Other panel highlights included the subject of ChatGPT, which only Guadagnino admitted to using occasionally to ask about what’s ok to feed his dogs. He also addressed parting ways with the film’s original studio partner Amazon and the fortuitous partnership that emerged with new distributor NEON.
“I think there is some kind of honor in the decision because they could have written off the movie and that’s it,” he said about Amazon dropping the film from their slate. “And then they allowed us to find a partner and we found the best partner possible… They really believed in the movie.”
“They really made everything to get us to make the best movie we could,” he continued. “I only have good feelings toward my friends at Amazon. And in a strange way, I kind of understand the decision. Conflict of interest is a big thing.”
The inaugural edition of Vanity Fair’s Screening Room pairs this year’s most compelling films with a slate of programming that includes post-screening panels and conversations with actors and filmmakers. The invitation-only events are welcoming an audience from the worlds of film, fashion, culture, politics, media, and tech, much like the magazine itself.
Following the program in Los Angeles, Vanity Fair’s Screening Room will arrive in New York, where screenings and events will take place at Cherry Lane Theatre from December 4–6.
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