Alcon refused, and adamantly objected to any association between their film and Musk or his companies.

Teslas version similarly depicts a man in a duster coat looking out over a desolate, orange cityscape.

(Tesla did not immediately return a request for comment regarding the lawsuit.)

BLADE RUNNER 2049, Ryan Gosling, 2017. © Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection

A scene from ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ a 2017 film starring Ryan Gosling.©Warner Bros/courtesy Everett C

These passing references seemingly did not rise to the level of potential copyright infringement.

He really had no credible reason.

Which of course is exactly what it was.

Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back just?

The event itself was titled We, Robot.