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How the ‘Billionaire Lifestyle’ at a Park City, Utah, Mansion Fueled a New Movie by the Creator of ‘Succession’
- Jesse Armstrong released Mountainhead, a tech satire film, on May 31, 2025, on HBO Max and HBO in the United States after filming in Park City, Utah.
- Armstrong began writing the screenplay in January 2025 and completed the film within six months to reflect current AI and tech industry crises.
- Mountainhead follows four tech CEOs at a mountain mansion plotting to control AI technology amid global chaos caused by deepfake disinformation.
- Critics praised its dark humor and inventive dialogue, with a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score, while viewers gave it a lower 27% audience rating.
- The film highlights fears over AI’s societal impact, portraying tech moguls’ power struggles and ethical disregard, suggesting ongoing tensions in technology governance.
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«Succession» was a satire on hard-rich media families. Now Jesse Armstrong takes the tech billionaires in «Mountainhead». If the real role models perform themselves like joke figures, how can they be satirically surpassed?
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