Elon Musk is “living the dream and… living the meme ,” but he may not be too fond of whatever jokes arise from his portrayal in Luca Guadagnino’s forthcoming OpenAI movie. (Yes, if you missed it, that’s a real thing Superman gets a big, blue reboot that supercharges a beleaguered genre Musk’s part is reportedly “minor” in comparison, but will surely generate a whole wave of discourse when the film is released in 2026 (according to Amazon MGM’s current slate). In real life, Musk—a former OpenAI investor—is currently locked in a back-and-forth legal battle over the direction of the company. Musk’s character in the film, however, will reportedly be “more concerned with his (malfunctioning) driverless Tesla than the prospect of uncontrolled A.I. destroying the world.” At one point, Mira Murati (Monica Barbaro), the company’s former chief technology officer, says, “ Elon’s not so bad, as far as dictators go.” This is still a draft, of course, and Belloni notes that Guadagnino will surely “put his auteur stamp on the material” before final cut. Regardless, the overall tone is apparently “pretty much in line with what you might expect Hollywood to do with the OpenAI origin story: a straightforward indictment of the reckless culture behind the commercialization of artificial intelligence, as well as a drive-by hit on Altman, who is depicted as a liar and a master schemer.”