Key Highlights Alex Gibney’s documentary Musk is ending its theatrical run after just two weeks, generating a total box office take of $571,902 across over 450 theaters. Prior to the release, Elon Musk publicly denounced Gibney as a “horrible human,” while Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, sent a formal legal warning to the filmmakers. The film ...
Key Highlights: Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the tech titan’s career and personal life in the nearly four-hour documentary Musk, featuring a 10-minute intermission. Without on-camera cooperation from Elon Musk—who called Gibney a “douche” on X—the production relies on deep archival audio, key interviews, and an animated video-game avatar of Musk based on his simulation theory ...
Key Highlights Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary Musk faces advertising bans on YouTube, TikTok, Meta, and X just two weeks before its October 9 theatrical release. Platforms cited “political content” for rejecting the trailer, though the film is a documentary, not a political campaign; Meta has rejected an appeal while YouTube and TikTok are reviewing. Universal ...
Key Highlights Alex Gibney’s documentary “Musk” releases its official trailer, promising a critical examination of Elon Musk’s business empire and public persona. Elon Musk declined to participate in the film and publicly attacked it as a “hit piece,” calling filmmaker Alex Gibney a “douche” in social media posts featured in the trailer. The documentary opens ...
David Byrne Co-Writes Closing-Credits Track Built From Elon Musk’s Own Words Musician David Byrne has co-written Let Me Sell You a Dream for the film’s closing credits, crafting lyrics entirely from phrases Elon Musk has spoken publicly. The title reflects a central theme explored in the documentary: several of director Alex Gibney’s interviewees argue that ...
New Alex Gibney Documentary Explores Elon Musk’s Private Life A new documentary titled Musk is set to premiere on October 16, offering fresh insights into the personal life of tech billionaire Elon Musk. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney, the documentary features interviews with key figures from Musk’s inner circle. First Wife Justine Musk Among ...
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director behind Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, is turning his investigative lens on Elon Musk. A newly released 48-second teaser for the upcoming documentary, titled Musk, signals a film that will explore the polarizing extremes of the tech billionaire’s public persona. Teaser Highlights Starkly Contrasting Narratives The preview ...