Updated
Updated · Rolling Stone · Sep 24
Alex Gibney Unveils 2-Part Musk Trailer Ahead of October Theatrical Release
Updated
Updated · Rolling Stone · Sep 24

Alex Gibney Unveils 2-Part Musk Trailer Ahead of October Theatrical Release

3 articles · Updated · Rolling Stone · Sep 24

Summary

  • A 2-minute first trailer for Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary “Musk” spotlights Elon Musk’s controversies ahead of the film’s October theatrical release.
  • Gibney says he chose Musk because he is “one of the most controversial figures in the world,” adding that the Tesla and SpaceX chief declined to participate.
  • The two-part film previews allegations and flashpoints including exaggerated Mars promises, disputes over Musk’s Tesla founding status, his “Dark MAGA” turn and his private life.
  • Rolling Stone, after the documentary’s festival debut earlier this month, called it “a nonfiction horror movie,” while Bleecker Street describes it as a look at the “most unchecked” man on the planet.

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