Alex Gibney says David Ellison promised HBO will air his controversial Elon Musk documentary
Source: Business Insider ·
Alex Gibney says David Ellison has promised his controversial Elon Musk documentary, "Musk," will air on HBO amid the WBD-Paramount merger.
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Elon Musk.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesHBO will air Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary, "Musk," the filmmaker told Business Insider.The nearly four-hour documentary delves into the life and career of the richest man in the world.The air date is tentatively set for January, according to Gibney.Alex Gibney's latest project, the Elon Musk documentary "Musk," is already in theaters. But when news broke last week that David Ellison's Paramount had officially bought Warner Bros. Discovery, the director admits he was "concerned" about the doc's future release on HBO."Musk," the unflinching and often unflattering nearly four-hour look at the richest man in the world, was produced by HBO, which is under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella. With Ellison, who once reportedly considered bringing Musk on as an equity investor in Paramount, now owning WBD, would he shut down plans to show "Musk" on HBO after its theatrical run?"I was concerned until recently," Gibney told Business Insider over a…