An official trailer dropped on Thursday (Feb. 17) for director and co-writer Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic, Elvis.
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Originally slated for a Nov. 5, 2021 release, the film is set to premiere on June 24, 2022.
Austin Butler, a star of TV's The Carrie Diaries and The Shannara Chronicles and a recurring character in Arrow, will portray the King of Rock 'n' Roll from his country music and rockabilly roots to a previously unseen level of global celebrity. Co-star Tom Hanks will portray Col. Tom Parker, an influential player in the careers of Presley and country legends Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow. The trailer frames the story as one about how Parker's controversial life impacted Presley's meteoric rise.
Filming in Australia was halted in March 2020 after Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive that month for COVID-19.
Butler won the sought-after role over such stars as real-life pop heartthrob Harry Styles.
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"I knew I couldn't make this film if the casting wasn't 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," Luhrmann says in a statement to Deadline. "Throughout the casting process, it was an honor for me to encounter such a vast array of talent. I 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's most iconic musical figures."
Young Elvis' big-screen chops can be seen alongside Sturgill Simpson in The Dead Don't Die and in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The film will also feature Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Gary Clark Jr. as "That's All Right" songwriter Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup.
This article was originally published in July of 2019. It was updated on Feb. 17, 2022 following the release of the film's official trailer.
