Bleecker Street Media released the first trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary 'Musk,' which arrives in US theaters on October 9. The film runs three hours and 45 minutes, with Engadget noting a ten-minute intermission. Gibney, known for documentaries on Enron, Scientology, and Elizabeth Holmes, has drawn on interviews with ex-wife Justine Musk, journalists, engineers, and Ashley St. Clair.
Both sources agree the film covers Musk's leadership of DOGE, Tesla's driver-assistance fatalities, and his purchase of Twitter. Engadget adds that it examines accusations involving Starlink and the 2024 election, a fringe conspiracy theory with no real evidence. Ars Technica notes Gibney created an AI version of Musk from verbatim public quotes after Musk declined an interview, and that David Byrne contributed an original song.
Musk has attacked the film as a 'hit piece' and a 'psy op,' and has threatened a defamation lawsuit, calling Gibney a 'bitter old man.' Despite that, the film has been critically well-received; Engadget reports a 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. Distribution differs by market: Bleecker Street handles the US release, while Universal has confirmed an international rollout in Q1 2027 and HBO streaming afterward, a detail only Ars Technica reports.