Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival. Photograph: StudiocanalVenice film festivalMurdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festivalDanny Boyle’s drama about the acquisition of the Sun and a four-hour Elon Musk documentary will premiere alongside new films from Martin McDonagh and Werner Herzog – but only one female director has a movie in competition.
The Venice film festival promises to take a swing at media moguls of the print and digital era this year, with Trainspotting director Danny Boyle’s new film about Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of the Sun and a new documentary about Elon Musk included in the lineup of the films for the festival’s 83rd edition.
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Oscar-winning veteran film-maker Alex Gibney profiles the wealthiest person in the world, rightwing agitator and owner of social network X in his four-hour documentary Musk, which will be screened out of competition in Venice.
Paper tiger … Jack O'Connell in Ink by Danny Boyle, the opening film of this year’s Venice film festival, in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, Photograph: Studiocanal View image in fullscreen Paper tiger … Jack O'Connell in Ink by Danny Boyle, the opening film of this year’s Venice film festival.
In Boyle’s Ink, which will open the festival on the Lido on 2 September, Australian actor Guy Pearce plays compatriot newspaper tycoon Murdoch, whose purchase of the Sun in 1969 sensationalised the media landscape and transformed public life in Britain.
In recent years, Venice has sought to profile itself as the glitziest and starriest of the big three European film festivals when compared with artistically challenging Cannes and politically charged Berlin.
Tragicomedies such as Caro Diario and The Son’s Room have made Nanni Moretti one of Italy’s most revered film-makers, but for the last two decades he has preferred to show his new works at Cannes rather than Venice.
Showing in competition this year, Succederà Questa Notte (It Will Happen Tonight) will be Moretti’s first film in Venice since 1989, in a development tied to the same story.
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Available information indicates that Photograph: Studiocanal View image in fullscreen Paper tiger … Jack O'Connell in Ink by Danny Boyle, the opening film of this year’s Venice film festival.
Available information indicates that Showing in competition this year, Succederà Questa Notte (It Will Happen Tonight) will be Moretti’s first film in Venice since 1989.
A 4-hour Elon Musk documentary and a dark CIA comedy lead Venice Film Festival lineup, in a development tied to the same story.
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On the related details, Oscar-winning veteran film-maker Alex Gibney profiles the wealthiest person in the world, rightwing agitator and owner of social network X in his four-hour documentary Musk, which will be screened out of competition in Venice, clarifying the wider picture around Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival.
On the related details, Photograph: Studiocanal View image in fullscreen Paper tiger … Jack O'Connell in Ink by Danny Boyle, the opening film of this year’s Venice film festival, clarifying the wider picture around Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival.
On the related details, In recent years, Venice has sought to profile itself as the glitziest and starriest of the big three European film festivals when compared with artistically challenging Cannes and politically charged Berlin, clarifying the wider picture around Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival.
On the related details, Tragicomedies such as Caro Diario and The Son’s Room have made Nanni Moretti one of Italy’s most revered film-makers, but for the last two decades he has preferred to show his new works at Cannes rather than Venice, clarifying the wider picture around Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival.
On the related details, Showing in competition this year, Succederà Questa Notte (It Will Happen Tonight) will be Moretti’s first film in Venice since 1989, clarifying the wider picture around Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival.
On the related details, Venice Film Festival 2026: Elon Musk documentary, 'Wild Horse Nine' among world premieres | AP News Menu World SECTIONS Iran war Russia-Ukraine war Español China Asia Pacific Latin America Europe Africa TOP STORIES Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening, clarifying the wider picture around Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival.
