EXCLUSIVE: Monsters breakout Cooper Koch has closed a deal to join Anora breakout Yura Borisov and Andrew Garfield in Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s new AI-themed feature for Amazon MGM Studios.
No word on the role Koch is playing, and official plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, although it’s described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence. While unconfirmed, sources say the film revolves around the period at the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days.
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Simon Rich wrote the script and will produce alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford, as well as Jennifer Fox. The project was first announced in early June.
Koch is coming off a Golden Globe nomination for his turn as Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the latest critically acclaimed season of the true-crime anthology Monster from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, which debuted at #1 on Netflix and on the Nielsen Streaming Chart, racking up billions of minutes viewed. The actor has also been seen in the Peacock/Blumhouse slasher They/Them, opposite Kevin Bacone, as well as the indie Swallowed directed by Carter Smith.
Monica Barbaro remain in talks to star in Artificial. Koch is represented by UTA, Strand Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.