Elon Musk and Ike Barinholtz Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Robin L Marshall/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Ike Barinholtz, who just earned his first Emmy nomination for his role in The Studio, is in talks to play Elon Musk in an upcoming AI movie from Luca Guadagnino, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Amazon MGM is behind Artificial, which has Andrew Garfield and Anora breakout Yura Borisov set to star. When the project was first reported, the movie was said to be based on the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days. Musk was the co-founder of OpenAI, but after differing views of how to handle the business of the company, he publicly split from Altman and the company, entering into legal disputes. Heyday Films' David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford are set to produce. Simon Rich wrote the script and will also produce, with Jennifer Fox also in talks to produce. Guadagnino is set to debut his latest with Amazon MGM, the Julia Roberts-starring After the Hunt, at the Venice Film Festival. He previously worked with the studio on Challengers, Bones & All and Suspiria. Barinholtz can currently be seen in Hollywood satire The Studio from Seth Rogen on AppleTV+. He is repped by UTA, Artists First and Yorn Levine. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Toronto Film Festival Toronto: Two Indigenous Women Flee Predatory Cop, Tense Manhunt in 'Nika & Madison' Trailer (Exclusive) Range Media Partners Laysla De Oliveira to Star in 'Cowboy,' the Debut Feature From Midland's Cameron Duddy (Exclusive) Red Carpet Lindsay Lohan Wants to Do "Some More Serious, Dramatic Roles" After 'Freakier Friday' Toronto Film Festival John Early's 'Maddie's Secret,' Nadia Latif's 'The Man in My Basement' Join Toronto Film Fest Lineup New York Film Festival NY Film Festival Sets 'After the Hunt' as Opening Night Movie Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss-Starring Short by 'House of the Dragon's' Freddie Fox Set for HollyShorts Film Fest (Exclusive) Toronto Film Festival Toronto: Two Indigenous Women Flee Predatory Cop, Tense Manhunt in 'Nika & Madison' Trailer (Exclusive) Range Media Partners Laysla De Oliveira to Star in 'Cowboy,' the Debut Feature From Midland's Cameron Duddy (Exclusive) Red Carpet Lindsay Lohan Wants to Do "Some More Serious, Dramatic Roles" After 'Freakier Friday' Toronto Film Festival John Early's 'Maddie's Secret,' Nadia Latif's 'The Man in My Basement' Join Toronto Film Fest Lineup New York Film Festival NY Film Festival Sets 'After the Hunt' as Opening Night Movie Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss-Starring Short by 'House of the Dragon's' Freddie Fox Set for HollyShorts Film Fest (Exclusive)