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Musk and Altman React to Their Movie Portrayals

Forbes obtained reactions from Musk and Altman after they watched actors portray them in films, though their specific critiques remain undisclosed; billionaires rating their own impersonations seems efficient.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Weekend Edition
Published 5:12 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Elon Musk — Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Forbes: “Here’s What Billionaires Musk And Altman Think About Their Movie Portrayals”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 5:12 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Sam Altman, Musk.
BBN covered this story before: Altman Demon Statue Tale, Plus Punk Photo Jab (October 7).

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ForbesHere’s What Billionaires Musk And Altman Think About Their Movie Portrayals

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo billionaires, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, have now seen actors play them in movies, and Forbes asked what they thought.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey watched themselves. Voluntarily.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorImagine a stranger doing your voice at a premiere. I would need a lie-down and a casting call.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorImagine the notes. The actor blinked wrong.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDrama Index time. I give it a seven, for the sheer nerve of a review.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeven?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSeven. The wigs alone were a crisis.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'd give it a ten, and they'd agree. No notes.