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Warner Bros. Pictures has just released the official trailer for Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s new biopic starring Austin Butler as music icon Elvis Presley. Co-starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, the trailer follows Presley’s journey from a younger singer discovered by Parker who ends up becoming one of the most influential and celebrated singers of all time. The new trailer, which you can watch below, reveals plenty of new footage of Butler in the role, even letting us hear him deliver his lines with that unique Elvis voice.
The synopsis reads: “The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).”
Starring alongside Hanks and Butler are Helen Thomson (Top of the Lake: China Girl, Rake) as Elvis’s mother, Gladys; Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge!, Breath, Hacksaw Ridge) as Elvis’s father, Vernon; Luke Bracey (Hacksaw Ridge, Point Break) as Jerry Schilling; Natasha Bassett (Hail, Caesar!) as Dixie Locke; David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Lion, 300) as Hank Snow; Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Trial of the Chicago 7, The High Note) as B.B. King; Xavier Samuel (Adore, Love & Friendship, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) as Scotty Moore; Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) as Jimmie Rodgers Snow; and Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things, The Broken Heart Gallery) as TV director Steve Binder.
A handful of other music icons who were around during Presley’s rise are featured in Elvis. This includes singer/songwriter Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, model Alton Mason as Little Richard, Austin, Texas native Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup, and artist Shonka Dukureh as Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton.
Austin Butler Is One of Many Actors to Portray the King
A variety of actors have played Elvis Presley in different movie and television shows over the years. Kurt Russell memorably played the singer in the 1979 TV movie Elvis by director John Carpenter. B-movie legend Bruce Campbell played a memorable incarnation of Elvis in the cult classic film Bubba Ho-Tep. Some of the other name actors to play Presley at different points include Harvey Keitel, Don Johnson, Val Kilmer, Ron Livingston, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Michael St. Gerard.
Oscar nominee Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!) directs Elvis using a screenplay co-written by Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner with a story by Luhrmann and Doner. Luhrmann also produced with Oscar winner Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!), Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, and Schuyler Weiss. Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.
Elvis is set to be released in movie theaters in North America on June 24, 2022, preceded by an international release on June 22.
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