Key facts
- Director Alex Gibney said Universal Pictures "wavered" on international release plans for his Elon Musk documentary.
- Universal Pictures holds the international distribution rights for the film.
- Elon Musk criticized the documentary as a "hit piece that misses" and threatened legal action.
- Musk also posted insults about Gibney on X.
- Gibney stated that concrete plans for an international release are being discussed with Universal.
- Universal Pictures previously stated it was "always committed to releasing this film".
Universal Pictures, the owner of international distribution rights for a new documentary about Elon Musk, initially hesitated on releasing the film outside North America, according to director Alex Gibney. Gibney told The New York Times that the studio "wavered" on its international release plans, a move that appeared to confirm earlier reports.