Prepare to see more of Elon Musk. Hollywood has reportedly decided to produce a biopic about the famous tech CEO.
According to Variety, American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct a film based on Walter Isaacson’s recent biography of Elon Musk. The studio A24 is producing the project after winning a bidding war to option Isaacson’s book.
There’s no word on who will play Musk. No script writers have been announced either. But the Tesla CEO himself seems to have approved of the news, citing Aronofsky’s involvement. “Glad Darren is doing it. He is one of the best," Musk tweeted.
Aronofsky directed last year’s The Whale, which earned actor Brendan Fraser an Oscar. He also directed critically acclaimed films like 2010’s Black Swan, 2008’s The Wrestler, and 2000’s Requiem for a Dream.
Musk might also approve of the film since it'll be based on a biography he authorized. To write it, Isaacson was permitted to follow Musk for two years, attending meetings and walking the factory floors at Tesla, in addition to spending hours interviewing the tech CEO.
The biography, simply titled Elon Musk, covers his childhood, his leadership of SpaceX and Tesla, and his decision to acquire Twitter last year, among numerous other episodes in Musk’s life. But interestingly, Aronofsky is perhaps best known for adding surreal psychological elements to his films. So the Musk biopic might go beyond a dramatic retelling of Musk's life.
Isaacson also wrote Steve Jobs' authorized biography, which was turned into a 2015 movie starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple founder. It was directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.
