The tech backlash is now in theaters
Hollywood’s 2026 films portray Zuckerberg, Musk, Holmes, and Altman critically as public views of Big Tech sour.
A Verge essay surveys 2026 Hollywood films that treat tech leaders far less sympathetically than earlier portraits such as The Social Network. It discusses Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning on Mark Zuckerberg and Frances Haugen, Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary, Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial about Sam Altman, and Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes. The piece also notes distribution and advertising friction, including Amazon exiting Artificial after investing in OpenAI and platform resistance around the Musk film.
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