Baz Luhrmann shares first teaser for his upcoming Elvis biopic

Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas
(Image credit: MGM)

Director Baz Lurhmann h🌃as shared the first look at his upcoming Elvis biopic. 

Austin Butler will play Elvis, whil🐼e Tom Hanks is his manager Colonel Tom Parker and Olivia DeJonge will play Elvis' wife, Priscilla Preꦯsley. The movie will tell the story of Presley's life through his complicated relationship with Parker, spanning 20 years. 

Lurhmann shared the teaser on Tဣwitter, and his tweet also confirms that the movie's release date has been pushed back by a few weeks from its original date of June 3. "Elvis Monday," he wrote alongside the brief clips of Butler in iconic Elvis get-up, set to a backing track of  Suspicious Minds. "Made a little something to let you good p🐬eople know we are taking care of business on June 24, 2022." 

This is Lurhmann's first time in the director's chair since 2013's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Great Gatsby, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. His other movies include Strictly Ballroom, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Romeo + Juliet, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Moulin Rouge!. His last project was the Netflix show The Get Down, but that ꦕwas shelved after season 2.

Butler has previously starred in movies like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and The Dead Don't Die, and he's set to have a leading role in the upcoming World War 2 TV series Masters of the Air from Steven Spielberg and Cary Joji F🧸ukunaga.

Elvis will arrive on the big screen on June 24, 2022. In the meantime, check out our list of the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates that should be on your radar.

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