Austin Butler as Elvis and Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla. Photograph: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures For those curious about the new film ELVIS, Baz Luhrmann, the director, provided a private screening for me and Jerry Schilling at Warner studios recently. This story is about Elvis and Colonel Parker's relationship. It is a true story told brilliantly and creatively that only Baz, in his unique artistic way, could have delivered. Austin Butler, who played Elvis is outstanding. Halfway through the film, Jerry and I looked at each other and said WOW!!! Bravo to him... he knew he had big shoes to fill. He was extremely nervous playing this part. I can only imagine. Tom Hanks was Col Parker in this film. What a character he was. There was two sides to Colonel, Jerry and I witnessed both. The story, as we all know, does not have a happy ending. But I think you will understand a little bit more of Elvis's journey, penned by a director who put his heart and soul and many hours into this film. [104] Elvis Presley's Ex-Wife Praises Baz Luhrmann Movie". Screen Rant. May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022 . Retrieved May 25, 2022. ABC News Presents a Special Edition of '20/20' on the Making of ELVIS". BroadwayWorld. June 21, 2022. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022 . Retrieved June 21, 2022.

Live in the Garden: - After Elvis died, his Madison Square Garden concerts are proved to be overlooked during his career ... also in the movie there was nothing used ... Here we get some highlights! In some ways, Elvis the movie feels like a perfect assignment for director Baz Luhrmann. His unconventional stylistic approach livens up an otherwise conventional rise-and-fall tale, broadening the appeal of Elvis for an audience that might have otherwise shrugged at a movie chronicling the man's exploits. The subject matter is also the squarest for Luhrmann, which makes it also the safest movie of his career, which is truly saying something considering some of the imaginative highs of this movie. There will be just as many people put off by the excessive, in-your-face style of the movie as drawn in by that Luhrmann razzle dazzle. Watching Elvis feels like you're watching two movies simultaneously atop one another. Luhrmann can be exhausting even at his best but he's also one of the few filmmakers that makes watching a movie such a textual experience, where sight and sound are layered in such meaningful and granular details to better immerse the viewer. The way even the sound designs ebbs and flows, braids musical notes and themes and older selections of influential resources as it all composes a wonderful soundscape. Few put this kind of thought into every nanosecond that Luhrmann does, himself a natural showman who cannot help himself. While plenty will wish for restraint, I say, much as others asked for restraint from Elvis' gyrations, to let Baz be Baz, and he lets Elvis be Elvis to the giddy entertainment of the audience. Presley's daughter Lisa Marie (left), ex-wife Priscilla and granddaughter Riley Keough all praised the film, particularly Butler's performance and Luhrmann's direction. On January 10, 2023, Lisa Marie appeared at the 80th Golden Globe Awards in support of Butler's win for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama; it was her last public appearance before her death two days later. [103]Kelsey Grammer – The Expendables 3, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Think Like a Man Too, and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Paiella, Gabriella (May 25, 2022). "Austin Butler is a hunk of burning love". GQ. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022 . Retrieved May 25, 2022. Kroll, Justin (February 7, 2020). "Maggie Gyllenhaal to Play Elvis Presley's Mom in Baz Luhrmann's Biopic (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved January 19, 2021. Luhrmann said in June 2022 that a four-hour cut exists, containing scenes of Presley with his first girlfriend, Dixie, and his meeting with President Richard Nixon in 1970. [71] Following the film's reception of its eight Oscar nominations, Warner Bros. announced its return to theaters for a limited engagement starting on January 27, 2023. [72] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Lee, Tionah (June 12, 2022). "Baz Luhrmann Confirms Austin Butler Sings All Young Elvis Songs In Movie – Riley Keough Reacts | Entertainment Tonight". Etonline.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022 . Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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