Gibney's Musk exposé doc moves US release up to Oct. 9 amid raves and legal threats
Alex Gibney's documentary 'Musk,' which drew rave reviews and legal threats after its Venice premiere, will now open in US theaters a week earlier than planned — October 9 in New York and LA, per distributor Bleecker Street — a 225-minute film with a 10-minute intermission that confronts Musk's political influence and ties to the Trump administration.
Alex Gibney's new documentary 'Musk' had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 8, drawing both acclaim and controversy.
According to Deadline and TheWrap, distributor Bleecker Street moved the US theatrical release up by a week, opening October 9 in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide — a shift attributed to the film's rave reviews and the legal threats it has stirred up.
The film runs 225 minutes with a 10-minute intermission. Gibney, known for his documentaries on Enron and Theranos, trains his lens on Musk's political influence, including his closeness to the Trump administration and election spending through America PAC.
Musk's personal political activities have no direct bearing on Tesla's financials, but controversies over his public image have previously moved the stock, making the film's reception after wide release worth watching for shareholders.
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