Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes share a 'superpower,' says documentary director Alex Gibney

Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes share a 'superpower,' says documentary director Alex Gibney Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes. Reuters/A24 If anyone could find a connection between Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes, it's director Alex Gibney.The Oscar-winning filmmaker has made movies on both polarizing figures. In 2019, he made the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley." His latest doc is "Musk," a close-to-four-four examination of the richest man in the world.In a recent interview with Business Insider, Gibney explained how Musk's rise reminded him of Holmes, who came to prominence in the 2010s as the founder of Theranos, a health technology company that boasted it could run hundreds of medical and diagnostic tests using only a few drops of blood. She's currently in prison for defrauding investors."I think there is a similarity with Elizabeth Holmes," Gibney told Business Insider. "What was rattling around in my head through this was 'confidence man.' Musk, like Holmes, was able, through force of confidence, to convince people of things that they knew not to be true. That became a superpower."See the full clip below:Or read the full interview with Gibney. Read next Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Jason Guerrasio is an award-winning entertainment correspondent at Business Insider and has covered various aspects of the film industry for over two decades. On the site, his reporting can range from what's going on behind the scenes at some of the biggest companies in Hollywood, colorful interviews with some of the most well-known names in entertainment, and exploring the darker side of the industry.In 2020, Jason received the New York Press Club award and Los Angeles Press Club award for his story on the rise and fall of MoviePass. It has since been made into the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary "MoviePass, MovieCrash."Previous to BI, Jason was the managing editor at Filmmaker Magazine, one of the leading publications in the independent film industry. He's also written for numerous publications over the years, including Vanity Fair, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Vulture, Variety, and indieWire.Popular ArticlesMary Carole McDonnell built a true-crime empire. Then the FBI came for her. Growing up Marvel: The tormented life of Stan Lee's child, JC LeeA bullet. A legend. A lie. Bufford Pusser killed his wife, authorities say. What happens to his legacy now? Movies Musk Elon Musk More