As it’s been a while since Australia flopped at the box office, I’m curious about Baz Luhrmann’s intentions of re-releasing the movie as a miniseries.
Austin Butler's divisive Elvis voice has caused quite the conversation, and director Baz Luhrmann has now revealed what he thinks.
Elvis' Austin Butler recalls the keen advice he received from Leonardo DiCaprio about working with director Baz Luhrmann.
Right after Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie finished filming, lead actor Austin Butler needed to go to the hospital.
It wasn't Tom Hanks but Denzel Washington who was totally responsible for a major Elvis casting in Baz Luhrmann's new movie.
Priscilla Presley just called Austin Bustler as Elvis "outstanding." Read what else she had to say:
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One piece of the Elvis Presley family tree has fallen into place. Per Variety, Maggie Gyllenhaal will be playing Gladys Presley, mother of the king of rock and roll, in the upcoming musical biopic Elvis from director Baz Luhrmann. Gyllenhaal joins the already cast Austin Butler as Elvis himself, and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager. [caption id="attachment_872939" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via Thomas R Machnitzki, CC[/caption] The Warner Bros. film, with a screenplay co-written by Luhrmann and regular collaborator Craig Pearce, will focus on Elvis' dramatic journey from poverty to superstardom. Along the …
The Deuce's Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, a musical biopic on the career of the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic has just found its Priscilla, says Variety. Aussie actress Olivia DeJonge will play Priscilla Presley opposite Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), who will play the King. The cast also boasts Tom Hanks as Elvis’ manager, Col. Tom Parker in a story centering on the relationship between the iconic singer and his manager, as we reported back in July. DeJong is best known for her roles on Netflix’s The Society, whose second season will premiere in 2020, and M. Night Shyamalan’s 2015 horror-thriller The Visit. The still-untitled Elvis …
Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has found his Elvis. After an exhaustive casting search not unlike the one that landed Carey Mulligan the role of Daisy in Luhrmann’s bombastic retelling of The Great Gatsby, it was announced today that Austin Butler will be playing Elvis Presley in Luhrmann’s long-developing biopic of the iconic recording artist, performer, and actor. The film is set up at Warner Bros. and will chart Presley’s rise and zenith, putting a particular focus on his relationship with his manager Col. Tom Parker, to be played by Tom Hanks. The …
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic finds its star in Austin Butler, who beat off stiff competition including Ansel Elgort and Harry Styles for the role.
Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is on the hunt for his Elvis Presley, and some mighty interesting names are surfacing as potential candidates to play The King of Rock and Roll. The currently untitled biopic will focus on the legendary music icon’s rise and zenith, putting a particular emphasis on his relationship with manager Col. Tom Parker, who will be played by Tom Hanks. Per THR, Luhrmann and Warner Bros. have tested five actors to fill the role of Presley, all of whom are established stars. This includes Ansel Elgort, who shined bright in Baby Driver …
It has been five years since I took to Vine (remember that app?) to reveal that Baz Luhrmann would direct an Elvis Presley biopic for Warner Bros. and now, at long last, the project is finally preparing to go before cameras, as two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play 'Colonel' Tom Parker in the untitled film. Parker was Elvis' manager, though he was so much more than that, and he became an icon in his own right. He discovered Presley as a young unknown in the mid-1950s and helped build his career as both a …