HBO plans January airing of controversial Elon Musk documentary, Alex Gibney says David Ellison promised
Gibney discusses HBO plans
Gibney told Business Insider he had been concerned about the documentary’s future after news broke that David Ellison’s Paramount had officially bought Warner Bros. Discovery. He said he had since been told HBO would air the film, adding that Ellison knows about it and has promised it will be shown. Gibney said specific plans are underway for a January airing.
A long HBO history
Gibney has worked with HBO for decades. His past projects for the network include the 2015 documentary “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” and the 2019 film “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” about Elizabeth Holmes. Gibney is an Oscar winner, and those films are among his best-known works.
What the film covers
“Musk,” which is already in theaters, follows Elon Musk’s life and career. It examines his work with Tesla and SpaceX and his acquisition of Twitter, which he renamed X. The documentary also addresses Musk’s relationships with the mothers of his children and his time in the Trump administration, where he led DOGE.
Key points
- Gibney said Ellison promised HBO would air “Musk.”
- Specific plans are being made for an HBO showing in January.
- The film is already in theaters and follows Musk’s career and personal life.
- Gibney has made several earlier documentaries for HBO.