Baz Luman pushes new work “Elvis” to reveal the driving force behind the superstar | Elvis Elvis | Epoch Times

[The Epoch Times, February 18, 2022](Reported by The Epoch Times reporter Ma Weifen) “Elvis Elvis(Elvis, translated from Mainland China and Hong KongElvis“) is the latest work of Academy Award-nominated director Baz Luhmann, starring Austin Butler and Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hank. The first trailer was exposed earlier today (18).click here）。

The film will exploreElvis ElvisThe life and music of Presley (Austin Butler), a glimpse into his complicated relationship with mysterious agent Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks).

the story will go deepElvisMore than 20 years of cooperation and interaction with Parker, from the rise of Elvis to fame, to becoming an international superstar, accompanied by the changing cultural landscape of the United States and the background of loss of innocence, and this journey is also indispensable to the cat One of Wang’s biggest influences is his wife, Priscilla Presley (played by Olivia DeJonge).

In addition to Tom Hank and Austin Butler, Elvis Elvis also features award-winning stage actress Helen Thomson as Elvis’ mother, Gladys Presley. Presley); Richard Rothberg as Elvis’ father “Vernon Presley”; and Olivia DeJonge as Elvis’ wife “Priscilla Presley” ” (Priscilla Presley).

“Elvis” (Elvis, mainland China, Hong Kong translation of “Elvis”) movie stills. (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Other key casts include Luke Bryce as “Jerry Schilling”; Natasha Bassett as “Dixie Locke”; David Wenham (David Wenham) as “Hank Snow”; Kelvin Harrison Jr. as “BB King” (BB King).

Other casts include Dacre Montgomery as TV director “Steve Binder”; and several Australian actors, including Leon Ford as “Tom Diskin” Diskin), Kate Mulvaney as “Marion Keisker” and others.

Director Baz Luhmann also hired celebrities from all walks of life to play some of the film’s legendary musicians, including singer-songwriter Yola as “Sister Rosetta Tharpe” , male model Alton Mason (Alton Mason) as “Little Richard” (Little Richard), Gary Clark Jr. from Texas (Gary Clark Jr.) as “Arthur Crudup” (Arthur Crudup).

Principal photography for Elvis Elvis was in Queensland, Australia, with assistance from the Queensland Government, Screen Queensland and Producer Offset. The film is expected to be released in Taiwan on June 23.

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