New Elon Musk documentary will be directed by critically acclaimed Alex Gibney
American documentary film director Alex Gibney currently works on an Elon Musk documentary titled Musk. He describes the project as the Tesla CEO’s “definitive and unvarnished examination”.
Taking a “hard look” at one of the world’s richest men, Alex admitted he’s been working on it “off and on for some time,” describing it as “a rigorous portrait” of the tech CEO. Furthermore, he stated that it will “take on the challenge of examining” him and his global impact.
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For several years, Elon Musk has been expanding his business empire. This inturn made him the world’s wealthiest man. Of course, many people wanted to learn more about his life. There have been numerous Elon Musk documentaries before Alex Gibney’s latest project as an answer to this.
Sonia Anderson directed one titled, Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man, in 2018. Three years later, BBC, a British broadcasting firm, featured a program called The Elon Musk Show.
Meanwhile, the Netflix movie Return to Space featured SpaceX and the infamous CEO. What followed is another movie about artificial intelligence featured Elon titled, Do You Trust This Computer?
Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary stands out for his reputation as a critical and incisive director. Actually, he made movies about business fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and her now-defunct company Theranos.
Also, he fearlessly discussed Julian Assange in We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Citizen K.
Alex Gibney said, “I have been working on this film, off and on, for some time, and am hugely excited about it. I am delighted by this extraordinary group who are working with me. Onward!”
Jigsaw Productions will produce his Elon Musk documentary alongside Anonymous Content, Closer Media, and Double Agent.
Closer Media founder Zhang Xin shared a few words about the film, “Now is the moment for a rigorous portrait of Elon Musk, who is undeniably one of the most influential figures of our time.”
“Closer Media is thrilled to join forces with Alex Gibney, Anonymous Content, and Double Agent to take on the challenge of examining Musk and his impact on the world.”
