Thu Jul 24, 2025 01:33 PM Last update on: Thu Jul 24, 2025 01:43 PM Photo: Collected Emmy-nominated actor Ike Barinholtz is reportedly in negotiations to portray Elon Musk in Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film "Artificial", a comedic drama set in the high-stakes world of artificial intelligence (AI). The film, produced by Amazon MGM Studios, centres around the 2023 leadership crisis at OpenAI, when CEO Sam Altman was briefly ousted before being reinstated just days later. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. While casting details have not been officially confirmed, Andrew Garfield is expected to play Altman, with Oscar nominee Yura Borisov taking on the role of Ilya Sutskever, an OpenAI co-founder who was central to Altman's removal. Barinholtz, known for roles in "The Mindy Project", "The Afterparty", and most recently his Emmy-nominated performance in "The Studio", is poised to bring his comedic edge to the role of tech magnate Musk, who was a co-founder of OpenAI before stepping away from the company. The screenplay, written by Simon Rich ("An American Pickle"), is being produced by Rich alongside David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, and Jennifer Fox.