Universal Pictures may be ultimately go forward with its plans to distribute investigative documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney’s four-hour film “Musk” which deals with the world’s richest man – Elon Musk.
Reports emerged earlier today that Universal was potentially backing away from releasing the feature in markets outside of North America and could even relinquish the film and return rights to the movie to its producers.
Now, THR says that talk sparked criticism directed at the studio and led to some internal meetings with one studio insider believing “they have progressed enough to the point that Universal will ultimately keep the film and go forward with its distribution plan”.
In a statement to the trade, Universal comms chief Evan Langweiler says: “The studio remains committed to releasing it in theaters internationally. We’re currently working through a release strategy.”
The film world premiered at the Venice Film Festival and immediately struck a nerve with Musk dubbing it a “hit piece”. A lawyer for Musk, has sent a letter to Gibney’s production company putting the title on “formal legal notice”.
HBO has North American TV and streaming rights and plans release of the doc in the first quarter of next year. Bleecker Street has North American theatrical rights.
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