Ike Barinholtz will portray Elon Musk in 'Artificial,' a comedy-drama directed by Luca Guadagnino, focusing on the tumultuous events surrounding Sam A

Ike Barinholtz, who just earned his first Emmy nomination for his role in The Studio, is in talks to play Elon Musk in an upcoming AI movie from Luca Guadagnino, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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.”