Baz Luhrman’s ELVIS – starring Austin Butler & Tom Hanks
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Screenplay by: Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce
Starring: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, David Wenham, Gary Clark Jr.ย
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
ELVIS Synopsis
From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Picturesโ drama โElvis,โ starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presleyโs rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvisโs life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).
Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson (โTop of the Lake: China Girl,โ โRakeโ) plays Elvisโs mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh (โMoulin Rouge!โ โBreath,โ โHacksaw Ridgeโ) portrays Elvisโs father, Vernon, and DeJonge (โThe Visit,โ โStray Dollsโ) plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey (โHacksaw Ridge,โ โPoint Breakโ) plays Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett (โHail, Caesar!โ) plays Dixie Locke, David Wenham (โThe Lord of the Ringsโ Trilogy, โLion,โ โ300โ) plays Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (โThe Trial of the Chicago 7,โ โThe High Noteโ) plays B.B. King, Xavier Samuel (โAdore,โ โLove & Friendship,โ โThe Twilight Saga: Eclipseโ) plays Scotty Moore, and Kodi Smit-McPhee (โThe Power of the Dogโ) plays Jimmie Rodgers Snow.
Also in the cast, Dacre Montgomery (โStranger Things,โ โThe Broken Heart Galleryโ) plays TV director Steve Binder, alongside Australian actors Leon Ford (โGallipoli,โ โThe Pacificโ) as Tom Diskin, Kate Mulvany (โThe Great Gatsby,โ โHuntersโ) as Marion Keisker, Gareth Davies (โPeter Rabbit,โ โHuntersโ) as Bones Howe, Charles Grounds (โCrazy Rich Asians,โ โCampโ) as Billy Smith, Josh McConville (โFantasy Islandโ) as Sam Phillips, and Adam Dunn (โHome and Awayโ) as Bill Black.
To play additional iconic musical artists in the film, Luhrmann cast singer/songwriter Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, model Alton Mason as Little Richard, Austin, Texas native Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup, and artist Shonka Dukureh as Willie Mae โBig Mamaโ Thornton.
Oscar nominee Luhrmann (โThe Great Gatsby,โ โMoulin Rouge!โ) directed from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The filmโs producers are Luhrmann, Oscar winner Catherine Martin (โThe Great Gatsby,โ โMoulin Rouge!โ), Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.
The directorโs behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Mandy Walker (โMulan,โ โAustraliaโ), Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin (โThe Great Gatsby,โ โMoulin Rouge!โ), production designer Karen Murphy (โA Star Is Bornโ), editors Matt Villa (โThe Great Gatsby,โ โAustraliaโ) and Jonathan Redmond (โThe Great Gatsbyโ), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood (โMad Max: Fury Roadโ), music supervisor Anton Monsted (โAustralia,โ โMoulin Rouge!โ) and composer Elliott Wheeler (โThe Get Downโ).
Principal photography on โElvisโ took place in Queensland, Australia with the support of the Queensland Government, Screen Queensland and the Australian Governmentโs Producer Offset program.
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