Actor Ike Barinholtz is in talks to portray the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, in an upcoming comedy-drama movie that will reportedly center on the brief ousting of billionaire Sam Altman from the helm of OpenAI in 2023.

Ike Barinholtz has landed a new role. He's rumored to be playing Elon Musk in an upcoming movie called " Artificial ," directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring an all-star cast that includes Monica Barbaro, Andrew Garfield, Cooper Koch, and more.

Barinholtz just landed an Emmy nomination for playing Sal Saperstein in “The Studio,” a Hollywood satire starring and created by Seth Rogen. He’s best known on the small screen for “Eastbound & Down,” “The Mindy Project” and “The Afterparty” and on the big screen projects for projects such as “Blockers” and “Neighbors.”