Amazon MGM Studios head Mike Hopkins explained the decision not to proceed with the Sam Altman biopic “Artificial” earlier this year. He said the finished film did not match the company’s expectations when it was greenlit, so Amazon handed distribution to Neon, which is expected to release it in the coming weeks. Hopkins said the decision was his alone, that Jeff Bezos did not weigh in, and that Amazon has no issue with director Luca, with whom it has made several films. The interview also noted the timing, shortly after Amazon signed a major multi-billion dollar enterprise cloud deal with OpenAI.
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