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An Elon Musk biopic is in development at A24 with Darren Aronofsky on board to direct, Variety has confirmed.

Walter Isaacsons authorized biography of the controversial tech mogul, which was published in September, will serve as the basis for the screenplay. Isaacsons Steve Jobs book was previously adapted into the 2015 Universal film of the same name, starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple CEO.

Sources tell Variety that there was heated competition to option Isaacsons book from studios and filmmakers alike, with A24 ultimately winning the bidding war. Aronofsky, who most recently directed last years Oscar contender The Whale starring Brendan Fraser, is known for his surreal filmmaking style, which often includes psychological elements. His past credits include Requiem for a Dream (2000), Black Swan (2010) and Mother! (2017). For his work on Black Swan, Aronofsky was nominated for the best director Oscar, while Portman ended up winning the best actress award.

Musk first rose to prominence when he founded SpaceX, a spacecraft manufacturing company, in 2002. He was also an early investor in Tesla, and eventually climbed the ranks to become the automotive giants chairman (a position he stepped down from in 2018 after he was sued by the SEC), product architect and CEO. Most recently, Musk made the controversial decision to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, rebranding it to X. Since taking over the social media platform, Musk has made several changes that have resulted in backlash, including laying off a large number of the companys employees, charging users for verification and removing headlines from links shared on the site. He is currently the wealthiest person in the world, with Bloomberg and Forbes estimating his net worth to be more than $200 billion as of October.

Puck was the first to report the news of the film.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elon-musk-biopic-a24-darren-aronofsky-1235787115/

I don't get biopics about people who are still alive. Like, where's the ending? >_>

Ivynn posted...

I don't get biopics about people who are still alive. Like, where's the ending? >_>

Well, if it's about Elton John, you can just end it with the I'm Still Standing music video.

Ivynn posted...

I don't get biopics about people who are still alive. Like, where's the ending? >_>

Also ones about narcissistic assholes who've led a privileged comfy life. You'd have to take a lot of liberties to make a biopic about Elon Musk even remotely interesting

I hope Dwayne Johnson plays Musk

Ugh

So it's gonna be two hours of watching him bumblefuck around spending daddy's money?

uuuuggghhh

Hopefuly they get Ass on Kutcher as Musk

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

***SPOILERS***
Musk becomes a total junky, takes double-ended d!ldos up the ass for cash, ends up losing an arm, then starts a band called 30 Seconds to Musk.

But does he get to go on the game show?

DrizztLink posted...

But does he get to go on the game show?

Yes! He wins a new refrigerator.