We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a "hit piece"

Oscar-winning documentary filmmakerAlex Gibneyhas never been one to shy away from controversy. His latest feature,Musk, has stirred up plenty even before its release, drawingthe ireof its subject, Elon Musk, andthreatsof a defamation lawsuit. After the film debuted two weeks ago at the Venice International Film Festival,rumors swirledthat Universal Pictures was getting cold feet about theatrically releasing the film in international markets.

Those rumors appear to beunfounded(at least for now). AndMuskis still on track for a US theatrical release, thanks to the folks at domestic distributor Bleecker Street Media, which released the official trailer today.

Gibney has been making documentaries since the 1980s, covering such varied subjects as Jimi Hendrix, Hunter S. Thompson and gonzo journalism, WikiLeaks, Scientology, Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Holmes (the subject of another forthcoming documentary,You Can See Everything, featuring comedian Nathan Fielder), Boris Becker,The Sopranoscreator David Chase,alleged Russian interference in the US 2016 presidential election, the opioid epidemic, and cyclist Lance Armstrong. He snagged his first Oscar nomination for 2005’sEnron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature two years later forTaxi to the Dark Side.