Alex Gibney says David Ellison promised HBO will air his controversial Elon Musk documentary
Filmmaker Alex Gibney has confirmed that his upcoming documentary about Elon Musk will proceed with its scheduled HBO release in January. Despite concerns regarding the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by David Ellison, Gibney stated he has received assurances that the project will air as planned.
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The release of a critical documentary about the world's richest man under new corporate ownership highlights the intersection of media independence, corporate influence, and high-profile investigative journalism.
Elon Musk. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images HBO will air Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary, "Musk," the filmmaker told Business Insider. The nearly four-hour documentary delves into the life and career of the richest man in the world. The air date is tentatively set for January, according to Gibney. Alex Gibney's latest project, the Elon Musk documentary "Musk," is already in theaters. But when news broke last week that David Ellison's Paramount had officially bought Warner Bros. Discovery , the director admits he was "concerned" about the doc's future release on HBO. "Musk," the unflinching and often unflattering nearly four-hour look at the richest man in the world, was produced by HBO, which is under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella.
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