According to Variety, A24 is currently in the process of developing a brand new biographical drama centering around the life of billionaire Elon Musk, who’s best known as the owner of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Coming off from the critical success of 2022’s The Whale, Darren Aronofsky is once again teaming up with A24 to helm the upcoming Elon Musk biopic.
A24 Won the Bidding War for the Project
The Elon Musk biopic will be based on Walter Isaacson’s recently published novel. According to the outlet’s sources, a competitive bidding war between studios and filmmakers started for the rights to option Isaacson’s latest book. In the end, A24 won the bid.
As preparation for the book, Isaacson learned about Musk’s life after shadowing him for two years, where he was allowed to attend the tech giant’s meetings, and was granted the opportunity to interview Musk, his family, friends, co-workers, and other people involved in his life. This isn’t the first time that Isaacson’s novel would be getting a film adaptation. In 2015, his 2011 book about Steve Jobs was adapted by Legendary Pictures into a movie starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple Inc. founder.
