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How 'Elvis' star Austin Butler lost — and found — himself in the King of Rock 'n' Roll

It was early 2019 in Los Angeles, and Austin Butler already had Elvis on the brain. A friend, hearing him sing along to "Blue Christmas" in the car, had urged him to portray the icon one day; others brought it up too. Elvis seemed to be everywhere, but it was…

Austin Butler's dating history and net worth as he stars in Elvis biopic

Elvis arrives in cinemas around the world today, with the highly anticipated biopic set to dominate the box office. Austin Butler is playing the titular character, making him a household name overnight

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Austin Butler's split from Vanessa Hudgens after nine years due to Elvis Presley role

Austin Butler has taken on the iconic role of Elvis in the movie which is released today - but the amazing job is allegedly what caused his split from Disney star Vanessa Hudgens

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A buzzy new movie about Elvis conjures up flashbacks of a rare Cotton Bowl moment in 1956

DALLAS — Even his wardrobe was memorable. He wore black pants and white shoes, with a black cummerbund accented with white stripes hugging a super-thin waistline. He wore what looked like Daddy’s sport coat, with a white shirt and a narrow black tie. His curly black hair was tousled and…

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Review: 'Elvis' gives little sense of the King of Rock 'n' Roll — it's barely about him

Wise men say only fools rush to make biopics.

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Need to know: What to do and see in London this week (24th - 30th June)

We’ve got Elton John, Trixie Mattel, Elvis, Emilia Clarke, Atlanta and Wimbledon...

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Austin Butler Chatted To Us About His Accent, Aussie Treats That Time Tom Hanks Got Rona

*Elvis twang* Thank you very much.

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Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumph

A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again.

The Conversation

'Elvis' review: Austin Butler is a great impersonator, but Baz Luhrmann doesn't capture the complicated King

The first shot of Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" isn't Austin Butler in the titular role, or blue suede shoes: It's a chintzy gift shop snowman-shaped snow globe, only seen for a moment, before Luhrmann takes us inside the glass of his tragic tale, Rosebud-style.

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Elvis review: Baz Luhrmann brings The King to life in his signature pop style, with star turns from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks

Presley’s unusual origin story and formative phase as a "carnival attraction" are centred in a tale narrated by his svengali manager, played by Tom Hanks.

ABC News

'Elvis' and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising

When “Elvis” opens in theaters Friday, it will resurrect one of the most iconic figures in American music in the biggest, most bedazzled film to ever try to capture the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

The Independent UK

Director Baz Luhrmann had to make a few moves to make sure ‘Elvis’ was in tune

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Baz Luhrmann is at a famous tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, a place that has become quite familiar to him.

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Movie review: ‘Elvis’ is a wildly inventive biopic from Baz Luhrmann with one drawback (cough, Tom Hanks)

“Elvis” isn’t your ordinary biopic.

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‘Elvis’ director Baz Luhrmann says film humanizes the icon, shares how Elvis Presley’s family reacted to it

Director Baz Luhrmann is ready for a little more conversation about Elvis Presley.

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Movie review: Dazzling biopic a reminder of what made 'Elvis' King of Rock 'n' Roll

Why hasn’t there been a great Elvis biopic yet? Well, Austin Butler wasn’t around to star as the King of Rock 'n' Roll. At the center of Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling pop epic “Elvis,” a film as opulent and outsize as the King’s talent and taste, Butler delivers a fully transformed,…

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What to stream: Get all shook up with the best Elvis Presley movies, documentaries

Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling pop biopic “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler as the iconic King of Rock 'n’ Roll hits theaters this weekend, and it’s likely that the wild portrait of Elvis Presley might spark a desire to revisit, or discover, some of his best work. There’s of course his discography, but…

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Mystery of Colonel Tom Parker - the mastermind behind Elvis Presley's success

Rock 'n' Roll icon Elvis Presley was managed during the height of his career by Colonel Tom Parker, with the talent agent often debated over whether he was a scoundrel or a marketing genius

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Chicago Sun-Times

In ‘Elvis,’ Baz Luhrmann brilliantly floods our senses with arresting sights and sounds

The director’s trademark razzle-dazzle surrounds Tom Hanks as an oily Colonel Tom Parker and Austin Butler, electrifying as The King.

The Independent UK

Elvis director Baz Luhrmann reveals original cut of the film was ‘four hours long’

Filmmaker decided the biopic needed a little less conversation...

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Austin Butler explains top advice shared by Tom Hanks that saved him from depression

The up-and-coming actor stars opposite Oscar winning legend Tom in a new glitzy biopic about Elvis Presley – and he has revealed the advice the icon shared to help pull him out of the blues

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Austin Butler says he'd only ever sung to girlfriend before playing Elvis Presley

Austin Butler, star of Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis - out this Friday - only sang in front of his girlfriend before the film and feared he wouldn't be able to honour the singer

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Austin Butler stayed away from friends, family for 3 years due to ‘Elvis’

He couldn’t help falling in love with this role.

Los Angeles Times

No more Mr. Nice Guy: Tom Hanks drops F-bomb on fans who nearly toppled Rita Wilson

America's favorite nice guy, Tom Hanks, lost his signature cool on Wednesday night when a group of fans swarmed him and his wife, Rita Wilson, in New York City.

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Elvis star Austin Butler all shook up as obsessed fans 'throw themselves at him'

Heartthrob former Disney actor Austin Butler is playing Elvis Presley in a new Baz Luhrmann film and is having the same effect on girl fans as the King of Rock'n'Roll did in his hip-swivelling heyday

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