Monica Barbaro opened up about several upcoming projects and past controversies during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where she promoted her film One Night Only.
When discussing Guadagnino’s Artificial, a feature centered on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and starring Andrew Garfield, Barbaro explained that the director frequently changed his characterization of the film’s tone during production. She recalled Guadagnino describing it variously as a “madcap comedy” and a “horror story” on different days. Barbaro concluded that the final product successfully incorporates multiple tonal elements without suffering from confused direction, noting that “it kind of is all of that.” The film, based on a script by Simon Rich inspired by real events, dealt with sensitive material about living individuals, requiring substantial research from the cast and crew.
Amazon MGM Studios initially distributed the film following the company’s $50 billion investment partnership with OpenAI announced in June. The studio later dropped the feature, and Neon acquired distribution rights. Garfield previously expressed gratitude to both Amazon for producing the film and for facilitating its transition to Neon, calling the latter “a really exciting home” and “a really good fit.”
Barbaro also addressed comments made by her A Complete Unknown co-star Timothée Chalamet earlier this year regarding audience interest in slower-paced cinema. Chalamet had stated he would not want to work in art forms like ballet and opera where “no one cares about” them anymore, though he noted respect for practitioners in those fields. Barbaro suggested Chalamet’s remarks focused on declining audience attendance rather than disrespect for the art forms themselves, noting his sister is a dancer. She interpreted his statement as an observation about shrinking audiences for traditional performing arts rather than a critique of their artistic merit. Barbaro, who trained in ballet before becoming an actress, offered a sympathetic reading of his comments.
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