Universal Sticks With Gibney's "Musk" Overseas
Universal has no release date for the documentary, and some executives expect it to be shelved after Elon Musk attacked the film and threatened legal action.
- On Thursday, Universal representative Evan Langweiler confirmed the studio remains committed to internationally releasing Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk," stating "plans have not changed."
- Reports suggested Universal feared "politically sensitive" blowback from the Trump administration regarding the critical documentary, prompting internal deliberations about releasing the project.
- Attendees at the Venice Film Festival gave the documentary a five-minute standing ovation, yet Elon Musk labeled it a "psy op," and his lawyer Alex Spiro issued formal legal notice to Gibney's production company.
- Distributor Bleecker Street will release "Musk" in North America on October 9, while Universal retains international rights and works through its release strategy amid internal discussions.
- Gibney's four-hour investigation features an AI-generated avatar of Musk, "who's been trained on all available interviews the mogul has given," continuing the filmmaker's history of critical examinations without subject cooperation.
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Cold Feet? Film distributor Universal had acquired the film rights to Alex Gibney's monumental documentary "Musk" but now the international start of the film seems to be missing for the time being.
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Universal Sticks With Gibney's "Musk" Overseas
Universal Pictures may be ultimately go forward with its plans to distribute investigative documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney’s four-hour film “Musk” which deals with the world’s richest man – Elon Musk. Reports emerged earlier today that Universal was potentially backing away from releasing the feature in markets outside of North America and could even relinquish the […]
Universal Pictures is reportedly considering not releasing the Elon Musk documentary in several international territories.
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