EXCLUSIVE: Director Baz Luhrmann has found his Elvis. He has set Austin Butler to play the starmaking role of Elvis Presley in the untitled drama that covers the seminal legend’s growth from …
The film will shoot early next year in Queensland, Australia, with Warner Bros Pictures distributing worldwide. The film will trace Presley’s elevation to a level of stardom and celebrity matched only by The Beatles, set against an evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America.CNN Launches 'The Movies', A Cinephile's Dream Look At Film And Its Impact Over The Decades
This was a hotly contested role. Butler filmed a test for Luhrmann as did Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller and Harry Styles. It was no easy choice and Luhrmann took his time. In Butler, he has chosen an actor who has credit and chops, and who is ready for a major jump up. He made his Broadway debut in 2018 opposite Washington in the George C. Wolfe-directed adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s, drawing strong reviews for his role of “lost boy” Don Parritt.
Luhrmann will direct from the current screenplay he wrote with Craig Pearce. Luhrmann will also produce, alongside multiple-Oscar winner Catherine Martin –his collaborator on The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge who will serve as production designer and costume designer — Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Andrew Mittman will executive produce.
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