Contrary to a recent report, Universal is moving forward as planned with the international release of Alex Gibney‘s Elon Musk documentary “Musk,” sources familiar with the project told Variety.
\n\nThough a release date has not yet been set for the overseas rollout, that’s not unusual for a film like “Musk,” a nearly 4-hour long documentary that’s being released theatrically in North American on Oct. 9 by the indie distrib Bleecker Street.
\n\nDespite recent legal threats from Musk over the documentary’s content, Universal has always been enthusiastic about releasing the film internationally, the sources added. “Musk” is set to stream on HBO in the first quarter of 2027.
\n\nAfter the documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival, the tech mogul began posting comments on X, calling the doc “a hit piece,” though it was not clear whether he had seen the film.
\n\nMusk asserted that Gibney had “just assembled a hit list of people who either have an axe to grind or don’t even know me (but still have an axe to grind).” Among the interviews featured in Gibney’s film is one with Ashley St. Clair, a MAGA influencer who had a child with Musk. The documentary portrays a text exchange…
Original source: https://variety.com/