Gibney's new Musk doc says forget Trump, Elon's the real threat
Alex Gibney's sprawling new documentary 'Musk' premieres at Venice on September 8, and it doesn't hold back: it paints Elon as a 'dangerous huckster' quietly hoarding power through data control. The most chilling claim isn't DOGE or X, it's Starlink. Gibney argues that because Starlink has become indispensable in war zones like Ukraine, Musk is effectively becoming an unelected policymaker, rendering actual government obsolete. Musk, who didn't participate, has already called it a hit piece.
Why it matters
This isn't just celebrity gossip, it's a serious argument that private infrastructure can outmaneuver elected governments. If a satellite network decides who wins wars, that's a power shift nobody voted for, and Gibney wants you sweating about it before the credits roll.