This is the Entrance-Runner to Play Elon Musk in Luca Guadagnino’s AI Film

It looks as if you haven’t actually made it in Silicon Valley till a serious film actor performs you on movie. Jesse Eisenberg portrayed Fb founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Community, and Michael Fassbender performed Steve Jobs within the 2015 movie Steve Jobs. Even Invoice Gates was performed by Anthony Michael Corridor within the 1999 TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. And now Elon Musk is reportedly subsequent in line to get the Hollywood remedy. 

Deadline reported at this time that Ike Barinholtz, the star of The Studio, which earned him his first Emmy nomination, is in talks to play the Tesla CEO in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film Synthetic. 

Guadagnino is understood for his trendy movies that embody Name Me by Your Title, Queer, and Challengers. And now the Italian director is taking over Silicon Valley subsequent. Synthetic is being described as a comedic drama concerning the world of synthetic intelligence.  

Particular plot particulars haven’t been formally introduced but, however sources informed Deadline that the movie shall be concerning the time OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly fired from the corporate in 2023, solely to be rehired four days later. 

Altman was initially ousted by the corporate’s board for allegedly not being “consistently candid in his communication with the board.” The New York Times reported on the time that Altman had tried to take away one of many administrators, Helen Toner, after a analysis paper she co-authored was perceived by him as essential of OpenAI’s security practices, whereas praising rival agency Anthropic.

Microsoft rapidly supplied Altman a job, prompting most of OpenAI’s workers to threaten to quit. Ultimately, Altman gained the facility wrestle and returned to steer the corporate with a lot of the board changed. 

Barinholtz would be a part of a forged that presently consists of consists of Anora‘s Yura Borisov, Andrew Garfield, who performed Fb co-founder Eduardo Saverin in The Social Community, and Cooper Koch. Though it hasn’t been confirmed, some retailers speculate that Garfield could be enjoying Altman. Guadagnino additionally incessantly works with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who famously scored The Social Community, so we’d see the 9 Inch Nails frontman return his focus to tech bros.

Musk cofounded OpenAI with Altman and others again in 2015, but he left in 2018, reportedly over disagreements concerning the firm’s path. He now runs a rival firm, xAI.  And the feud between the 2 has solely escalated since.

Earlier this 12 months, Musk exited his position on the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) and engaged in a public spat with Trump on social media. Across the similar time, Altman joined Trump for a long one-on-one meeting. Trump later publicly praised Altman’s AI infrastructure efforts, which Musk has beforehand disparaged.