How 'Musk' Director Alex Gibney Became a Critic
The film uses records, interviews and a digital avatar to portray Musk as a self-promoter whose companies and political influence grew through controversy.
- Oscar-Winning documentarian Alex Gibney's *Musk* opened in theaters Friday, launching its theatrical run in four locations across New York and Los Angeles.
- Framed as a four-hour psych evaluation, the film characterizes Elon Musk as emotionally unstable, incorporating interviews and an AI-generated avatar to analyze the Tesla, X, and SpaceX chief.
- Through archival materials and interviews, the documentary alleges Musk oversold autonomous driving technology, with Gibney claiming such promises were "a level of overpromising that leans into fraud."
- Musk dismissed the project as a "hit piece" and called Gibney a "douche" while threatening a defamation lawsuit against Jigsaw Productions in September.
- The documentary expands to about 300 screens next week, as Gibney hopes viewers will watch to make informed decisions regarding Musk's political influence.
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Alex Gibney has puzzled the life of Elon Musk for the big screen. It results in the image of a disenchanted supergeny and ends after many hours with a big bang.
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