# Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour Musk documentary gets first trailer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-finally-have-a-trailer-for-that-four-hour-elon-musk-documentary/
- Published: 2026-09-24T19:20:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T01:35:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2268124/we-finally-have-a-trailer-for-that-four-hour-elon-musk-documentary/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary runs for nearly four hours.
- The film examines Musk’s business and political controversies.
- Musk has threatened legal action and attacked the director.

## Summary

A trailer has been released for Alex Gibney’s forthcoming documentary Musk, a nearly four-hour examination of Elon Musk’s business activities, political influence and public controversies. Its critical approach is signalled by Gibney’s previous films on subjects including Enron, Scientology and Elizabeth Holmes.

The film includes a ten-minute intermission and is scheduled for selected cinemas on 9 October, followed by a wider release on 16 October. It will address Musk’s involvement with the DOGE agency and the MAGA movement, Tesla self-driving incidents, alleged technological over-promising and unsubstantiated claims concerning Starlink and the 2024 US election; Musk has threatened to sue Gibney for defamation and criticised him publicly.

## Coverage

- [Engadget: Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour Musk documentary gets first trailer](https://www.engadget.com/2268124/we-finally-have-a-trailer-for-that-four-hour-elon-musk-documentary/)
- [Ars Technica: We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a "hit piece"](https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/09/we-have-a-trailer-for-musk-documentary-elon-called-a-hit-piece/)

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