An Elon Musk movie from the director of Black Swan?  The billionaire expresses his opinion on the project

An Elon Musk movie from the director of Black Swan? The billionaire expresses his opinion on the project

We know that Elon Musk is always quick to comment on world news in a very direct tone. And especially his news. His reaction to the announcement of a biopic based on his life and journey – although he has strongly inspired the Tony Stark/Iron Man character in Marvel in the past – was therefore watched on “his” Twitter/X platform. And that’s the ultimately benign view the entrepreneur and billionaire is taking — for the time being — on the project.

“I’m glad Darren is directing. He’s one of the best.”

Darren, for Darren Aronofsky’s famed director Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan and most recently The Whale. According to varietyThe American filmmaker will soon tackle this ambitious project under the A24 banner (the studio behind Midsommar or Everything Everywhere), according to a biography signed by Walter Isaacson a few weeks ago.

He went through the directions CNN and timeBy the way, Walter Isaacson especially wrote the biographies of Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin or one of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, which were already adapted to the screen in 2015 by the famous Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle. Michael Fassbender in the lead role.

A brilliant tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk is particularly known for his work around Paypal, SpaceX, Tesla and more recently Twitter/X, which he bought in October 2022 for $44 billion or xAI in the artificial intelligence sector. He has also appeared several times in movies and TV series. And Netflix released an “unauthorized” documentary dedicated to him online in 2022.

The world’s richest man (at the time of writing, whose personal fortune is estimated at $230 billion) is also “famous” for his controversial personality and polemical positions. Now we are waiting for his reaction on the actor who will play his role on screen…


Source: Allocine

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