Luca Guadagnino is in talks to direct “Artificial,” which is in development at Amazon MGM Studios.
Plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, but it is described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence. Simon Rich wrote the script and will produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Jennifer Fox is also in talks to produce.
The film reunites Guadagnino and Amazon MGM Studios. He directed “After the Hunt,” starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, which the studio is releasing in theaters Oct. 10, and “Challengers,” starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, which the studio released theatrically last year.
Heyman is also already in business with the studio as he gears up to produce the next James Bond film alongside Amy Pascal. Additionally, he produced all eight film adaptations of J.K Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books, as well as the three “Fantastic Beasts” films. Among his other credits are Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie; Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Laura Dern; Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity,” starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney; Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling; as well as the Paul King-directed “Paddington,” “Paddington 2” and “Wonka,” starring Timothée Chalamet.
Heyman is currently in pre-production on the “Harry Potter” television series and in post-production on Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguru’s Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams; as well as Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, which he is producing alongside Amy Pascal, starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler.
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