Musk (2026)

An unflinching look at Earth's most unchecked man.

An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world's most heralded "inventor-entrepreneur" who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.

Directed by: Alex Gibney

Written by: Alex Gibney, Michael J. Palmer

Music by: Daniel Pemberton

Starring: Elon Musk, Alex Gibney, Justine Musk, Ashley St. Clair, Kara Swisher, Martin Eberhard, Zoë Schiffer, Geoffrey Hinton, Sam Harris, Samantha Power

Genre: Documentary

Released: 2026-10-09

Runtime: 238 minutes

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Musk (2026): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Alex Gibney revealed in March 2023 that he had started work on the documentary and was "many months" into the production.
• The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2026.
• Joining Gibney in producing the documentary are Jessie Deeter for Jigsaw Productions, Dana O'Keefe for Double Agent, Joey Marra and Zhang Xin for Closer Media, with Anonymous Content's Nick Shumaker and Jessica Grimshaw.
• David Byrne wrote and performed the song "Let Me Sell You a Dream", co-written with the documentary's composer Daniel Pemberton, for the documentary.
• The website's consensus reads: "Alex Gibney's Musk offers a sharp, revealing portrait of Elon Musk's transformation from celebrated innovator to controversial power broker, examining the far-reaching consequences of his influence."
• Elon Musk responded to the report of the documentary in production by using his X account to express that it would probably be "a hit-piece".

Source: Wikipedia

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