Crazy wick escaped from the banana, swaying and resounding
Jailhouse Rock
... No doubt: it is indeed Elvis Presley.
The trailer for
Elvis
, a biopic dedicated to the rockabilly legend, has just been unveiled.
Announced for November, then delayed due to the pandemic, the film will finally be screened in French theaters on June 22.
Elvis
also marks the return to the cinema of Baz Luhrmann, who has not directed since
The Great Gatsby
in 2013.
This biopic, Baz Luhrmann wanted to include it in its time.
“Someone like Shakespeare would take a very famous iconic character to explore a larger theme.
If you want to explore America in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, you can't choose a more iconic life than that of Elvis Presley
,” he said in an interview posted on Twitter.
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On the casting side, the profiles were eclectic before finding the one who would embody the “King”.
Ansel Elgort (
Divergent
), Harry Styles (
Dunkirk
), Miles Teller (
Whiplash
) and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (
Godzilla
) were considered but never cast.
Finally, Austin Butler, seen in
The Dead Don't Die
and more briefly in
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
, landed the leading role, - the first of his short career - with Baz Luhrmann.
Austin Butler will play Tom Hanks, recognizable even under his makeup.
The double Oscar-winning actor takes on the role of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' historic manager.
As for Olivia DeJonge, she will play the wife of Elvis, Priscilla, whose place is preponderant in the rise of the singer.
Other artists such as BB King (Kelvin Harrison Jr, seen in
Twelve Years A Slave
), and Little Richard (played by model Alton Mason).
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In parallel with his twenty-year career,
Elvis
inscribes the complex relationship between the diva and her manager.
As the trailer illustrates, Colonel Parker spots the unknown Elvis Presley at just 19 years old and instantly thrusts him into the spotlight.
In a few months, he landed him a contract with the RCA Victor label.
The musical and cinematographic projects as well as the health problems of Elvis were worth some disputes between the two men.
The colonel will follow his protege until his death on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42.
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