Baz Luhrmann ‘Elvis’ is set to debut at Cannes2021.
, was written by the director, along with Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner. The amped-up, three-minute trailer debuted in February, assuaging any fears about whether Butler could capture the leg-shaking ferocity of rock’s first global superstar.
In the clip, we see Butler in scenes from Presley’s humble upbringing in Tupelo, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee, including one portraying the huge influence of Black gospel music on his sound. “Are you born with destiny, or does it just come knocking at your door?” says Hanks’ Parker in a voiceover before the scene flashes to a teenage Elvis wowing a skeptical crowd with his deep, drawling voice and famous hip-shaking. “In that moment, I watched that skinny boy transform into a superhero.
The film also stars Olivia DeJonge as Presley’s wife, Priscilla Presley, Helen Thomson as his mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh as his father, Vernon, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B.B. King, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jimmie Rodgers Snow, singer Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, model Alton Mason as Little Richard, Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup and Shonka Dukureh as Big Mama Thornton.