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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 โ€œElvis,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 Presleyโ€™s 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 Elvisโ€™s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

 

Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson (โ€œTop of the Lake: China Girl,โ€ โ€œRakeโ€) plays Elvisโ€™s mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh (โ€œMoulin Rouge!โ€ โ€œBreath,โ€ โ€œHacksaw Ridgeโ€) portrays Elvisโ€™s father, Vernon, and DeJonge (โ€œThe Visit,โ€ โ€œStray Dollsโ€) plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey (โ€œHacksaw Ridge,โ€ โ€œPoint Breakโ€) plays Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett (โ€œHail, Caesar!โ€) plays Dixie Locke, David Wenham (โ€œThe Lord of the Ringsโ€ Trilogy, โ€œLion,โ€ โ€œ300โ€) plays Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (โ€œThe Trial of the Chicago 7,โ€ โ€œThe High Noteโ€) plays B.B. King, Xavier Samuel (โ€œAdore,โ€ โ€œLove & Friendship,โ€ โ€œThe Twilight Saga: Eclipseโ€) plays Scotty Moore, and Kodi Smit-McPhee (โ€œThe Power of the Dogโ€) plays Jimmie Rodgers Snow.
Also in the cast, Dacre Montgomery (โ€œStranger Things,โ€ โ€œThe Broken Heart Galleryโ€) plays TV director Steve Binder, alongside Australian actors Leon Ford (โ€œGallipoli,โ€ โ€œThe Pacificโ€) as Tom Diskin, Kate Mulvany (โ€œThe Great Gatsby,โ€ โ€œHuntersโ€) as Marion Keisker, Gareth Davies (โ€œPeter Rabbit,โ€ โ€œHuntersโ€) as Bones Howe, Charles Grounds (โ€œCrazy Rich Asians,โ€ โ€œCampโ€) as Billy Smith, Josh McConville (โ€œFantasy Islandโ€) as Sam Phillips, and Adam Dunn (โ€œHome 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 โ€œBig Mamaโ€ Thornton.
Oscar nominee Luhrmann (โ€œThe Great Gatsby,โ€ โ€œMoulin 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 filmโ€™s producers are Luhrmann, Oscar winner Catherine Martin (โ€œThe Great Gatsby,โ€ โ€œMoulin Rouge!โ€), Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.

 

The directorโ€™s behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Mandy Walker (โ€œMulan,โ€ โ€œAustraliaโ€), Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin (โ€œThe Great Gatsby,โ€ โ€œMoulin Rouge!โ€), production designer Karen Murphy (โ€œA Star Is Bornโ€), editors Matt Villa (โ€œThe Great Gatsby,โ€ โ€œAustraliaโ€) and Jonathan Redmond (โ€œThe Great Gatsbyโ€), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood (โ€œMad Max: Fury Roadโ€), music supervisor Anton Monsted (โ€œAustralia,โ€ โ€œMoulin Rouge!โ€) and composer Elliott Wheeler (โ€œThe Get Downโ€).

 

Principal photography on โ€œElvisโ€ took place in Queensland, Australia with the support of the Queensland Government, Screen Queensland and the Australian Governmentโ€™s Producer Offset program.

Opening Date

It is set to release in theaters in North America on June 24, 2022, and internationally beginning 22 June 2022.

tmc.io contributor: ShariK.Green tmc
I'm the Sr. Film Writer and Community Manager for tmc.io. I write, direct and produce short films with my production company, Good Stew Productions. Though it's difficult to answer this question when asked, I'd say my favorite movie is โ€œThe Big Chill.โ€ I enjoy photography, poetry, and hiking and I adore animals, especially elephants. I live in Arizona and feel it's an outstanding and inspirational place to live.

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