{"id":15568,"date":"2022-05-17T11:54:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T09:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1646984"},"modified":"2022-05-17T12:18:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:18:22","slug":"elvis-movie-release-date-cast-plot-and-trailer-for-baz-luhrmann-biopic","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/elvis-movie-release-date-cast-plot-and-trailer-for-baz-luhrmann-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Elvis movie release date: Cast, plot and trailer for Baz Luhrmann biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It\u2019s been nine years since our screens have been graced with one of Baz Luhrmann\u2019s movies, but\u00a0now the famed filmmaker is\u00a0about to release his latest, a biopic about\u00a0Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which stars Austin Butler in the lead role and Tom Hanks as the singer\u2019s calculating manager Colonel Tom Parker, follows Elvis\u2019 rise and fall against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape in America, as well as exploring the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll legend\u2019s\u00a0legacy.<\/p>\n<p>And judging by <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/elvis-trailer-baz-lurhmann-newsupdate\/&quot;\">the biopic\u2019s trailer<\/a>,\u00a0Luhrmann will be bringing his signature style to Elvis\u2019 iconic tale, with plenty of glitz and glamour.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about the Elvis movie.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Elvis movie 2022 release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/ELVIS-2-8dbfce3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/ELVIS-2-8dbfce3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/ELVIS-2-8dbfce3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/ELVIS-2-8dbfce3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Austin Butler in Elvis<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>After multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotly-anticipated Elvis Presley biopic is finally set to land in cinemas on <strong>24th June 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But first, the movie will make its world premiere on 25th May at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The festival broke the news back in April, alongside a never-before-seen image from production showing Butler alongside Hanks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;fr&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Elvis : le King au 75e Festival de <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cannes2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Cannes2022<\/a> !<br\/>Nouvelle avant-premi\u00e8re mondiale avec <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElvisMovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ElvisMovie<\/a> du r\u00e9alisateur australien <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bazluhrmann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@bazluhrmann<\/a> qui sera pr\u00e9sent au Festival en compagnie de <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomhanks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@TomHanks<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinbutler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@AustinButler<\/a> et Olivia DeJonge. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElvisMovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ElvisMovie<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/wbpictures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@wbpictures<\/a><br\/>\u25ba <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/6fuSV89nPM&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/6fuSV89nPM<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/jkAvHqbaf1&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/jkAvHqbaf1<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Festival_Cannes\/status\/1511277885641867278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Elvis was originally announced back in 2019, with production kicking off in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p>However, the filming and release dates have been pushed back multiple time due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Production first came to a halt after Hanks contracted the virus in March 2020, with\u00a0Luhrmann\u00a0telling\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/04\/baz-luhrmann-sunscreen-pandemic-elvis-presley-tom-hanks-queen-elizabeth-1202917583\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a> at the time that they were \u201cfour days out from shooting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had built the Vegas showroom, the International which became the Hilton, and you know that famous scene where Elvis is playing that showroom?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were rehearsing camera positioning, everything, and I\u2019d done all the tests, Austin, Tom, and the whole cast was on fire. We were that close.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who\u2019s in the cast of the new Elvis movie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-1155111972-2cf2bc3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=19px%2C102px%2C2661px%2C1773px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-1155111972-2cf2bc3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=19px%2C102px%2C2661px%2C1773px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-1155111972-2cf2bc3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=19px%2C102px%2C2661px%2C1773px&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-1155111972-2cf2bc3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=19px%2C102px%2C2661px%2C1773px&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-1155111972-2cf2bc3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=19px%2C102px%2C2661px%2C1773px&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;2661&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;1773&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-637873\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-1155111972-2cf2bc3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=19px%2C102px%2C2661px%2C1773px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Austin Butler<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The following cast members have been confirmed for the new Elvis movie:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Austin Butler as Evlis Presley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chaydon Jay as as preteen Elvis Presley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dacre Montgomery asSteve Binder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Helen Thomson as asGladys Presley\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Richard Roxburgh as Vernon Presley\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yola\u00a0as Sister Rosetta Tharpe\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alton Mason as Little Richard\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B.B. King<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>It was announced that <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/the-king-is-back-austin-butler-cast-as-elvis-presley-in-baz-luhrmanns-biopic\/&quot;\">Austin Butler (The Carrie Diaries, Switched at Birth) had been cast in the titular role<\/a> back in July 2019 after impressing director\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/2017-05-25\/netflix-cancels-baz-luhrmanns-the-get-down-after-just-one-series\/&quot;\">Baz Luhrmann<\/a>\u00a0following multiple screen tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I couldn\u2019t make this film if the casting wasn\u2019t absolutely right, and we searched thoroughly for an actor with the ability to evoke the singular natural movement and vocal qualities of this peerless star, but also the inner vulnerability of the artist,\u201d Luhrmann told\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"\/\/variety.com\/2019\/film\/news\/austin-butler-baz-luhrmann-elvis-biopic-1203257957\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Variety<\/a>\u00a0in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThroughout the casting process, it was an honour for me to encounter such a vast array of talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had heard about Austin Butler from his stand-out role opposite Denzel Washington in The Iceman Cometh on Broadway, and through a journey of extensive screen testing and music and performance workshops, I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody the spirit of one of the world\u2019s most iconic musical figures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several big names had previously been linked to the role, with former One Directioner Harry Styles, and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/2017-10-26\/austin-powers-masks-are-selling-out-for-halloween-and-its-all-thanks-to-baby-driver\/&quot;\">Baby Driver<\/a>\u00a0actor Ansel Elgort both reportedly having undergone screen tests alongside Miles Teller and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.<\/p> <p>In October 2019, it was confirmed that Australian actress\u00a0Olivia DeJonge, a Hollywood newcomer, had been cast in the role of Elvis\u2019 wife Priscilla Presley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOlivia is capable of manifesting the complex depth and presence that has made Priscilla Presley an icon in her own right,\u201d Luhrmann said in a statement (via\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/olivia-dejonge-play-priscilla-presley-baz-luhrmanns-elvis-biopic-1250053\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Hollywood Reporter) <\/a>at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s an extremely talented young actor and the perfect counterpoint to Austin\u2019s [Butler] Elvis.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Elvis plot: What is the movie about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/elvis-austin-butler-85831cf.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;2396&quot;\" height=\"&quot;1596&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Warner Bros Pictures<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Elvis tracks three decades in the life and career of the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll legend, as well as exploring the famously tumultuous relationship between Presley and Parker.<\/p>\n<p>However, it looks like the movie will transcend the King himself, with Luhrmann previously explaining\u00a0that\u00a0Presley\u2019s story would be \u201ca canvas on which to explore America\u201d in the 1950s, \u201860s and \u201970s.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0and other press at a launch event for the trailer back in February 2022, Luhrmann explained:\u00a0\u201cWithout in any way invoking that I\u2019m up there with a Shakespeare or someone like that, the great storytellers like Shakespeare didn\u2019t really do biographies.\u00a0I mean, Shakespeare never really did the biography of King Richard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat they did was they took a life, and they used that life as a canvas to explore a larger idea. So I mean, a great biopic is terrific, but something like Amadeus, for example \u2013 it\u2019s not really about Mozart, it\u2019s about jealousy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cNow, as a young guy, I was an Elvis fan. But I don\u2019t know that that fanhood was in any way the reason that all these years later I wanted to do Elvis. The truth is that in this modern era, the life of Elvis Presley could not be a better canvas on which to explore America in the \u201950s, the \u201960s, and the \u201970s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it\u2019s a mythical life that he lived, three great lives put into a short period of time. And what\u2019s extraordinary about it, is that that life is culturally at the centre of the \u201950s, and socially the \u201960s, and actually the \u201970s \u2013 and it\u2019s a great canvas on which to explore America. So that\u2019s what drew me in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Elvis movie trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Warner Bros released a trailer for the biopic back in February 2022, giving fans a first look at Austin Butler as the iconic singer and Tom Hanks as his long-term manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some who make me out to be the villain of this here story,\u201d Parker says in the opening of the trailer, before we see various key moments from throughout Elvis\u2019 career \u2013 including his first big performance and his reaction to the assassination of Martin Luther King.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the trailer\u2019s soundtrack includes a number of Presley\u2019s most famous songs, including renditions of his iconic tracks Heartbreak Hotel and Unchained Melody.<\/p>\n<p>Suitably, the final line we hear as the trailer comes to a close is: \u201cElvis has left the building.\u201d You can check out the trailer in full below.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Baz\" luhrmann=\"\" elvis=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wBDLRvjHVOY?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><strong>Elvis is released in UK cinemas on Friday 24th June 2022. Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/&quot;\">Movies<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news and features, or find something to watch tonight with our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;post__content-end\" row=\"\" hidden-print=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s been nine years since our screens have been graced with one of Baz Luhrmann\u2019s movies, but\u00a0now the famed filmmaker is\u00a0about to release his latest, a biopic about\u00a0Elvis Presley. 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