The first trailer for Elvis has dropped and it has blown everyone’s mind because yes, that really is Austin Butler singing in Elvis Presley’s role. Prior to the trailer release a first look was dropped by director Baz Luhrmann but the trailer shows Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker and Butler’s journey together that spans their entire lifetime through a cultural phenomenon, after all, not for nothing was the singer called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
The trailer shows the early life of Presley right from his childhood when he becomes overwhelmed by the music and dancing on entering a revival tent. He is shown reading a Captain Marvel Jr. comic and wearing his lightning bolt that would be instrumental in his signature style later in life. Butler really impresses with his singing and moves mimicking Presley to the T. It also shows that the film not only concentrates on Presley’s music but the Black America music that was an integral part of his career.
.@AustinButler and @TomHanks star in @BazLuhrmann’s @ElvisMovie, only in theaters June 24. #ElvisMovie #TCB pic.twitter.com/glr834nH41
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The trailer also shows Presley’s struggle with the stereotypes and narrow mindedness of people of that time and his own insecurities. The trailer is bright and shiny but it has a sorrowful undercurrent to it. The film also stars Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, David Wenham, Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel, Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, and Adam Dunn.
Elvis is directed by Baz Luhrmann, and written by Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner. It's produced by Lurhmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, and Schuyler Weiss, and executive produced by Andrew Mittman. Elvis arrives in theaters on June 24, 2022.
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