyday Movies’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Jennifer Fox can also be in talks to supply.
Guadagnino is somebody who all the time likes to work and was on the brink of shoot Sgt. Rock later this summer time with Colin Farrell set to star. When the movie needed to push a full yr, Guadagnino moved shortly to seek out one thing he might rise up and working this yr and mulled a number of choices earlier than touchdown on Synthetic.
Whereas technically the movie is in growth till everybody has a closed deal, the concept can be to shoot this yr as soon as these offers have closed.
The movie reunites Guadagnino and Amazon MGM Studios. He directed After the Hunt, starring Julia Roberts, Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, which the studio is releasing in theaters October 10, and Challengers, starring Zendaya, which the studio launched theatrically final yr.
Heyman can also be already in enterprise with the studio as he gears as much as produce the subsequent James Bond movie alongside Amy Pascal. Moreover, he produced all eight movie diversifications of J.Okay. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, in addition to the three Improbable Beasts movies.
Guadagnino is repped by CAA and Vary Media Companions, Garfield is repped by CAA, Barbaro is repped by UTA and Vary, and Borisov is repped by UTA and ColorCreative.
