Chris O'Dowd Joins Luca Guadagnino's OpenAI Comedy Drama

Chris O’Dowd has joined the cast of "Artificial," a comedic drama directed by Luca Guadagnino that centers on the 2023 tumultuous period at OpenAI when CEO Sam Altman was briefly fired and then reinstated. Andrew Garfield stars as Altman, with Yura Borisov playing co-founder Ilya Sutskever, and Monica Barbaro as chief technology officer Mira Murati. The film, written by Simon Rich and produced by David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford, and Jennifer Fox, dramatizes the internal conflicts at OpenAI amid concerns over AI safety and leadership disputes. Details about O’Dowd’s role remain undisclosed. "Artificial" is currently shooting and marks O’Dowd’s first feature since 2022's "Slumberland." O’Dowd is an Emmy-winning actor known for his work on television and film, including "Bridesmaids" and the recently acclaimed Sky series "Small Town, Big Story."