Elvis (2022 film)

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Elvis
Directed byBaz Luhrmann
Screenplay by
  • Baz Luhrmann
  • Sam Bromell
  • Craig Pearce
  • Jeremy Doner
Story by
  • Baz Luhrmann
  • Jeremy Doner
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMandy Walker
Edited by
Music byElliott Wheeler[1]
Production
companies
  • Bazmark Films
  • The Jackal Group
Distributed by
Release date
  • June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24) (United States)
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish

Elvis is an upcoming biographical musical drama film about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann, from a screenplay written by Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner, with a story by Luhrmann and Doner. It stars Tom Hanks and Austin Butler, with Olivia DeJonge, Yola Quartey, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dacre Montgomery, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh and David Wenham in supporting roles.

Elvis is scheduled to be released on June 24, 2022 by Warner Bros. Pictures, except in Australia and New Zealand, where it will be distributed by Roadshow Films.

Premise[]

Chronicles the life and career of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley.

Cast[]

Production[]

The project was first announced in April 2014, when Baz Luhrmann entered negotiations to direct the film, with Kelly Marcel writing the script.[5]

No further development on the film was announced until March 2019, when Tom Hanks was cast in the role of Colonel Tom Parker. Luhrmann was set as director, and also replaced Marcel as screenwriter with Sam Bromell and Craig Pearce.[6][7][8] In July, the frontrunners for the role of Presley were Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Austin Butler, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Harry Styles, with Butler winning the role later that month.[9][10] In October, Olivia DeJonge was cast to play Priscilla Presley.[11] Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell were cast as Gladys and Vernon Presley in February 2020, with Yola cast as Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[12][8][7]

Principal photography began on January 28, 2020 in Australia.[13][14][15] On March 12, 2020, production was halted when Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic.[16][17] Filming resumed on September 23.[18] In September 2020, Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Dacre Montgomery, Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, and Adam Dunn joined the cast of the film. Roxburgh and Thomson replaced Sewell and Gyllenhaal, respectively, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts caused by the shooting delay.[19][20] Kelvin Harrison Jr. was announced to be portraying B.B. King in December.[21] In January 2021, it was reported that Alton Mason would be portraying Little Richard in the film.[22]

Release[]

Elvis is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on June 24, 2022.[23] It was previously scheduled to be released on October 1, 2021,[24] before being delayed to November 5, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[25] and later to June 3, 2022.[26] According to Variety, the film was part of the announcement by Warner Bros. Pictures to debut its entire 2021 slate concurrently in movie theaters and on HBO Max, before the film was officially pushed to 2022.[27] It will be streamed on HBO Max 45 days after its theatrical release.[28]

References[]

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  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 28, 2019). "Tom Hanks In Talks To Play Colonel Tom Parker In Baz Luhrmann Untitled Elvis Presley Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (February 21, 2020). "Yola to Play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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  12. ^ 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.
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  19. ^ Lang, Brent (September 11, 2020). "Luke Bracey Joins Cast of Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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