Alex Gibney is making a documentary about Elon Musk

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If the constant deluge of news about Elon Musk hasn’t been enough for you, there’s good news: a new documentary about him is in the works from filmmaker Alex Gibney, who’s directed movies like Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, Zero Days, and The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. It aims to be “a rigorous portrait of Elon Musk,” said Zhang Xin, a producer for the film, according to Variety.

Right now, the project is just titled Musk, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Other than the name and the general vibe that it’ll be taking a hard look at one of the world’s richest men and most famous tech CEOs, there currently aren’t a lot of details about the documentary. There’s no release date (or even release year), and it’s unclear...

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