fbpx
Wikipedia

Elvis (2022 film)

April 12, 2024

Elvis is a 2022 epic[8] biographical drama film co-produced and directed by Baz Luhrmann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner. It chronicles the life of the American rock and roll singer and actor Elvis Presley under the management of Colonel Tom Parker. It stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks as Presley and Parker, respectively, with Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Luke Bracey in supporting roles.

Elvis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBaz Luhrmann
Screenplay by
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 dates
  • May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) (Cannes)
  • June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) (Australia)
  • June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24) (United States)
Running time
159 minutes[4]
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million[5][6]
Box office$288.7 million[2][7]

A biographical film about Elvis Presley was first announced in 2014, with Luhrmann set to direct, but the project languished in development hell until early 2019, when Hanks joined the film. Butler was cast in the title role that July, beating out several other actors including Miles Teller and Harry Styles. Filming began in Australia in January 2020 but was put on hiatus in March after Hanks tested positive for COVID-19 at the onset of the pandemic. Production resumed in September, wrapping in March 2021.

Elvis premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2022, and was released in Australia on June 23 and in the United States on June 24, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was a commercial success, grossing over $288 million worldwide against an $85 million budget. It also received generally positive reviews from critics, with Butler's performance garnering widespread acclaim alongside Luhrmann's direction, the cinematography, costume design, production design, and musical sequences also receiving praise, though the script, 160-minute runtime, and Hanks' performance polarized critics. The American Film Institute named Elvis one of the top-ten films of 2022. Elvis received eight nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Butler, among numerous other accolades. A stage adaptation, with Luhrmann attached as a producer, is in development.[9]

Plot edit

On January 20, 1997, Colonel Tom Parker, former manager of Elvis Presley, has a heart attack and is rushed to a hospital in Las Vegas. Nursing a gambling addiction that has left him destitute, Parker recounts the story of how he first met "The King of Rock 'n' Roll."

Raised mostly by his doting mother Gladys, Elvis spends his childhood in the poorest parts of Tupelo, Mississippi, finding solace in music and the comic book adventures of Captain Marvel Jr. After moving with his parents to Memphis, he is ridiculed by his peers due to his fascination with the African-American music of Beale Street. Parker, at the time a carnival "huckster," manages country singer Hank Snow but realizes Elvis' crossover potential when he hears "That's All Right," initially assuming that the artist is black. That night, after witnessing his intense sex appeal at a "Louisiana Hayride" performance, Parker invites Elvis to accompany him on a tour and convinces Elvis to let him take control of his career, which begins Elvis' meteoric ascent: he moves from Sun Records to RCA Records, his father Vernon is appointed as business manager of Elvis Presley Enterprises, and the family is lifted out of poverty.

The regional public is divided in their view of the singer. Feeling that Elvis' music will corrupt white children and stoke racial hostility, segregationist Southern Democrat Mississippi Senator James Eastland calls Parker to an informal hearing and probes his mysterious past. When Elvis flouts the authorities' warnings and performs sexually charged dance moves at a concert, he faces legal trouble. Parker persuades the government to draft Elvis into the U.S. Army instead of penalizing him. Elvis returns from basic training only to be devastated upon discovering his mother's alcohol-induced death. During his military service in West Germany, Elvis meets 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, the teenage daughter of a United States Air Force pilot. After his discharge, he embarks on a film career and later marries Priscilla.

As the popular culture of the 1960s passes Elvis by, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 devastate him. Although he wants to become more politically outspoken in his music, Parker has booked a family-friendly Christmas television special where he will only perform frivolous feel-good songs. Elvis works with Steve Binder to re-imagine the special, and his performance choices, including the closing song "If I Can Dream," incorporates not only a review of his past songs but also political commentary. Infuriated corporate sponsors threaten litigation, while Parker believes Elvis has been "brainwashed by hippies." Nevertheless, the show is highly successful.

Afterward, Elvis headlines at the largest showroom in Las Vegas, the International Hotel, and resumes concert tours. Parker's control of Elvis' life tightens as he refuses Elvis' request for a world tour. Motivated by gambling debts, Parker manipulates Elvis into signing a contract for a five-year Las Vegas casino residency. Elvis' problematic behavior and prescription drug addiction overtakes him, and a despondent Priscilla divorces him on his 38th birthday, taking their daughter Lisa Marie with her. After discovering that Parker cannot leave the country because he is a stateless illegal immigrant, Elvis attempts to fire him. Parker subsequently informs Vernon that the family owes him an $8.5 million debt accumulated over the years and convinces Elvis of their symbiotic relationship; though the pair rarely see each other afterward, Parker continues as his manager.

Increasingly exhausted after a continuously rigorous schedule of shows, Elvis expresses to Priscilla his fear of being forgotten after death, as he believes he has achieved nothing worthwhile. Parker finishes his recollection, remembering one of his final shows on June 21, 1977. In Rapid City, South Dakota,[10] an obese and pale Elvis, unable to stand up, sings "Unchained Melody" and ends the performance to thunderous applause. Elvis dies a couple of months later on August 16, 1977; in Parker's estimation, what really killed Elvis was neither his heart attack nor drug-related suicide as some believe, but rather his love for his fans. At the same time, Parker also dies impoverished and alone in the hospital, having gambled away the rest of his ill-gotten fortune.

A closing statement additionally explains that a series of lawsuits in the 1980s exposed Parker's financial abuse of Elvis, with Parker settling out of court and cutting his ties to the Presley estate after failing to claim immunity as a stateless person. Elvis Presley remains the best-selling solo artist in history, beloved by millions worldwide even decades after his death.

Cast edit

 
 
Austin Butler (left) and Tom Hanks play Elvis Presley and Col. Tom Parker respectively. Butler garnered critical acclaim for his performance as Presley, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Production edit

Development and casting edit

 
From left to right: Writer, director, and producer Baz Luhrmann, with stars Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Tom Hanks.

Steve Tisch and Gary Goodman purchased the film rights to Peter Guralnick's Elvis biography Last Train to Memphis in 1995, which would have focused on Presley's early career until his military draft. A screenplay was written by Tom Rickman as a 20th Century Fox production. In 1996, Jerry Schilling was brought aboard as a producer/consultant and Tom Parker as a technical advisor, with Elvis Presley Enterprises entering negotiations with imaging and music rights.[11] The plan was to cast an unknown actor for the lead role.[12] Last Train to Memphis languished in development through 2013, when Kevin Macdonald was announced as director and Mick Jagger as producer. Fox 2000 would have released the film, but the project never materialized.[13]

Baz Luhrmann's involvement was first announced in April 2014, with Kelly Marcel writing the script for Warner Bros.[14] No further development 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.[15][16][17]

In July, the frontrunners for the role of Presley were Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Austin Butler, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Harry Styles; later that month Butler won the role, after impressing Luhrmann with an audition tape of himself singing "Unchained Melody".[18][19][20] Luhrmann revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he got a call from actor-director Denzel Washington recommending Butler.[21] In October, Olivia DeJonge was cast to play Priscilla Presley.[22] Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell were cast as Gladys and Vernon Presley in February 2020 (though they were replaced in the film by Helen Thomson and Richard Roxburgh, respectively), with Yola cast as Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[23][17][16]

Filming edit

Principal photography began on January 28, 2020, in Australia.[24][25][26] On March 12, 2020, production was halted when Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic.[27][28] Filming resumed on September 23.[29] 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.[30][31] Kelvin Harrison Jr. was announced to be portraying B.B. King in December.[32] In January 2021, it was reported that Alton Mason would be portraying Little Richard in the film.[33] On May 25, 2022, Butler revealed to GQ that after filming wrapped in March 2021, he was hospitalized and bedridden for a week after being diagnosed with a virus that simulated appendicitis.[34][35]

Music edit

Main article: Elvis (soundtrack)

On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Doja Cat would contribute an original song for the film, "Vegas", which incorporates elements from Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog". It was released as a single on May 6, 2022, ahead of the film's companion soundtrack album, scheduled for release that summer by RCA Records. The album also features variations on Presley material by big name artists in a variety of genres and styles.[36] Italian band Måneskin and Kacey Musgraves are also part of the soundtrack with their respective cover versions of "If I Can Dream" and "Can't Help Falling in Love".[37][38] On May 23, 2022, rapper Eminem announced on his Instagram that he and CeeLo Green will collaborate on a new track titled "The King and I" which will be produced by Dr. Dre and will appear on the film's soundtrack.[39] The full roster of artists for the soundtrack album was announced the same day with Stevie Nicks, Jack White, Diplo, Swae Lee and many more joining the lineup, along with the film's cast. Austin Butler's renditions of Presley's songs, as well as actual recordings by Presley himself, are also featured.[40] "The King and I" was released on June 16, 2022, earlier than its originally intended release date. The complete soundtrack was released on June 24, 2022, entering the Billboard soundtrack chart at No. 1 on July 9, 2022.

External videos
  The 2019 pre-production test shoot showcasing Austin Butler's live vocal performance as Presley when he is young via Baz Luhrmann's Twitter

On June 12, 2022, Luhrmann revealed that when Presley sings in the film, it is Butler's vocals that are used when he is young, while Presley's vocals are used when he is older. To prove it, he released on social media an early 2019 pre-production test shoot of Butler as young Presley performing "That's All Right" live on set, which went viral and received an overwhelmingly positive response from viewers.[41][42] Butler's vocals were blended with Presley's when he is older.[43][44]

Marketing edit

The first three-minute trailer for the film premiered during NBC's live coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 17, 2022, and was uploaded online the same day.[45][46][47] Nick Relly of Rolling Stone stated "The trailer opens with a foreboding voiceover from Hanks's Parker, in which he acknowledges that he is considered the "villain of this here story" — owing to the widespread belief that Parker's interest in Elvis was mainly financially motivated. From there, we're given a look at some of Elvis' most electrifying early performances, with Butler bearing an uncanny resemblance to the King himself."[48] Sasha Urban of Variety and Rania Aniftos of Billboard praised Butler's performance as he "uncannily resembled Presley".[49][50] The second trailer premiered online on May 23, 2022, two days before the film's world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[51] James White of Empire stated "With typical Luhrmann swagger and style, this could be a good fit of filmmaker and subject".[52] Screen Rant-based Adam Bentz stated "The trailer highlights how the biopic spans a period of over twenty years and chronicles both the singer's opulent rise to stardom and eventual fall from grace."[53]

NME magazine dedicated a standalone free-print issue of 36 pages, covering Presley's life, interviews with Butler, Luhrmann and other cast members.[54] A special Elvis-inspired shoot with artists Wallice and Master Peace, musical guide to 10 tracks from Presley and the city of Memphis and the magazine's interview with Presley in 1960 (from the archives).[55] The magazine issues were made available digitally and through physical prints in stores on June 16, 2022.[55] An ABC special, Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20, featuring a look at Presley's real-life and the making of the film, aired on June 21, 2022, to promote the film.[56] AMC Theatres, in collaboration with Feverup, announced a pre-sale special where viewers could purchase tickets to the film for $10.99.[57] The final trailer was released online on June 22, 2022.[58]

Release edit

Elvis was released in cinemas in Australia on June 23, 2022, and in the United States on June 24, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[59] It was previously scheduled to be released on October 1, 2021,[60] before being delayed to November 5, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[61] and later to June 3, 2022.[62] The film was not listed as part of the December 2020 announcement by Warner Bros. Pictures to debut its entire 2021 slate concurrently in movie theatres and on HBO Max, before the film was officially pushed to 2022.[63]

The film became eligible to be made available on HBO Max and premium video on demand (PVOD) on August 8, 2022, 45 days after its theatrical release, under a plan announced by WarnerMedia in 2021.[64] However, IndieWire reported shortly before that date that the merged Warner Bros. Discovery had decided to instead release Elvis solely to PVOD on August 9 and to Blu-ray/DVD on September 13 with HBO Max availability likely to follow in the fall.[65] The film became available for streaming exclusively on HBO Max on September 2, followed by the HBO network premiere on September 3.

The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2022, where it received a twelve-minute standing ovation from the audience, the longest for an Australian film at the festival and tying with Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker for the longest overall.[66][67][68] It also opened the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Mexico on June 10[69] and at the Sydney Film Festival in Australia on June 15.[70]

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

Elvis grossed $151 million in the United States and Canada, and $137.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $288.7 million.[2][7]

In the United States and Canada, Elvis was released alongside The Black Phone, and was projected to gross $25–30 million from 3,906 theaters in its opening weekend.[6][73] It made $12.7 million on its first day, including $3.5 million from Thursday night previews.[74][75][76] It went on to debut to $31.2 million, beating out holdover Top Gun: Maverick for first place atop the box office. According to PostTrak, 31% of the opening weekend audiences was over the age of 55, with 48% being over 45, while women over 25 (the most hesitant to return to theaters amid the pandemic) made up 45%. The main reasons given for seeing the film were the subject matter (49%) and Hanks (25%).[77] In its second weekend the film made $18.5 million (a drop of 40.9%), and $22.7 million over the four-day Independence Day weekend, finishing third.[78][79] In its third weekend the film made $11.2 million, finishing in fourth.[80]

Outside the US and Canada, the film made $20 million from 50 markets in its first international weekend.[81] In its second weekend, the film passed the $100 million worldwide threshold after adding $15.7 million (a drop of 28%) to its total.[82] In its third weekend, it performed well against newcomer Thor: Love and Thunder internationally, grossing $8.7 million (a drop of 44%).[83] It crossed the $200 million worldwide mark in its fifth weekend. As of August 24, 2022, the film's largest markets include the UK ($29.47 million), Australia ($22.5 million), France ($8.3 million), Mexico ($7.4 million), Japan ($5.2 million), and Germany ($6.01 million).[84]

Audience viewership edit

By March 25, 2023, the film had been streamed on HBO Max in 9 million households in the United States according to Samba TV, including 3.1 million since the Oscar nomination announcements on January 24, the highest total of any Best Picture nominee that year.[85] According to The NUmbers, the movie's video release, namely the DVD and Blu-Ray versions has sold almost 750,000 copies bringing a tally of $14,263,700 which covers the period from its release in October 2022 till May 2023, the last week for which video sales in the US are available at the time of writing (January 2024).

Critical response edit

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 398 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "The standard rock biopic formula gets all shook up in Elvis, with Baz Luhrmann's dazzling energy and style perfectly complemented by Austin Butler's outstanding lead performance."[86] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 60 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[87] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak gave the film an 88% overall positive score, with 72% saying they would definitely recommend it.[77]

Butler's portrayal of Presley was widely acclaimed. Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times described Butler as "a decent physical match for Elvis and a better one vocally."[88] David Rooney wrote for The Hollywood Reporter that Butler "captures the tragic paradox of a phenomenal success story who clings tenaciously to the American Dream even as it keeps crumbling in his hands."[89] Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent wrote that he "makes a compelling argument for the power of Elvis, at a time when the musician's arguably lost a little of his cultural cachet."[90][91]

On the film itself, Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave it four out of five stars, calling it "a bright and splashy jukebox epic," but that "it veers in and out of fashion on a scene-by-scene basis: it's the most impeccably styled and blaringly gaudy thing you'll see all year, and all the more fun for it."[92] Kevin Maher of The Times called it Luhrmann's "best film since Romeo + Juliet ... The power in the musical numbers is drawn from Butler's turn but also from Luhrmann, who edits with the kind of frenetic rhythms that are almost impossible to resist (feet will tap) ... They are the spine-tingling highlights that make the entire project a must-see movie."[93][94] Jim Vejvoda of IGN called it "a dizzying and at times even overwhelming chronicle of the rock icon."[95] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called it "A fizzy, delirious, impishly energized, compulsively watchable 2-hour-and-39-minute fever dream – a spangly pinwheel of a movie that converts the Elvis saga we all carry around in our heads into a lavishly staged biopic-as-pop-opera."[96] Joshua Rothkopf wrote for Entertainment Weekly that it "delivers the icon like never before" and that Luhrmann recaptured "his Moulin Rouge! mojo with a hip-swiveling profile loaded with risk and reward." He went on to praise Butler's performance, saying that he "...stares down the lens and melts it."[97]

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times, while praising the visuals and Butler's performance, felt mixed about the film being told from Colonel Tom Parker's perspective, saying "I would have loved to have listened in on Luhrmann and Hanks's conversations about their ideas for the character; if nothing else, it might have explained what in the world they were after here. I honestly haven't a clue, although the image of Sydney Greenstreet looming menacingly in The Maltese Falcon repeatedly came to mind, with a dash of Hogan's Heroes."[98] In a review for IndieWire, David Ehrlich wrote that it "finds so little reason for Presley's life to be the stuff of a Baz Luhrmann movie that the equation ultimately inverts itself, leaving us with an Elvis Presley movie about Baz Luhrmann. They both deserve better." He also criticized Hanks's portrayal of Parker, calling it "a 'true true' performance defined by a fat suit, a fake nose, and an accent that I can only describe as the 'Kentucky Fried Goldmember'."[99] On a historical note, journalist Alanna Nash, who had written an acclaimed biography of Parker in 2010, called the film a "Baz Luhrmann fever dream" that kept the liberties of history fair except to Parker, citing that Luhrmann's approach of presenting it through a present-day lens meant that the complicated character researched by Nash of Parker is simplified.[100]

Response of the Presley family edit

 
 
 
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.

Prior to its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis's daughter, praised the film in an Instagram post after seeing it twice, and she went on to give her thoughts on Butler's performance as her late father, stating that he "channeled and embodied my father's heart and soul beautifully. In my humble opinion, his performance is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully", while touting Butler as a frontrunner for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Regarding Luhrmann's directing, she wrote that:

You can feel his pure love, care, and respect for my father throughout this beautiful film, and it is finally something that myself and my children and their children can be proud of forever ... your utter genius combined with your love and respect for my father and this project is just so beautiful and so inspiring. I know I'm being repetitive, but I don't care, Thank you for setting the record straight in such a deeply profound and artistic way.

She added that watching the film reminded her of her own son, Benjamin, who died by suicide in 2020, saying he would have loved it as well.[101][102]

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]

Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla, gave her thoughts on the film, saying in full:

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]

In an interview with Today on August 16, 2022, Priscilla defended parts of the film's portrayal of Elvis and Parker's tense relationship, stating, "I lived the arguments that they had, I lived Elvis trying to explain he didn't want to do the movies with all the girls and the beaches and everything, that he really wanted to do serious things. So living that, with him, and watching the movie, it brought back a lot of memories."[105] On May 21, 2022, Presley's granddaughter, actress and filmmaker Riley Keough, shared her response after viewing the film at Cannes, saying in full:

It was a very emotional experience. It's very intense to watch when it's your family. The first movie I ever watched in the theater and said I wanted to make movies was Moulin Rouge!, I was 12. It was a real honor to know Baz was doing this movie. Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!, for the age I was at the time, were really powerful. It wasn't like I distrusted Baz in any way, but you're protective over your family. At the end of the day, we're not going to tell Baz Luhrmann how to make a movie. In the first five minutes, I could feel how much work Baz and Austin put into trying to get it right. That made me emotional immediately. I started crying five minutes in and didn't stop. There's a lot of family trauma and generational trauma that started around then for our family. I felt honored they worked so hard to really get his essence, to feel his essence. Austin captured that so beautifully.[106][107]

Accolades edit

Main article: List of accolades received by Elvis (2022 film)

At the 95th Academy Awards, Elvis was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.[108] The film's other nominations include nine British Academy Film Awards (winning four),[109] seven Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning one),[110] and three Golden Globe Awards (winning one).[111] The American Film Institute named Elvis one of the top-ten films of 2022.[112]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Luhrmann is credited twice for writing the screenplay; first as part of a writing duo with Sam Bromell and again with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce.

References edit

  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 10, 2020). "Elvis: Baz Luhrmann-Tom Hanks Movie Returning To Production In Australia After COVID-19 Shutdown". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Elvis (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Elvis (DCP)". Australian Classification Board. from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Elvis". Cannes Film Festival. from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Maddox, Gary (April 30, 2022). "The great persuader: Baz Luhrmann on his biggest gamble yet". Sydney Morning Herald. from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Rubin, Rebecca (June 22, 2022). "Box Office: 'Elvis' Targets $30 Million Debut, 'The Black Phone' Aims for $158.9 Million". Variety. from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Elvis (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "A Modern Musical Epic – Elvis (Film Review)". June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Elvis stage musical plans confirmed by Baz Luhrmann | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. March 13, 2023. from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "How 'Elvis' re-creates Elvis Presley's haunting 1977 performance of 'Unchained Melody'". Los Angeles Times. June 27, 2022. from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Archerd, Army (January 21, 1996). "20th aboard 'Last Train to Memphis'". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Archerd, Army (February 13, 1995). "Tisch celebrates birthday, Oscar noms". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Knoll, Justin (September 3, 2013). "Director Kevin MacDonald Eyes Elvis Biopic For Fox, Mick Jagger (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "Baz Luhrmann in Negotiations to Direct Elvis Presley Biopic for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)". TheWrap. from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  15. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 28, 2019). "Tom Hanks In Talks To Play Colonel Tom Parker In Baz Luhrmann Untitled Elvis Presley Pic". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (February 21, 2020). "Yola to Play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (Exclusive)". Variety. from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (February 13, 2020). "Rufus Sewell to Play Elvis Presley's Father in Baz Luhrmann's Musical Drama (Exclusive)". Variety. from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  18. ^ "Austin Butler is a hunk of burning love". May 25, 2022. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  19. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 1, 2019). "Top Young Talent Vying For Elvis In Baz Luhrmann Film; Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Austin Butler, Harry Styles". Deadline. from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  20. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 15, 2019). "Baz Luhrmann Sets Austin Butler In Starmaking Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In Warner Bros Film". Deadline. from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  21. ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (May 12, 2022). "Baz Luhrmann teases 'Elvis' as a '3-act pop cultural opera'". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  22. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2019). "Baz Luhrmann Elvis Presley Film Finds Its Priscilla Presley In Netflix 'The Society' Actress Olivia DeJonge". Deadline. from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  23. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 7, 2020). "Maggie Gyllenhaal to Play Elvis Presley's Mom in Baz Luhrmann's Biopic (Exclusive)". Variety. from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  24. ^ Marc, Christopher (July 15, 2019). "Austin Butler Lands Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In WB's Biopic Directed By Baz Lurhmann". hnentertainment. from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  25. ^ Novak, Lauren (January 28, 2020). "Tom Hanks Has Begun Filming For The Elvis Presley Biopic In Australia". Do You Remember. from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  26. ^ Price, Amy (January 31, 2020). "Tom Hanks visits a Gold Coast beach as flooding delays filming on Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie". The Courier-Mail. from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  27. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 12, 2020). "Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus As Outbreak Hits 'Elvis Presley' Film". Deadline. from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  28. ^ Stedman, Alex (March 12, 2020). "Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus". Variety. from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  29. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 10, 2020). "Elvis: Baz Luhrmann-Tom Hanks Movie Returning To Production In Australia After COVID-19 Shutdown". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  30. ^ Lang, Brent (September 11, 2020). "Luke Bracey Joins Cast of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (Exclusive)". Variety. from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  31. ^ Lang, Brent (September 16, 2020). "Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Adds Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Dacre Montgomery". Variety. from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  32. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (December 30, 2020). "Kelvin Harrison Jr. To Play Blues Icon B.B. King In Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Project". Deadline. from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  33. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 26, 2021). "Newcomer Alton Mason To Play Little Richard In Baz Luhrmann's Elvis". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  34. ^ Sharf, Zack (May 25, 2022). "Austin Butler Was Hospitalized After 'Elvis' Wrapped, Bedridden for a Week: 'My Body Shut Down'". Variety. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  35. ^ Paiella, Gabriella (May 25, 2022). "Austin Butler is a hunk of burning love". GQ. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  36. ^ Willman, Chris (April 25, 2022). "Doja Cat's 'Elvis' Soundtrack Single, 'Vegas,' Set for May as RCA Readies Movie's Companion Album". Variety. from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  37. ^ Yossman, K.J. (May 15, 2022). "Eurovision Winners Maneskin to Feature on Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' Soundtrack". Variety. from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  38. ^ Willman, Chris (May 2, 2022). "Kacey Musgraves Is Covering 'Can't Help Falling in Love' for 'Elvis' Film Soundtrack". Variety. from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  39. ^ "Eminem Teases New Song "The King and I" From Elvis Movie Soundtrack". HipHopDX. May 24, 2022. from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  40. ^ "'Elvis' Trailer: Baz Luhrmann's Musical Soundtrack Features The Music Of Jack White, Doja Cat, Eminem & More". theplaylist.net. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  41. ^ Lee, Tionah (June 12, 2022). "Baz Luhrmann Confirms Austin Butler Sings All Young Elvis Songs In Movie – Riley Keough Reacts | Entertainment Tonight". Etonline.com. from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  42. ^ "Baz Luhrmann's Instagram profile post: "The response to Austin's version of Trouble has been tremendous but so many of you still ask, 'is it Austin singing?' I feel I haven't been…"". Instagram.com. from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  43. ^ "Does Austin Butler really sing and play guitar in Elvis? His Elvis Presley vocals explained". Smooth. from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  44. ^ "Is Austin Butler really singing and playing guitar in 'Elvis' movie?". Classic FM. from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  45. ^ Parker, Ryan (February 17, 2022). "'Elvis' Trailer: Yes, That Is Austin Butler Singing in Baz Luhrmann's Biopic About the King of Rock 'n' Roll". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  46. ^ "Watch the First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann's New Movie Elvis". Pitchfork. February 17, 2022. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  47. ^ Lee Lenker, Maureen. "See 'Elvis' shake, rattle, and roll in first trailer for Baz Luhrmann's biopic". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  48. ^ Reilly, Nick (February 17, 2022). "Baz Luhrmann Drops Trailer for Biopic 'Elvis'". Rolling Stone. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  49. ^ Urban, Sasha (February 17, 2022). "'Elvis' Trailer: The King of Rock and Roll Is Back in Baz Luhrmann's Flashy Biopic". Variety. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  50. ^ Aniftos, Rania (February 17, 2022). "Austin Butler Is Transformed Into The King in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' Trailer". Billboard. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  51. ^ "'Elvis' Trailer: Baz Luhrmann's Musical Soundtrack Features the Music of Jack White, Doja Cat, Eminem & More". from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  52. ^ "New Elvis Trailer Shows The Birth Of A Star". Empire. May 23, 2022. from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  53. ^ "Elvis Movie Trailer Chronicles Presley's Rise & Fall as King of Rock & Roll". ScreenRant. May 23, 2022. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  54. ^ "Warner Bros brings back a one-shot NME magazine for Elvis movie". The Drum. from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  55. ^ a b "Pick up your exclusive 'Elvis' Film Special Edition of NME". NME. June 16, 2022. from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  56. ^ "ABC News Presents a Special Edition of '20/20' on the Making of ELVIS". BroadwayWorld. June 21, 2022. from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  57. ^ Muhammad, Latifah (June 20, 2022). "Want to See 'Elvis'? Here's How You Can Get Pre-Sale Tickets for Cheap". Billboard. from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  58. ^ "One Final Trailer for 'Elvis' with Austin Butler – Opening This Week". FirstShowing.net. June 22, 2022. from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  59. ^ Dela Paz, Maggie (November 15, 2021). "Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Biopic Gets Pushed Back to Late June 2022". ComingSoon.net. from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  60. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 2, 2019). . Deadline. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  61. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2020). "The Batman Flies To Fall 2021, Sopranos Prequel Moves To March & More As Warner Bros. Makes Release Date Changes Due To COVID-19 Climate". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  62. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 28, 2021). "Baz Luhrmann Elvis Presley Pic Rocks To Summer 2022". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  63. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (January 28, 2021). "Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Movie Delays Release Date". Variety. from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  64. ^ Seddon, Gem (August 10, 2021). "Warner Bros. movies heading to HBO Max after 45-day theatrical window in 2022". gamesradar. from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  65. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (August 3, 2022). "'Elvis' Will Enter the Building Next Tuesday via PVOD, Not HBO Max". IndieWire. from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  66. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy; D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 25, 2022). "Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' Rocks Cannes with 10-Minute Standing Ovation". Deadline. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  67. ^ "'Elvis' Star Austin Butler Thrusts Hips at Cannes, Gaining 12-Minute Standing Ovation". Variety. May 25, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  68. ^ Hyo-Joo, Bae (May 2, 2022). 12분 기립 박수 ‘브로커’ 수상 가능성은? "황금종려상 충분히" [12-minute standing ovation 'Broker' Chances of winning? "Enough for the Palme d’Or"]. Newsen (in Korean). from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  69. ^ "Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' Opens Guadalajara Festival". Variety. June 10, 2022. from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  70. ^ "Australian Elvis fans treated to new movie, new exhibition". Australian Geographic. May 25, 2022. from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  71. ^ Cremona, Patrick (June 20, 2022). "Baz Luhrmann reveals "4-hour version" of Elvis exists". RadioTimes.com. from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  72. ^ "Elvis Returns to Theaters This Friday After Oscar Nominations". January 26, 2023. from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  73. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 22, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Could Upset 'Elvis' At Weekend Box Office As Tom Cruise Pic Flies To $500M Stateside". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  74. ^ Foster, Jeremy (June 25, 2022). "'Elvis' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' in Box Office Dead Heat With $30 Million Each". TheWrap. from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  75. ^ Lang, Brent (June 24, 2022). "Box Office: 'Elvis' Banks $3.5 Million in Previews, 'The Black Phone' Scares Up $3 Million". Variety. from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  76. ^ Mendelson, Scott (June 24, 2022). "Box Office: 'Elvis' Earns $3.5 Million Thursday, 'Black Phone' Nabs $3 Million". Forbes. from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  77. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 27, 2022). "Elvis Shakes No. 1 Away From Top Gun: Maverick After Dead Heat With $31M+ – Monday AM Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  78. ^ "Domestic 2022 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo. from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  79. ^ "Domestic 2022 Weekend 26 | July 1–4, 2022 – July 4th long weekend (US)". Box Office Mojo. from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  80. ^ "Domestic 2022 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo. from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  81. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (June 26, 2022). "Top Gun Tops $1B WW, Jurassic World Dominion Nears $750M Global & Elvis Enters With $51M – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  82. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 3, 2022). "Minions: The Rise Of Gru Boogies To $202M WW As Top Gun: Maverick Flies By $1.1B & Jurassic World Dominion Rumbles Past $800M – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  83. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 10, 2022). "Thor: Love And Thunder Nails $302M Global Debut; Minions Gru-ving To $400M WW – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  84. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 24, 2022). "Minions Mints $640M Global As Thor Closes In On $600M; Top Gun: Maverick Soaring To $1.3B WW This Week – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  85. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 9, 2023). "Oscar Halo Effect: 'Top Gun: Maverick' Most Viewed In Streaming Post-Noms, 'Elvis' Most Watched Overall, 'Avatar 2' Biggest At Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  86. ^ "Elvis". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 7, 2022.  
  87. ^ "Elvis". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  88. ^ "Baz Luhrmann's unruly 'Elvis' shakes up the Cannes Film Festival". Los Angeles Times. May 25, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  89. ^ Rooney, David (May 25, 2022). "Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis: Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  90. ^ "Baz Luhrmann's sweaty, seductive Elvis makes the King cool again – review". Independent.co.uk. May 25, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  91. ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (May 25, 2022). "Austin Butler's 'Sexy' Elvis Performance Applauded by Critics Despite Movie Earning Mixed Reviews". People. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  92. ^ Collin, Robbie (May 25, 2022). "Elvis, review: You can't help falling in love with Baz Luhrmann's jukebox epic". The Telegraph. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  93. ^ Maher, Kevin. "Elvis review — Baz Luhrmann's best movie since Romeo + Juliet". from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  94. ^ "Critics praise Austin Butler, can't quite figure out Tom Hanks in Elvis". The A.V. Club. May 26, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  95. ^ "Elvis Review". May 25, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  96. ^ "'Elvis' Review: Baz Luhrmann's Biopic, Starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, is a Stylishly On-the-Surface Life-of-Elvis Impersonation Until It Takes off in Vegas". May 25, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  97. ^ "Cannes review: Electrifying 'Elvis' delivers the icon like never before". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  98. ^ Dargis, Manohla (May 26, 2022). "Cannes 2022: 'Elvis,' as Remixed by Baz Luhrmann". The New York Times. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  99. ^ Ehrlich, David (May 25, 2022). "'Elvis' Review: Baz Luhrmann's Deliriously Awful Biopic is 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at 4,000 M.P.H." IndieWire. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  100. ^ Willman, Chris (June 25, 2022). "'Elvis' Fact or Fiction: Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on What's Real and What's Not in Baz Luhrmann Biopic". Variety. from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  101. ^ Respers France, Lisa (May 16, 2022). "Lisa Marie Presley believes late son would have loved 'Elvis' movie". CNN. from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  102. ^ "Elvis Movie reaction". Instagram. May 14, 2022. from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  103. ^ Huff, Lauren (January 12, 2023). "Lisa Marie Presley's last public appearance was in support of Elvis". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  104. ^ "Elvis Presley's Ex-Wife Praises Baz Luhrmann Movie". Screen Rant. May 2, 2022. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  105. ^ Kaplan, Anna (August 16, 2022). "I lived it': Priscilla Presley shares the 'Elvis' scenes that were toughest to watch". Today. from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  106. ^ "Elvis' Granddaughter Reveals Reaction to Baz Luhrmann Movie". Screen Rant. May 21, 2022. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  107. ^ "Riley Keough Cried Watching Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' with Mom Lisa Marie and Grandma Priscilla Presley (EXCLUSIVE)". May 21, 2022. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  108. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (March 12, 2023). "Oscars: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  109. ^ Yossman, K.J.; Ravindran, Manori (February 19, 2023). "All Quiet on the Western Front Dominates BAFTA Awards With Record-Breaking Seven Wins". Variety. from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  110. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 15, 2023). "Critics Choice Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  111. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 10, 2023). "Golden Globes: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  112. ^ Lewis, Hilary (December 9, 2022). "AFI Best Film, TV Shows of 2022 Include Avatar Sequel, Women Talking, The Bear and Mo". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links edit

 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Elvis (2022 film).

April 12, 2024
elvis, 2022, film, elvis, 2022, epic, biographical, drama, film, produced, directed, luhrmann, wrote, screenplay, with, bromell, craig, pearce, jeremy, doner, chronicles, life, american, rock, roll, singer, actor, elvis, presley, under, management, colonel, pa. Elvis is a 2022 epic 8 biographical drama film co produced and directed by Baz Luhrmann who co wrote the screenplay with Sam Bromell Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner It chronicles the life of the American rock and roll singer and actor Elvis Presley under the management of Colonel Tom Parker It stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks as Presley and Parker respectively with Olivia DeJonge Helen Thomson Richard Roxburgh David Wenham Kodi Smit McPhee and Luke Bracey in supporting roles ElvisTheatrical release posterDirected byBaz LuhrmannScreenplay byBaz Luhrmann a Sam Bromell Craig Pearce Jeremy DonerStory byBaz Luhrmann Jeremy DonerProduced byBaz Luhrmann Catherine Martin Gail Berman Patrick McCormick Schuyler WeissStarringAustin Butler Tom Hanks Olivia DeJonge Helen Thomson Richard RoxburghCinematographyMandy WalkerEdited byMatt Villa Jonathan RedmondMusic byElliott Wheeler 1 ProductioncompaniesBazmark Films The Jackal GroupDistributed byWarner Bros Pictures United States and Australia 2 Universal Pictures Australia 3 Release datesMay 25 2022 2022 05 25 Cannes June 23 2022 2022 06 23 Australia June 24 2022 2022 06 24 United States Running time159 minutes 4 CountriesUnited States AustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget 85 million 5 6 Box office 288 7 million 2 7 A biographical film about Elvis Presley was first announced in 2014 with Luhrmann set to direct but the project languished in development hell until early 2019 when Hanks joined the film Butler was cast in the title role that July beating out several other actors including Miles Teller and Harry Styles Filming began in Australia in January 2020 but was put on hiatus in March after Hanks tested positive for COVID 19 at the onset of the pandemic Production resumed in September wrapping in March 2021 Elvis premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 25 2022 and was released in Australia on June 23 and in the United States on June 24 by Warner Bros Pictures It was a commercial success grossing over 288 million worldwide against an 85 million budget It also received generally positive reviews from critics with Butler s performance garnering widespread acclaim alongside Luhrmann s direction the cinematography costume design production design and musical sequences also receiving praise though the script 160 minute runtime and Hanks performance polarized critics The American Film Institute named Elvis one of the top ten films of 2022 Elvis received eight nominations at the 95th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Butler among numerous other accolades A stage adaptation with Luhrmann attached as a producer is in development 9 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development and casting 3 2 Filming 3 3 Music 4 Marketing 5 Release 6 Reception 6 1 Box office 6 2 Audience viewership 6 3 Critical response 6 4 Response of the Presley family 6 5 Accolades 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksPlot editOn January 20 1997 Colonel Tom Parker former manager of Elvis Presley has a heart attack and is rushed to a hospital in Las Vegas Nursing a gambling addiction that has left him destitute Parker recounts the story of how he first met The King of Rock n Roll Raised mostly by his doting mother Gladys Elvis spends his childhood in the poorest parts of Tupelo Mississippi finding solace in music and the comic book adventures of Captain Marvel Jr After moving with his parents to Memphis he is ridiculed by his peers due to his fascination with the African American music of Beale Street Parker at the time a carnival huckster manages country singer Hank Snow but realizes Elvis crossover potential when he hears That s All Right initially assuming that the artist is black That night after witnessing his intense sex appeal at a Louisiana Hayride performance Parker invites Elvis to accompany him on a tour and convinces Elvis to let him take control of his career which begins Elvis meteoric ascent he moves from Sun Records to RCA Records his father Vernon is appointed as business manager of Elvis Presley Enterprises and the family is lifted out of poverty The regional public is divided in their view of the singer Feeling that Elvis music will corrupt white children and stoke racial hostility segregationist Southern Democrat Mississippi Senator James Eastland calls Parker to an informal hearing and probes his mysterious past When Elvis flouts the authorities warnings and performs sexually charged dance moves at a concert he faces legal trouble Parker persuades the government to draft Elvis into the U S Army instead of penalizing him Elvis returns from basic training only to be devastated upon discovering his mother s alcohol induced death During his military service in West Germany Elvis meets 14 year old Priscilla Beaulieu the teenage daughter of a United States Air Force pilot After his discharge he embarks on a film career and later marries Priscilla As the popular culture of the 1960s passes Elvis by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F Kennedy in 1968 devastate him Although he wants to become more politically outspoken in his music Parker has booked a family friendly Christmas television special where he will only perform frivolous feel good songs Elvis works with Steve Binder to re imagine the special and his performance choices including the closing song If I Can Dream incorporates not only a review of his past songs but also political commentary Infuriated corporate sponsors threaten litigation while Parker believes Elvis has been brainwashed by hippies Nevertheless the show is highly successful Afterward Elvis headlines at the largest showroom in Las Vegas the International Hotel and resumes concert tours Parker s control of Elvis life tightens as he refuses Elvis request for a world tour Motivated by gambling debts Parker manipulates Elvis into signing a contract for a five year Las Vegas casino residency Elvis problematic behavior and prescription drug addiction overtakes him and a despondent Priscilla divorces him on his 38th birthday taking their daughter Lisa Marie with her After discovering that Parker cannot leave the country because he is a stateless illegal immigrant Elvis attempts to fire him Parker subsequently informs Vernon that the family owes him an 8 5 million debt accumulated over the years and convinces Elvis of their symbiotic relationship though the pair rarely see each other afterward Parker continues as his manager Increasingly exhausted after a continuously rigorous schedule of shows Elvis expresses to Priscilla his fear of being forgotten after death as he believes he has achieved nothing worthwhile Parker finishes his recollection remembering one of his final shows on June 21 1977 In Rapid City South Dakota 10 an obese and pale Elvis unable to stand up sings Unchained Melody and ends the performance to thunderous applause Elvis dies a couple of months later on August 16 1977 in Parker s estimation what really killed Elvis was neither his heart attack nor drug related suicide as some believe but rather his love for his fans At the same time Parker also dies impoverished and alone in the hospital having gambled away the rest of his ill gotten fortune A closing statement additionally explains that a series of lawsuits in the 1980s exposed Parker s financial abuse of Elvis with Parker settling out of court and cutting his ties to the Presley estate after failing to claim immunity as a stateless person Elvis Presley remains the best selling solo artist in history beloved by millions worldwide even decades after his death Cast edit nbsp nbsp Austin Butler left and Tom Hanks play Elvis Presley and Col Tom Parker respectively Butler garnered critical acclaim for his performance as Presley earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor Austin Butler as Elvis Presley Chaydon Jay as young Elvis Presley Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley Helen Thomson as Gladys Presley Richard Roxburgh as Vernon Presley Kelvin Harrison Jr as B B King David Wenham as Hank Snow Kodi Smit McPhee as Jimmie Rodgers Snow Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling Dacre Montgomery as Steve Binder Leon Ford as Tom Diskin Gary Clark Jr as Arthur Big Boy Crudup Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe Natasha Bassett as Dixie Locke Xavier Samuel as Scotty Moore Adam Dunn as Bill Black Alton Mason as Little Richard Shonka Dukureh as Big Mama Thornton Pentecostal singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Dee Stanley Sharon Brooks as Sylvia Shemwell of the Sweet Inspirations Cle Morgan as Mahalia Jackson Liz Blackett as Minnie Mae Presley Nicholas Bell as James Eastland Kate Mulvany as Marion Keisker Josh McConville as Sam PhillipsProduction editDevelopment and casting edit nbsp From left to right Writer director and producer Baz Luhrmann with stars Olivia DeJonge Austin Butler Tom Hanks Steve Tisch and Gary Goodman purchased the film rights to Peter Guralnick s Elvis biography Last Train to Memphis in 1995 which would have focused on Presley s early career until his military draft A screenplay was written by Tom Rickman as a 20th Century Fox production In 1996 Jerry Schilling was brought aboard as a producer consultant and Tom Parker as a technical advisor with Elvis Presley Enterprises entering negotiations with imaging and music rights 11 The plan was to cast an unknown actor for the lead role 12 Last Train to Memphis languished in development through 2013 when Kevin Macdonald was announced as director and Mick Jagger as producer Fox 2000 would have released the film but the project never materialized 13 Baz Luhrmann s involvement was first announced in April 2014 with Kelly Marcel writing the script for Warner Bros 14 No further development 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 15 16 17 In July the frontrunners for the role of Presley were Ansel Elgort Miles Teller Austin Butler Aaron Taylor Johnson and Harry Styles later that month Butler won the role after impressing Luhrmann with an audition tape of himself singing Unchained Melody 18 19 20 Luhrmann revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he got a call from actor director Denzel Washington recommending Butler 21 In October Olivia DeJonge was cast to play Priscilla Presley 22 Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell were cast as Gladys and Vernon Presley in February 2020 though they were replaced in the film by Helen Thomson and Richard Roxburgh respectively with Yola cast as Sister Rosetta Tharpe 23 17 16 Filming edit Principal photography began on January 28 2020 in Australia 24 25 26 On March 12 2020 production was halted when Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID 19 during the pandemic 27 28 Filming resumed on September 23 29 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 30 31 Kelvin Harrison Jr was announced to be portraying B B King in December 32 In January 2021 it was reported that Alton Mason would be portraying Little Richard in the film 33 On May 25 2022 Butler revealed to GQ that after filming wrapped in March 2021 he was hospitalized and bedridden for a week after being diagnosed with a virus that simulated appendicitis 34 35 Music edit Main article Elvis soundtrack On April 25 2022 it was announced that Doja Cat would contribute an original song for the film Vegas which incorporates elements from Big Mama Thornton s Hound Dog It was released as a single on May 6 2022 ahead of the film s companion soundtrack album scheduled for release that summer by RCA Records The album also features variations on Presley material by big name artists in a variety of genres and styles 36 Italian band Maneskin and Kacey Musgraves are also part of the soundtrack with their respective cover versions of If I Can Dream and Can t Help Falling in Love 37 38 On May 23 2022 rapper Eminem announced on his Instagram that he and CeeLo Green will collaborate on a new track titled The King and I which will be produced by Dr Dre and will appear on the film s soundtrack 39 The full roster of artists for the soundtrack album was announced the same day with Stevie Nicks Jack White Diplo Swae Lee and many more joining the lineup along with the film s cast Austin Butler s renditions of Presley s songs as well as actual recordings by Presley himself are also featured 40 The King and I was released on June 16 2022 earlier than its originally intended release date The complete soundtrack was released on June 24 2022 entering the Billboard soundtrack chart at No 1 on July 9 2022 External videos nbsp The 2019 pre production test shoot showcasing Austin Butler s live vocal performance as Presley when he is young via Baz Luhrmann s TwitterOn June 12 2022 Luhrmann revealed that when Presley sings in the film it is Butler s vocals that are used when he is young while Presley s vocals are used when he is older To prove it he released on social media an early 2019 pre production test shoot of Butler as young Presley performing That s All Right live on set which went viral and received an overwhelmingly positive response from viewers 41 42 Butler s vocals were blended with Presley s when he is older 43 44 Marketing editThe first three minute trailer for the film premiered during NBC s live coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 17 2022 and was uploaded online the same day 45 46 47 Nick Relly of Rolling Stone stated The trailer opens with a foreboding voiceover from Hanks s Parker in which he acknowledges that he is considered the villain of this here story owing to the widespread belief that Parker s interest in Elvis was mainly financially motivated From there we re given a look at some of Elvis most electrifying early performances with Butler bearing an uncanny resemblance to the King himself 48 Sasha Urban of Variety and Rania Aniftos of Billboard praised Butler s performance as he uncannily resembled Presley 49 50 The second trailer premiered online on May 23 2022 two days before the film s world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival 51 James White of Empire stated With typical Luhrmann swagger and style this could be a good fit of filmmaker and subject 52 Screen Rant based Adam Bentz stated The trailer highlights how the biopic spans a period of over twenty years and chronicles both the singer s opulent rise to stardom and eventual fall from grace 53 NME magazine dedicated a standalone free print issue of 36 pages covering Presley s life interviews with Butler Luhrmann and other cast members 54 A special Elvis inspired shoot with artists Wallice and Master Peace musical guide to 10 tracks from Presley and the city of Memphis and the magazine s interview with Presley in 1960 from the archives 55 The magazine issues were made available digitally and through physical prints in stores on June 16 2022 55 An ABC special Exclusively Elvis A Special Edition of 20 20 featuring a look at Presley s real life and the making of the film aired on June 21 2022 to promote the film 56 AMC Theatres in collaboration with Feverup announced a pre sale special where viewers could purchase tickets to the film for 10 99 57 The final trailer was released online on June 22 2022 58 Release editElvis was released in cinemas in Australia on June 23 2022 and in the United States on June 24 by Warner Bros Pictures 59 It was previously scheduled to be released on October 1 2021 60 before being delayed to November 5 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 61 and later to June 3 2022 62 The film was not listed as part of the December 2020 announcement by Warner Bros Pictures to debut its entire 2021 slate concurrently in movie theatres and on HBO Max before the film was officially pushed to 2022 63 The film became eligible to be made available on HBO Max and premium video on demand PVOD on August 8 2022 45 days after its theatrical release under a plan announced by WarnerMedia in 2021 64 However IndieWire reported shortly before that date that the merged Warner Bros Discovery had decided to instead release Elvis solely to PVOD on August 9 and to Blu ray DVD on September 13 with HBO Max availability likely to follow in the fall 65 The film became available for streaming exclusively on HBO Max on September 2 followed by the HBO network premiere on September 3 The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 25 2022 where it received a twelve minute standing ovation from the audience the longest for an Australian film at the festival and tying with Hirokazu Kore eda s Broker for the longest overall 66 67 68 It also opened the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Mexico on June 10 69 and at the Sydney Film Festival in Australia on June 15 70 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 editBox office edit Elvis grossed 151 million in the United States and Canada and 137 6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of 288 7 million 2 7 In the United States and Canada Elvis was released alongside The Black Phone and was projected to gross 25 30 million from 3 906 theaters in its opening weekend 6 73 It made 12 7 million on its first day including 3 5 million from Thursday night previews 74 75 76 It went on to debut to 31 2 million beating out holdover Top Gun Maverick for first place atop the box office According to PostTrak 31 of the opening weekend audiences was over the age of 55 with 48 being over 45 while women over 25 the most hesitant to return to theaters amid the pandemic made up 45 The main reasons given for seeing the film were the subject matter 49 and Hanks 25 77 In its second weekend the film made 18 5 million a drop of 40 9 and 22 7 million over the four day Independence Day weekend finishing third 78 79 In its third weekend the film made 11 2 million finishing in fourth 80 Outside the US and Canada the film made 20 million from 50 markets in its first international weekend 81 In its second weekend the film passed the 100 million worldwide threshold after adding 15 7 million a drop of 28 to its total 82 In its third weekend it performed well against newcomer Thor Love and Thunder internationally grossing 8 7 million a drop of 44 83 It crossed the 200 million worldwide mark in its fifth weekend As of August 24 2022 the film s largest markets include the UK 29 47 million Australia 22 5 million France 8 3 million Mexico 7 4 million Japan 5 2 million and Germany 6 01 million 84 Audience viewership edit By March 25 2023 the film had been streamed on HBO Max in 9 million households in the United States according to Samba TV including 3 1 million since the Oscar nomination announcements on January 24 the highest total of any Best Picture nominee that year 85 According to The NUmbers the movie s video release namely the DVD and Blu Ray versions has sold almost 750 000 copies bringing a tally of 14 263 700 which covers the period from its release in October 2022 till May 2023 the last week for which video sales in the US are available at the time of writing January 2024 Critical response edit On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 77 of 398 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 6 8 10 The website s consensus reads The standard rock biopic formula gets all shook up in Elvis with Baz Luhrmann s dazzling energy and style perfectly complemented by Austin Butler s outstanding lead performance 86 Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100 based on 60 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 87 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A on an A to F scale while PostTrak gave the film an 88 overall positive score with 72 saying they would definitely recommend it 77 Butler s portrayal of Presley was widely acclaimed Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times described Butler as a decent physical match for Elvis and a better one vocally 88 David Rooney wrote for The Hollywood Reporter that Butler captures the tragic paradox of a phenomenal success story who clings tenaciously to the American Dream even as it keeps crumbling in his hands 89 Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent wrote that he makes a compelling argument for the power of Elvis at a time when the musician s arguably lost a little of his cultural cachet 90 91 On the film itself Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave it four out of five stars calling it a bright and splashy jukebox epic but that it veers in and out of fashion on a scene by scene basis it s the most impeccably styled and blaringly gaudy thing you ll see all year and all the more fun for it 92 Kevin Maher of The Times called it Luhrmann s best film since Romeo Juliet The power in the musical numbers is drawn from Butler s turn but also from Luhrmann who edits with the kind of frenetic rhythms that are almost impossible to resist feet will tap They are the spine tingling highlights that make the entire project a must see movie 93 94 Jim Vejvoda of IGN called it a dizzying and at times even overwhelming chronicle of the rock icon 95 Owen Gleiberman of Variety called it A fizzy delirious impishly energized compulsively watchable 2 hour and 39 minute fever dream a spangly pinwheel of a movie that converts the Elvis saga we all carry around in our heads into a lavishly staged biopic as pop opera 96 Joshua Rothkopf wrote for Entertainment Weekly that it delivers the icon like never before and that Luhrmann recaptured his Moulin Rouge mojo with a hip swiveling profile loaded with risk and reward He went on to praise Butler s performance saying that he stares down the lens and melts it 97 Manohla Dargis of The New York Times while praising the visuals and Butler s performance felt mixed about the film being told from Colonel Tom Parker s perspective saying I would have loved to have listened in on Luhrmann and Hanks s conversations about their ideas for the character if nothing else it might have explained what in the world they were after here I honestly haven t a clue although the image of Sydney Greenstreet looming menacingly in The Maltese Falcon repeatedly came to mind with a dash of Hogan s Heroes 98 In a review for IndieWire David Ehrlich wrote that it finds so little reason for Presley s life to be the stuff of a Baz Luhrmann movie that the equation ultimately inverts itself leaving us with an Elvis Presley movie about Baz Luhrmann They both deserve better He also criticized Hanks s portrayal of Parker calling it a true true performance defined by a fat suit a fake nose and an accent that I can only describe as the Kentucky Fried Goldmember 99 On a historical note journalist Alanna Nash who had written an acclaimed biography of Parker in 2010 called the film a Baz Luhrmann fever dream that kept the liberties of history fair except to Parker citing that Luhrmann s approach of presenting it through a present day lens meant that the complicated character researched by Nash of Parker is simplified 100 Response of the Presley family edit nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 Prior to its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Lisa Marie Presley Elvis s daughter praised the film in an Instagram post after seeing it twice and she went on to give her thoughts on Butler s performance as her late father stating that he channeled and embodied my father s heart and soul beautifully In my humble opinion his performance is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully while touting Butler as a frontrunner for the Academy Award for Best Actor Regarding Luhrmann s directing she wrote that You can feel his pure love care and respect for my father throughout this beautiful film and it is finally something that myself and my children and their children can be proud of forever your utter genius combined with your love and respect for my father and this project is just so beautiful and so inspiring I know I m being repetitive but I don t care Thank you for setting the record straight in such a deeply profound and artistic way She added that watching the film reminded her of her own son Benjamin who died by suicide in 2020 saying he would have loved it as well 101 102 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 Presley s ex wife Priscilla gave her thoughts on the film saying in full 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 In an interview with Today on August 16 2022 Priscilla defended parts of the film s portrayal of Elvis and Parker s tense relationship stating I lived the arguments that they had I lived Elvis trying to explain he didn t want to do the movies with all the girls and the beaches and everything that he really wanted to do serious things So living that with him and watching the movie it brought back a lot of memories 105 On May 21 2022 Presley s granddaughter actress and filmmaker Riley Keough shared her response after viewing the film at Cannes saying in full It was a very emotional experience It s very intense to watch when it s your family The first movie I ever watched in the theater and said I wanted to make movies was Moulin Rouge I was 12 It was a real honor to know Baz was doing this movie Romeo Juliet and Moulin Rouge for the age I was at the time were really powerful It wasn t like I distrusted Baz in any way but you re protective over your family At the end of the day we re not going to tell Baz Luhrmann how to make a movie In the first five minutes I could feel how much work Baz and Austin put into trying to get it right That made me emotional immediately I started crying five minutes in and didn t stop There s a lot of family trauma and generational trauma that started around then for our family I felt honored they worked so hard to really get his essence to feel his essence Austin captured that so beautifully 106 107 Accolades edit Main article List of accolades received by Elvis 2022 film At the 95th Academy Awards Elvis was nominated for Best Picture Best Actor Best Sound Best Production Design Best Cinematography Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing 108 The film s other nominations include nine British Academy Film Awards winning four 109 seven Critics Choice Movie Awards winning one 110 and three Golden Globe Awards winning one 111 The American Film Institute named Elvis one of the top ten films of 2022 112 See also editElvis 1979 film directed by John Carpenter Elvis 1990 TV series created by Rick Husky Elvis miniseries 2005 mini series directed by James Steven Sadwith Elvis amp Nixon 2016 film about Elvis s meeting with President Richard Nixon in December 1970 directed by Liza Johnson Elvis Presley The Searcher 2018 Documentary film directed by Thom Zimny Priscilla film 2023 film about Priscilla Presley s relationship with Elvis directed by Sofia Coppola List of films set in Las VegasNotes edit Luhrmann is credited twice for writing the screenplay first as part of a writing duo with Sam Bromell and again with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce References edit D Alessandro Anthony September 10 2020 Elvis Baz Luhrmann Tom Hanks Movie Returning To Production In Australia After COVID 19 Shutdown Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on January 13 2021 Retrieved January 19 2021 a b c Elvis 2022 Box Office Mojo IMDb Retrieved October 10 2022 Elvis DCP Australian Classification Board Archived from the original on April 21 2023 Retrieved April 21 2023 Elvis Cannes Film Festival Archived from the original on May 9 2022 Retrieved May 12 2022 Maddox Gary April 30 2022 The great persuader Baz Luhrmann on his biggest gamble yet Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on April 29 2022 Retrieved June 6 2022 a b Rubin Rebecca June 22 2022 Box Office Elvis Targets 30 Million Debut The Black Phone Aims for 158 9 Million Variety Archived from the original on July 5 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 a b Elvis 2022 The Numbers Nash Information Services LLC Retrieved October 10 2022 A Modern Musical Epic Elvis Film Review June 21 2022 Retrieved October 4 2023 Elvis stage musical plans confirmed by Baz Luhrmann WhatsOnStage www whatsonstage com March 13 2023 Archived from the original on March 19 2023 Retrieved March 19 2023 How Elvis re creates Elvis Presley s haunting 1977 performance of Unchained Melody Los Angeles Times June 27 2022 Archived from the original on November 26 2022 Retrieved November 26 2022 Archerd Army January 21 1996 20th aboard Last Train to Memphis Variety Retrieved June 1 2023 Archerd Army February 13 1995 Tisch celebrates birthday Oscar noms Variety Retrieved June 1 2023 Knoll Justin September 3 2013 Director Kevin MacDonald Eyes Elvis Biopic For Fox Mick Jagger Exclusive Variety Retrieved June 1 2023 Sneider Jeff April 30 2014 Baz Luhrmann in Negotiations to Direct Elvis Presley Biopic for Warner Bros Exclusive TheWrap Archived from the original on November 11 2020 Retrieved January 19 2021 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 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 a b Kroll Justin February 13 2020 Rufus Sewell to Play Elvis Presley s Father in Baz Luhrmann s Musical Drama Exclusive Variety Archived from the original on September 18 2020 Retrieved January 19 2021 Austin Butler is a hunk of burning love May 25 2022 Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 Fleming Mike Jr July 1 2019 Top Young Talent Vying For Elvis In Baz Luhrmann Film Ansel Elgort Miles Teller Austin Butler Harry Styles Deadline Archived from the original on November 7 2020 Retrieved January 19 2021 Fleming Mike Jr July 15 2019 Baz Luhrmann Sets Austin Butler In Starmaking Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In Warner Bros Film Deadline Archived from the original on November 22 2020 Retrieved January 19 2021 Lenker Maureen Lee May 12 2022 Baz Luhrmann teases Elvis as a 3 act pop cultural opera Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on May 12 2022 Retrieved May 13 2022 D Alessandro Anthony October 25 2019 Baz Luhrmann Elvis Presley Film Finds Its Priscilla Presley In Netflix The Society Actress Olivia DeJonge Deadline Archived from the original on December 31 2020 Retrieved January 19 2021 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 Marc Christopher July 15 2019 Austin Butler Lands Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In WB s Biopic Directed By Baz Lurhmann hnentertainment Archived from the original on December 1 2020 Retrieved January 19 2021 Novak Lauren January 28 2020 Tom Hanks Has Begun Filming For The Elvis Presley Biopic In Australia Do You Remember Archived from the original on January 29 2020 Retrieved January 29 2020 Price Amy January 31 2020 Tom Hanks visits a Gold Coast beach as flooding delays filming on Baz Luhrmann s Elvis movie The Courier Mail Archived from the original on January 20 2021 Retrieved February 24 2020 D Alessandro Anthony March 12 2020 Tom Hanks amp Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus As Outbreak Hits Elvis Presley Film Deadline Archived from the original on March 12 2020 Retrieved March 12 2020 Stedman Alex March 12 2020 Tom Hanks Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus Variety Archived from the original on April 6 2020 Retrieved March 12 2020 D Alessandro Anthony September 10 2020 Elvis Baz Luhrmann Tom Hanks Movie Returning To Production In Australia After COVID 19 Shutdown Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on September 10 2020 Retrieved September 10 2020 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 Lang Brent September 16 2020 Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Adds Richard Roxburgh Helen Thomson Dacre Montgomery Variety Archived from the original on September 17 2020 Retrieved September 17 2020 N Duka Amanda December 30 2020 Kelvin Harrison Jr To Play Blues Icon B B King In Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Project Deadline Archived from the original on January 9 2021 Retrieved January 19 2021 Kroll Justin January 26 2021 Newcomer Alton Mason To Play Little Richard In Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on January 27 2021 Retrieved January 27 2021 Sharf Zack May 25 2022 Austin Butler Was Hospitalized After Elvis Wrapped Bedridden for a Week My Body Shut Down Variety Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 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 Willman Chris April 25 2022 Doja Cat s Elvis Soundtrack Single Vegas Set for May as RCA Readies Movie s Companion Album Variety Archived from the original on April 25 2022 Retrieved April 25 2022 Yossman K J May 15 2022 Eurovision Winners Maneskin to Feature on Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Soundtrack Variety Archived from the original on May 15 2022 Retrieved May 16 2022 Willman Chris May 2 2022 Kacey Musgraves Is Covering Can t Help Falling in Love for Elvis Film Soundtrack Variety Archived from the original on May 23 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 Eminem Teases New Song The King and I From Elvis Movie Soundtrack HipHopDX May 24 2022 Archived from the original on May 23 2022 Retrieved May 24 2022 Elvis Trailer Baz Luhrmann s Musical Soundtrack Features The Music Of Jack White Doja Cat Eminem amp More theplaylist net Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 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 Baz Luhrmann s Instagram profile post The response to Austin s version of Trouble has been tremendous but so many of you still ask is it Austin singing I feel I haven t been Instagram com Archived from the original on December 28 2022 Retrieved June 25 2022 Does Austin Butler really sing and play guitar in Elvis His Elvis Presley vocals explained Smooth Archived from the original on August 10 2022 Retrieved August 11 2022 Is Austin Butler really singing and playing guitar in Elvis movie Classic FM Archived from the original on August 11 2022 Retrieved August 11 2022 Parker Ryan February 17 2022 Elvis Trailer Yes That Is Austin Butler Singing in Baz Luhrmann s Biopic About the King of Rock n Roll The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on June 21 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Watch the First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann s New Movie Elvis Pitchfork February 17 2022 Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Lee Lenker Maureen See Elvis shake rattle and roll in first trailer for Baz Luhrmann s biopic Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Reilly Nick February 17 2022 Baz Luhrmann Drops Trailer for Biopic Elvis Rolling Stone Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Urban Sasha February 17 2022 Elvis Trailer The King of Rock and Roll Is Back in Baz Luhrmann s Flashy Biopic Variety Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Aniftos Rania February 17 2022 Austin Butler Is Transformed Into The King in Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Trailer Billboard Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Elvis Trailer Baz Luhrmann s Musical Soundtrack Features the Music of Jack White Doja Cat Eminem amp More Archived from the original on May 23 2022 Retrieved May 23 2022 New Elvis Trailer Shows The Birth Of A Star Empire May 23 2022 Archived from the original on June 25 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Elvis Movie Trailer Chronicles Presley s Rise amp Fall as King of Rock amp Roll ScreenRant May 23 2022 Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Warner Bros brings back a one shot NME magazine for Elvis movie The Drum Archived from the original on June 17 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 a b Pick up your exclusive Elvis Film Special Edition of NME NME June 16 2022 Archived from the original on June 22 2022 Retrieved June 22 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 Muhammad Latifah June 20 2022 Want to See Elvis Here s How You Can Get Pre Sale Tickets for Cheap Billboard Archived from the original on June 21 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 One Final Trailer for Elvis with Austin Butler Opening This Week FirstShowing net June 22 2022 Archived from the original on June 23 2022 Retrieved June 25 2022 Dela Paz Maggie November 15 2021 Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Biopic Gets Pushed Back to Late June 2022 ComingSoon net Archived from the original on July 4 2022 Retrieved November 15 2021 D Alessandro Anthony August 2 2019 Warner Bros Dates Baz Luhrmann Elvis Presley Movie Shifts Dune amp More Deadline Archived from the original on January 18 2021 Retrieved January 19 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link D Alessandro Anthony April 20 2020 The Batman Flies To Fall 2021 Sopranos Prequel Moves To March amp More As Warner Bros Makes Release Date Changes Due To COVID 19 Climate Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on April 20 2020 Retrieved April 20 2020 D Alessandro Anthony January 28 2021 Baz Luhrmann Elvis Presley Pic Rocks To Summer 2022 Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on February 7 2022 Retrieved January 28 2021 Rubin Rebecca January 28 2021 Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Movie Delays Release Date Variety Archived from the original on January 28 2021 Retrieved January 28 2021 Seddon Gem August 10 2021 Warner Bros movies heading to HBO Max after 45 day theatrical window in 2022 gamesradar Archived from the original on August 10 2021 Retrieved November 8 2021 Brueggemann Tom August 3 2022 Elvis Will Enter the Building Next Tuesday via PVOD Not HBO Max IndieWire Archived from the original on August 6 2022 Retrieved August 6 2022 Tartaglione Nancy D Alessandro Anthony May 25 2022 Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Rocks Cannes with 10 Minute Standing Ovation Deadline Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 Elvis Star Austin Butler Thrusts Hips at Cannes Gaining 12 Minute Standing Ovation Variety May 25 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Hyo Joo Bae May 2 2022 12분 기립 박수 브로커 수상 가능성은 황금종려상 충분히 12 minute standing ovation Broker Chances of winning Enough for the Palme d Or Newsen in Korean Archived from the original on May 27 2022 Retrieved May 27 2022 Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Opens Guadalajara Festival Variety June 10 2022 Archived from the original on June 21 2022 Retrieved June 21 2022 Australian Elvis fans treated to new movie new exhibition Australian Geographic May 25 2022 Archived from the original on June 29 2022 Retrieved June 26 2022 Cremona Patrick June 20 2022 Baz Luhrmann reveals 4 hour version of Elvis exists RadioTimes com Archived from the original on June 20 2022 Retrieved June 21 2022 Elvis Returns to Theaters This Friday After Oscar Nominations January 26 2023 Archived from the original on January 27 2023 Retrieved January 27 2023 D Alessandro Anthony June 22 2022 Top Gun Maverick Could Upset Elvis At Weekend Box Office As Tom Cruise Pic Flies To 500M Stateside Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on July 19 2022 Retrieved June 22 2022 Foster Jeremy June 25 2022 Elvis and Top Gun Maverick in Box Office Dead Heat With 30 Million Each TheWrap Archived from the original on June 25 2022 Retrieved June 25 2022 Lang Brent June 24 2022 Box Office Elvis Banks 3 5 Million in Previews The Black Phone Scares Up 3 Million Variety Archived from the original on July 9 2022 Retrieved June 24 2022 Mendelson Scott June 24 2022 Box Office Elvis Earns 3 5 Million Thursday Black Phone Nabs 3 Million Forbes Archived from the original on June 24 2022 Retrieved June 24 2022 a b D Alessandro Anthony June 27 2022 Elvis Shakes No 1 Away From Top Gun Maverick After Dead Heat With 31M Monday AM Box Office Update Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on June 25 2022 Retrieved June 27 2022 Domestic 2022 Weekend 26 Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on July 10 2022 Retrieved July 6 2022 Domestic 2022 Weekend 26 July 1 4 2022 July 4th long weekend US Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on July 5 2022 Retrieved July 6 2022 Domestic 2022 Weekend 27 Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on July 11 2022 Retrieved July 12 2022 Tartaglione Nancy June 26 2022 Top Gun Tops 1B WW Jurassic World Dominion Nears 750M Global amp Elvis Enters With 51M International Box Office Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on July 4 2022 Retrieved June 27 2022 Tartaglione Nancy July 3 2022 Minions The Rise Of Gru Boogies To 202M WW As Top Gun Maverick Flies By 1 1B amp Jurassic World Dominion Rumbles Past 800M International Box Office Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on July 5 2022 Retrieved July 5 2022 Tartaglione Nancy July 10 2022 Thor Love And Thunder Nails 302M Global Debut Minions Gru ving To 400M WW International Box Office Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on July 11 2022 Retrieved July 12 2022 Tartaglione Nancy July 24 2022 Minions Mints 640M Global As Thor Closes In On 600M Top Gun Maverick Soaring To 1 3B WW This Week International Box Office Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on November 20 2022 Retrieved July 24 2022 D Alessandro Anthony March 9 2023 Oscar Halo Effect Top Gun Maverick Most Viewed In Streaming Post Noms Elvis Most Watched Overall Avatar 2 Biggest At Box Office Deadline Hollywood Retrieved June 7 2023 Elvis Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved August 7 2022 nbsp Elvis Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved July 31 2022 Baz Luhrmann s unruly Elvis shakes up the Cannes Film Festival Los Angeles Times May 25 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Rooney David May 25 2022 Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Baz Luhrmann s Elvis Film Review Cannes 2022 The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved March 8 2023 Baz Luhrmann s sweaty seductive Elvis makes the King cool again review Independent co uk May 25 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 VanHoose Benjamin May 25 2022 Austin Butler s Sexy Elvis Performance Applauded by Critics Despite Movie Earning Mixed Reviews People Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 Collin Robbie May 25 2022 Elvis review You can t help falling in love with Baz Luhrmann s jukebox epic The Telegraph Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Maher Kevin Elvis review Baz Luhrmann s best movie since Romeo Juliet Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Critics praise Austin Butler can t quite figure out Tom Hanks in Elvis The A V Club May 26 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Elvis Review May 25 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Elvis Review Baz Luhrmann s Biopic Starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks is a Stylishly On the Surface Life of Elvis Impersonation Until It Takes off in Vegas May 25 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Cannes review Electrifying Elvis delivers the icon like never before Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Dargis Manohla May 26 2022 Cannes 2022 Elvis as Remixed by Baz Luhrmann The New York Times Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Ehrlich David May 25 2022 Elvis Review Baz Luhrmann s Deliriously Awful Biopic is Bohemian Rhapsody at 4 000 M P H IndieWire Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved May 26 2022 Willman Chris June 25 2022 Elvis Fact or Fiction Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on What s Real and What s Not in Baz Luhrmann Biopic Variety Archived from the original on July 1 2022 Retrieved July 2 2022 Respers France Lisa May 16 2022 Lisa Marie Presley believes late son would have loved Elvis movie CNN Archived from the original on May 18 2022 Retrieved May 18 2022 Elvis Movie reaction Instagram May 14 2022 Archived from the original on September 8 2022 Retrieved May 18 2022 Huff Lauren January 12 2023 Lisa Marie Presley s last public appearance was in support of Elvis Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on January 13 2023 Retrieved January 13 2023 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 Kaplan Anna August 16 2022 I lived it Priscilla Presley shares the Elvis scenes that were toughest to watch Today Archived from the original on August 28 2022 Retrieved August 28 2022 Elvis Granddaughter Reveals Reaction to Baz Luhrmann Movie Screen Rant May 21 2022 Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 Riley Keough Cried Watching Baz Luhrmann s Elvis with Mom Lisa Marie and Grandma Priscilla Presley EXCLUSIVE May 21 2022 Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved May 25 2022 Nordyke Kimberly March 12 2023 Oscars Complete Winners List The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on March 13 2023 Retrieved March 13 2023 Yossman K J Ravindran Manori February 19 2023 All Quiet on the Western Front Dominates BAFTA Awards With Record Breaking Seven Wins Variety Archived from the original on February 19 2023 Retrieved March 8 2023 Nordyke Kimberly January 15 2023 Critics Choice Awards Full List of Winners The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on January 16 2023 Retrieved March 8 2023 Nordyke Kimberly January 10 2023 Golden Globes Full List of Winners The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on January 11 2023 Retrieved March 8 2023 Lewis Hilary December 9 2022 AFI Best Film TV Shows of 2022 Include Avatar Sequel Women Talking The Bear and Mo The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on December 9 2022 Retrieved March 8 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Elvis 2022 film Official website nbsp Elvis at IMDb nbsp Elvis at Box Office Mojo Elvis at Rotten Tomatoes Portals nbsp United States nbsp Australia nbsp Film nbsp Music nbsp Rock music nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elvis 2022 film amp oldid 1218379962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.