Last night’s NY premiere of “Artificial,” the movie about Sam Altman and ChatPT may come back to haunt the film.
“Artificial” is already arriving with trouble since Amazon Studios dumped it and sold it to independent studio Neon.
The premiere brought out the movie’s stars, including Andrew Garfield, who praised the compsoer of the soundtrack, Damon Albarn.
Albarn, a cutting edge musician who’s part of the Gorillaz, performed some of the music from the film live on stage at the premiere.
Damon Albarn with choir perform the score at New York Film Festival before the World Premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial https://t.co/5lYo20Vpzk
— Wilson – BFTV (@WMorales_BFTV) October 6, 2026
But Albarn comes with his own Macklemore-type baggage. He’s been an outspoken critic of Israelf for years. In 2010, the Gorillaz cancelled a concert there. Since then, Albarn has not been shy about supporting Palestine and Gaza. He’s one of the people who throws around the word “genocide” without knowing its meaning.
While performing in Florida on September 20th, Albarn flew a Palestinian flag at a Gorillaz show.
Nevertheless, Albarn has not yet performed in Gaza for Palestinians. “Artificial” opens on Christmas day.
Andrew Garfield reveals he’s a huge Damon Albarn fan
The world premiere of Artificial in New York.
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— Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) October 6, 2026
During a Gorillaz show in Orlando, Florida, Damon Albarn held up a Palestinian flag while performing and said, “Don’t forget this, stand your position, don’t ever be neutral.” The band has long been known for its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian cause over the years.
خلال حفل لفرقة «غوريلاز» في أورلاندو بولاية فلوريدا، رفع دامون ألبارن العلم الفلسطيني أثناء أدائه، وقال: «لا تنسوا هذا، تمسّكوا بموقفكم، ولا تقفوا على الحياد أبدًا». وتُعرف الفرقة بتضامنها الثابت مع القضية الفلسطينية على مرّ السنوات.
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) September 19, 2026
