The story of Elon Musk will soon be on the screen.
PEOPLE confirms that the film is based on Walter Isaacsonwas recently authorized Elon Musk biography is in the works at A24 after a very competitive contract.
WhaleDarren Aronofsky will direct and produce the film with his production company Protozoa Pictures.
While details of the film are being kept under wraps, the 52-year-old CEO of SpaceX and Tesla shared his enthusiasm about the project — and specifically for Aronofsky, 54 — on his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter).
“I’m glad Darren is doing this. He’s one of the best,” Musk wrote. Aronofsky’s previous films include Black swan, Wrestler and Requiem for a dream.
News of the upcoming film was first reported by Puck.
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According to publisher Simon & Schuster, Isaacson, who previously wrote a biography of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, spent two years following and interviewing Musk himself, as well as talking to his family, friends and colleagues.
“He has a lot of fans and a lot of enemies, and my book is trying to tell a simple story,” Isaacson said of Musk in a September interview with the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Added former CNN executive i Time editor of his book, “I thought it would be more about rocket ships and electric cars. It became a more exciting ride.”
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Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson (2023).
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In addition to his various business and tech ventures, Musk is also the father of 11 children, including three he shares with ex Grimes: sons X Æ A-12, 3, and Techno Mechanicus, plus daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, who will turn 2 next month.
Musk also shares 19-year-old twins Vivian Jenna Wilson and Griffin Musk, along with triplets Kai, Damian and Sax, who were born in 2006 with first wife Justine Wilson. The two had another son, Nevada, who died at the age of 10 weeks.
Musk also shares twins Strider and Azure, who were born just weeks before Ex, with Neuralink CEO Shivon Zilis.
“[Elon] he really wants smart people to have kids, so he encouraged me to do this,” Zilis, 37, says in Isaacson’s book, adding, “I can’t think of any genes I’d rather have for my kids.”
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