India, July 1 -- Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, generated quite a few headlines in June when Amazon MGM Studios backed out of producing it. This left the almost-completed film in limbo. But now, a new production house has acquired it, pretty much reviving the film from the dead.

Indie distributor Neon said on Tuesday that it had bought the film following a bidding process, according to a report by Associated Press. Neon has said that it plans to release the film later this year and "compete in this year's Oscar race."

Neon declined to disclose how much it paid for the worldwide rights to Artificial. "The acquisition underscores Neon's commitment to partnering with visionary filmmakers, and bringin...