Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk Documentary to Be Released Theatrically in the U.S. by Bleecker Street

Alex Gibney‘s anticipated Elon Musk documentary will be released theatrically in the U.S. by Bleecker Street.

“Musk” is an incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk. Gibney has been continuously expanding the film’s scope to unveil a rich portrait, even as history unfolds in real-time. Bleecker Street will roll out “Musk” in theaters before its HBO Max debut. HBO Documentary Films pre-bought North American streaming and TV rights to the project, while Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights.

“No biographical portrait, outside of obvious political figures, has centered on an individual so at the crossroads of our society as Elon Musk,” said Kent Sanderson, Bleecker Street CEO, in a statement: “But there is also no filmmaker that I could possibly imagine bringing that story to audiences with unmatched clarity, audacity, and urgency more than Alex Gibney,” Sanderson continued.

Gibney previously directed “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” the Oscar-nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” and Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark Side.”

“Musk” reteams Gibney with Sanderson, and Bleecker executives Tyler DiNapoli and Myles Bender, who previously worked together on “We Steal Secrets,” the acclaimed Julian Assange documentary released by Focus Features and Universal Pictures International in 2013.

“Musk” is produced by Gibney, Jessie Deeter, and Erin Edeiken from Jigsaw Productions; Zhang Xin and Joey Marra from Closer Media; Nick Shumaker and Jessica Grimshaw from Anonymous Content; and Dana O’Keefe from Double Agent. Executive producers include New Regency’s Yariv Milchan, and Natalie Lehmann; Richard Perello from Jigsaw; William Horberg from Closer Media; David Levine from Anonymous Content; as well as Kent Sanderson and Miranda King for Bleecker Street.

The deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy, with Nick Shumaker of Anonymous Content on behalf of the filmmakers. HBO Documentary Films previously pre-bought North American streaming and TV rights and Black Bear is handling international sales for the film, and did the deal with Universal Pictures Content Group.

Bleecker Street recently re-released the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” created by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, and is on track to release Rob Reiner’s “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” on Sept. 12.