The film, which stars Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef, Jason Schwartzman and Cory Michael Smith as billionaires in crisis, is his first project following the Emmy-winning TV show. However, he told The Hollywood Reporter why it's not what he intended.

Jesse Armstrong talks about the pressure of following the success of "Succession" with his new movie "Mountainhead."

Armstrong is still fascinated by the egotistical rich kids who hold our fates in their hands, but his latest project lacks the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry that made "Succession" such a triumph.