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A biopic on Elon Musk is in the works at New York-based studio A24 with “Black Swan”-filmmaker Darren Aronofsky as the director, according to a source familiar with the matter.
A24 secured the rights to Walter Isaacson’s biography on the world’s richest person, according to the source, who added the Musk biopic will be produced by Aronofsky’s production company, Protozoa Pictures.
“Glad Darren is doing it. He is one of the best,” Musk said in an X post on Friday.
See also: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/elon-musk-movie-aronofsky-18483227
- sim_ ( @sim_@beehaw.org ) 14•11 months ago
I don’t understand the timing of this. The man is only 52 years old and, regardless of how you feel about him, has many open-ended chapters of his career. Why now?
Because they bought the rights to the book. Perhaps there will be another movie once Musk has passed.
- bermuda ( @bermuda@beehaw.org ) English7•11 months ago
Ever seen The Social Network?
- zcd ( @zcd@lemmy.ca ) 13•11 months ago
This POS deserves a submarine ride not a biopic
- Scrubbles ( @scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ) English11•11 months ago
Remember when biopics came at the end of someone’s life?
- TheButtonJustSpins ( @TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub ) English12•11 months ago
Here’s hoping.
- beezkneez ( @beezkneez@beehaw.org ) 10•11 months ago
Aronofsky seems fitting. This should be as bleak as Requiem for a Dream.
- shiveyarbles ( @shiveyarbles@beehaw.org ) 7•11 months ago
Who would you like to see a biopic of?
Well not Elon Musk for starters.
- treadful ( @treadful@lemmy.zip ) English5•11 months ago
Darren Aronofsky is a curious choice.
- lcsmithmarston ( @lcsmithmarston@beehaw.org ) 2•11 months ago
I think it tracks with Aronofsky’s long line of characters with addictive personalities who can’t stop themselves from self-destructing.
- ulkesh ( @ulkesh@beehaw.org ) English4•11 months ago
I guess someone has to direct it. Is just wish it would be a director I don’t respect, say, M. Night Shyamalan.
This is one biopic I will be happy to never see.
- Roland ( @dinodrinkstea@beehaw.org ) 4•11 months ago
Sounds like the least interesting thing in the whole world, ever
- KinNectar ( @KinNectar@kbin.run ) 1•11 months ago
Hopefully this film leans in the Requiem For a Dream direction
- BigTrout75 ( @BigTrout75@beehaw.org ) 1•11 months ago
We all must hear more about Elon!!!