Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk
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- El País (Spain)seen 8 Sept, 18:46headline rewritten
Elon Musk a una de sus exesposas, en un documental en Venecia: “Necesitamos tener una legión de hijos antes de la Guerra Civil”Elon Musk a una de sus exesposas, en un documental en Venecia: “Necesitamos tener una legión de hijos antes de la guerra civil” - hollywoodreporter.comseen 10 Sept, 20:17headline rewritten
'Musk' Review: Alex Gibney Doc Digs Deep on World's Richest Man‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Mammoth Elon Musk Doc Is a Poleaxing Portrait of the Tech Titan as a Con Man Given Way Too Much Power to Be Stopped - hollywoodreporter.comseen 11 Sept, 00:32headline rewritten
Musk: Alex Gibney Talks Elon Musk's Global Right-Wing Agenda: Venice‘Musk’: Alex Gibney Shares His Take on Elon Musk’s “Global Right-Wing Agenda” and the “Almost Existential Fear” of Talking He Encountered: Venice - Libération (France)seen 11 Sept, 13:21headline rewritten
Elon Musk intimide les producteurs d’un documentaire sur son parcoursElon Musk menace les producteurs d’un documentaire sur son parcours d’une procédure en diffamation - lowellsun.comseen 11 Sept, 14:22description edited
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The Venice Film Festival is showcasing several high-profile films Tuesday.The Venice Film Festival showcased several high-profile films Tuesday.
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Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- winnipegfreepress.com04:18first to report
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Alex Gibney has made films about powerful people, corporations and organizations before: Enron, Elizabeth Holmes, Scientology and the U.S. military’s abuses at Bagram and Abu Ghraib are just a few. And yet, he said, nothing compares to the scope of power held by his latest subject, Elon Musk.
Tue, 8 September 2026
14 reports- tportal (Croatia)10:36Stiže dokumentarac o Elonu Musku, a već naslov trailera izaziva buru: 'Čovjek koji je izgubio razum'
Elon Musk dobiva dokumentarac koji ga nimalo ne štedi. Redatelj Alex Gibney snimio je gotovo četverosatni film jednostavnog naslova 'Musk', a već prvi trailer daje naslutiti da publiku ne čeka klasična priča o tehnološkom geniju
- hollywoodreporter.com11:33edited after publishing
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Musk: Alex Gibney Talks Elon Musk's Global Right-Wing Agenda: VeniceAlso at Venice, Ashley St. Clair discussed why she rejected a $40 million NDA and decided to take part in the doc, while tech journalist Zoë Schiffer said Musk augmented "more inflammatory comments" on X.
- Google News - Top Stories11:50
‘Musk’: Alex Gibney Shares His Take on Elon Musk’s “Global Right-Wing Agenda” and the “Almost Existential Fear” of Talking He Encountered: Venice The Hollywood Reporter State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film The Guardian Ashley St. Clair and Alex Gibney on AI and the dangers of Elon Musk Times Union 'Musk' Review: Alex Gibney Puts the Pieces of Elon Musk Together Variety 'Musk' Review: World's Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney...
- hollywoodreporter.com12:05edited after publishing
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'Musk' Review: Alex Gibney Doc Digs Deep on World's Richest ManThe Oscar-winning docmaker gets around the hiccup of Musk’s refusal to participate by creating a CG avatar of the world’s richest man.
- El País (Spain)12:54edited after publishing
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Elon Musk a una de sus exesposas, en un documental en Venecia: “Necesitamos tener una legión de hijos antes de la Guerra Civil”En este certero e incómodo retrato que ha convencido a la Mostra, hablan dos de las cuatro madres de los 14 hijos que tiene el magnate, al que el director Alex Gibney califica de “extremadamente peligroso”
- ANSA English (Italy)15:37
Let's hope we find a way out of mess we've gotten ourselves into says documentary maker
- Google News - Top Stories15:50
Ashley St. Clair and Alex Gibney on AI and the dangers of Elon Musk AP News Musk review – epic study of the world’s richest and most banal man theguardian.com Alex Gibney’s Bold Elon Musk Documentary Unsettles Venice at Well-Received World Premiere The Hollywood Reporter An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice AP News Elon Musk documentary hits Venice Film Festival with cold dose of reality Financial Times
- Google News - Top Stories16:26
Alex Gibney’s Bold Elon Musk Documentary Unsettles Venice at Well-Received World Premiere The Hollywood Reporter Musk review – epic study of the world’s richest and most banal man The Guardian X Marks the Spot: To Musk Filmmaker Alex Gibney, Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes Are Two Sides of the Same Coin Vanity Fair An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice AP News 'Musk' Review: World's Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney Documentary Deadline
- Google News - Top Stories16:28
Elon Musk documentary hits Venice Film Festival with cold dose of reality Financial Times Musk review – epic study of the world’s richest and most banal man The Guardian First reviews call Elon Musk documentary ‘damning’ and ‘distressing’ San Francisco Chronicle An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice AP News 'Musk' Review: World's Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney Documentary Deadline
- Google News - Top Stories16:32
Elon Musk’s MAGA Shift, Self-Driving Cars, Myths About Mars and More Get Examined in New Documentary: 5 Biggest Revelations Variety Musk review – epic study of the world’s richest and most banal man The Guardian An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice AP News Elon Musk Unmasked in Alex Gibney Documentary: “Insane a Person This Chaotic Has So Much Power” The Hollywood Reporter 'Musk' Review: World's Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney...
- iDNES (Czechia)17:42
Elon Musk je staré víno v nové lahvi. Tímto způsobem popsal osobní příběh vlivného miliardáře americký režisér Alex Gibney na úterní tiskové konferenci na filmovém festivalu v Benátkách. Gibney, jenž je držitelem filmové ceny Oscar a patří k nejznámějším dokumentaristům v USA, tam uvedl mimo hlavní soutěžní kategorii svůj film Musk. Miliardáře považuje za nebezpečí pro demokracii.
- Die Zeit (Germany)18:04
Ein Endlos-Epos über Elon Musk nimmt einem in Venedig die Freude an Festival, Film und Restleben. Zwei Frauen spüren sogar Mitleid mit den Ex-Frauen des Milliardärs.
- lowellsun.com18:12edited after publishing
The Venice Film Festival showcased several high-profile films Tuesday.
- El Mundo (Spain)19:17
Alex Gibney compila en casi cuatro horas la vida del dueño de Tesla y de Twitter en una película tan mordaz como brillante que arroja un retrato vívido y cruel del tecnoligarca y del mundo que le rodea: "No es un inventor, es un inversor. Su genialidad es inflar las acciones de sus compañías" Leer
Wed, 9 September 2026
5 reports- Google News - Top Stories01:13
Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary goes for the jugular in these 3 scenes Business Insider State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film The Guardian 'Musk' Review: World's Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney Documentary Deadline An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice AP News Director Gibney says fear shadowed making of Musk documentary reuters.com
- La Repubblica (Italy)03:00
Alla Mostra del cinema di Venezia il documentario “Musk” diretto dal premio Oscar Alex Gibney. Tra testimonianze inedite e le tappe dell’ascesa del tycoon
- Der Spiegel (Germany)05:15
Die Mutter von einem der 14 Kinder des reichsten Manns der Welt hat bei den Filmfestspielen in Venedig vor Elon Musk gewarnt. Sein Vorgehen werde »katastrophale Folgen« haben.
- tportal (Croatia)08:05
Oscarom nagrađeni redatelj Alex Gibney na Filmskom festivalu u Veneciji predstavio je dokumentarac 'Musk', izrazito kritičan portret Elona Muska koji prati njegov put od tehnološkog poduzetnika do jednog od najutjecajnijih ljudi u američkom biznisu i politici. Film, koji traje gotovo četiri sata, bavi se Teslinim Autopilotom, Muskovom ulogom u administraciji Donalda Trumpa i njegovim privatnim životom, a koristi i AI verziju samog milijardera
- iDNES (Czechia)14:24
Jedna z bývalých přítelkyň miliardáře Elona Muska, influencerka Ashley St. Clairová, na filmovém festivalu v Benátkách varovala před jeho nebezpečným vlivem. Matka jednoho ze 14 potvrzených dětí nejbohatšího muže světa v novém dokumentu Musk prozradila, že s ní dítě zplodil ve snaze vytvořit „legii dětí ještě před občanskou válkou“.
Thu, 10 September 2026
9 reports- The Guardian World12:29
Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director Alex Gibney a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”. Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the...
- iheart.com12:53
Elon Musk plans to sue over Alex Gibney's documentary, "Musk," which suggests Musk influenced the 2024 election for President Trump. The film, premiering at the Venice Film Festival, examines Musk's power and influence. Musk's lawyer calls it defamatory, while Gibney defends his work.
- tportal (Croatia)13:18
Elon Musk žestoko je napao redatelja Alexa Gibneyja nakon premijere gotovo četverosatnog dokumentarca o njegovu životu i utjecaju. Tehnološki milijarder film je nazvao promašenim 'napadom', a Gibneyja 'ogorčenim starcem' koji, kako tvrdi, nema nimalo integriteta
- Nacional (Croatia)13:24
Elon Musk satima je bjesnio protiv Alexa Gibneyja nakon što je oskarom nagrađeni redatelj na Venecijanskom filmskom festivalu premijerno prikazao svoj dokumentarni film o tehnološkom mogulu. U nizu žestokih, a povremeno i bizarnih objava na X-u, nekadašnjem Twitteru, Musk je optužio filmaša da nema „nimalo integriteta“ te ga nazvao „ogorčenim starcem koji je odavno izgubio […]
- Google News - Top Stories14:56
Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him The Guardian Elon Musk threatens to sue director for making a 'hit piece' documentary on him KATU Elon Musk Embarks On Vicious Rant About “Bitter Old Man” Alex Gibney & Threatens To Sue Over ‘Musk’ Documentary Deadline Elon Musk Claims New Documentary Falsely Accuses Him of Manipulating 2024 Election, Threatens Legal Action People.com Five things you need to know about the new four-hour Elon Musk documentary BBC
- NPR News15:13
The tech billionaire's attorney has put documentarian Alex Gibney and his production company on legal notice, claiming the Oscar-winning director defamed Musk in his nearly four-hour documentary.
4 reprints
- kgou.org10 Sept, 15:13their copy
- kedm.org10 Sept, 15:13their copy
- kjzz.org10 Sept, 15:13their copy
- wgcu.org10 Sept, 15:13their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:20
ELON Musk je na platformi X oštro napao redatelja Alexa Gibneyja.
- foxbaltimore.com17:23
Elon Musk is threatening to sue director Alex Gibney who made a documentary about him that implies that the billionaire intervened in the 2024 election.
3 reprints
- fox11online.com10 Sept, 17:23their copy
- wach.com10 Sept, 17:23their copy
- katv.com10 Sept, 17:23their copy
- Le Figaro (France)23:42
Les avocats du patron de SpaceX menacent de poursuivre en diffamation les producteurs de Musk, un documentaire très critique présenté cette semaine à Venise.
Fri, 11 September 2026
6 reports- wnyc.org01:00
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:12
PRAVNI tim Elona Muska zaprijetio je tužbom producentima četverosatnog dokumentarnog filma posvećenog milijarderu.
- Libération (France)06:37edited after publishing
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Elon Musk intimide les producteurs d’un documentaire sur son parcoursLe film s’intéresse à la carrière et à la vie privée du milliardaire. Il a reçu des critiques élogieuses mardi au Festival du film de Venise. Musk dénonce un «pamphlet à charge».
- 24sata (Croatia)07:19
Pravni tim Elona Muska zatražio je od producenta dokumentarca da se povuku zbog navodnih netočnosti, a redatelj Alex Gibney brani svoj rad i poziva na slobodu govora.
- La Repubblica (Italy)07:38
L'avvocato Alex Spiro contesta al regista premio Oscar di aver costruito il film attorno a conclusioni precostituite
- NPR News09:00
In the Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest documentary, director Alex Gibney investigates the rise of Elon Musk and says what's behind Musk's success are distressing truths.