We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a “hit piece”

我们终于看到了马斯克纪录片的预告片，埃隆曾称其为“抹黑之作”

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney has never been one to shy away from controversy. His latest feature, Musk, has stirred up plenty even before its release, drawing the ire of its subject, Elon Musk, and threats of a defamation lawsuit. 奥斯卡获奖纪录片导演亚历克斯·吉布尼（Alex Gibney）从不回避争议。他的最新长片《马斯克》（Musk）在上映前就已经引发了诸多波澜，不仅招致了传主埃隆·马斯克本人的愤怒，还引来了诽谤诉讼的威胁。

After the film debuted two weeks ago at the Venice International Film Festival, rumors swirled that Universal Pictures was getting cold feet about theatrically releasing the film in international markets. Those rumors appear to be unfounded (at least for now). And Musk is still on track for a US theatrical release, thanks to the folks at domestic distributor Bleecker Street Media, which released the official trailer today. 在两周前的威尼斯国际电影节上该片首映后，有传言称环球影业对该片在国际市场的院线发行感到退缩。这些传言目前看来似乎并无根据。多亏了美国本土发行商 Bleecker Street Media，该片仍按计划在美国院线上映，该公司今日发布了官方预告片。

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 Sopranos creator 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’s Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature two years later for Taxi to the Dark Side. 吉布尼自 20 世纪 80 年代以来一直从事纪录片制作，题材广泛，包括吉米·亨德里克斯（Jimi Hendrix）、亨特·S·汤普森（Hunter S. Thompson）与“刚佐新闻学”、维基解密、科学教派、史蒂夫·乔布斯、伊丽莎白·霍姆斯（另一部即将上映的纪录片《你可以看到一切》的主角，由喜剧演员内森·菲尔德出演）、鲍里斯·贝克尔、《黑道家族》创作者大卫·蔡斯、俄罗斯涉嫌干预 2016 年美国总统大选、阿片类药物危机以及自行车手兰斯·阿姆斯特朗。他凭借 2005 年的《安然：房间里最聪明的人》首次获得奥斯卡提名，并于两年后凭借《开往黑暗的出租车》赢得了奥斯卡最佳纪录长片奖。

While Musk has attacked the film as a “hit piece” and a “psy op,” it’s been critically well-received thus far, despite a daunting run time of 3 hours and 45 minutes. Per Gibney, Musk declined to be interviewed for the film, so the director created an AI version of Musk uttering verbatim public quotes as a stand-in for a real interview. That, too, is likely to draw some controversy. 尽管马斯克抨击该片是“抹黑之作”和“心理战”，但到目前为止，该片在评论界反响良好，尽管其 3 小时 45 分钟的片长令人望而生畏。据吉布尼称，马斯克拒绝接受该片的采访，因此导演制作了一个人工智能版本的马斯克，通过复述其公开言论来代替真实采访。这一点也极有可能引发争议。

The trailer includes a few well-known incidents: Tesla and the fatalities linked to its driver-assistance systems, SpaceX, his purchase of Twitter, DOGE, and his 14 (possibly more) children, among others. Those interviewed include ex-wife Justine Musk, tech journalists Kara Swisher and Zoe Schiffer, engineers Martin Eberhard and Geoffrey Hinton, and former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair, who also bore a child by Musk. I spotted Cory Doctorow and physicist Adam Becker in the trailer. David Byrne co-wrote and performs an original song, “Let Me Sell You a Dream,” incorporating more of Musk’s words. 预告片涵盖了一些广为人知的事件：特斯拉及其驾驶辅助系统相关的死亡事故、SpaceX、他收购推特、DOGE（政府效率部），以及他 14 个（可能更多）孩子等。受访者包括前妻贾斯汀·马斯克、科技记者卡拉·斯威舍（Kara Swisher）和佐伊·希弗（Zoe Schiffer）、工程师马丁·埃伯哈德（Martin Eberhard）和杰弗里·辛顿（Geoffrey Hinton），以及曾为马斯克生下一子的前“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）网红阿什利·圣克莱尔（Ashley St. Clair）。我在预告片中还看到了科利·多克托罗（Cory Doctorow）和物理学家亚当·贝克尔（Adam Becker）。大卫·伯恩（David Byrne）参与创作并演唱了原创歌曲《让我卖给你一个梦》（Let Me Sell You a Dream），其中融入了更多马斯克的言论。

Musk is slated for theatrical release in the US on October 9. Per Deadline Hollywood, Universal has confirmed that it is lining up an international release schedule for the first quarter of 2027, which is also when it’s slated to start streaming on HBO. 《马斯克》定于 10 月 9 日在美国院线上映。据《好莱坞报道》称，环球影业已确认正在安排 2027 年第一季度的国际发行计划，届时该片也将开始在 HBO 上线流媒体播放。