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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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Baz Luhrmann says Tom Hanks committed to ‘Elvis’ role in 20 minutes

It didn’t take long for Tom Hanks to get all shook up about joining the new “Elvis” 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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Baz Luhrmann made a four-hour cut of new film Elvis... and it’s ‘wackadoo’

The longer cut explores Elvis’s addiction to barbiturates and his infamous meeting with Nixon

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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

Daily Mirror

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.

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

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

What links Elvis to LA Galaxy, via Mr Oizo?

With Baz Luhrmann’s Presley biopic in cinemas this week, dive down the rabbit hole with a one-hit wonder turned film-maker and a pair of Shues

The Guardian - UK

Tom Hanks shouts ‘back the f*** off’ as fan nearly knocks over his wife Rita Wilson

Tom Hanks has been filmed screaming “back the f*** off” at a fan who almost knocked his wife Rita Wilson over.

Evening Standard

Tom Hanks fans fear for actor's health as he's unable to control shaking hand on stage

Tom Hank was making a speech at the movie premiere of Baz Luhrmann's biopic of Elvis when he had to clutch his microphone with both hands to stop them from shaking

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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

The New Daily

Austin Butler’s epic Elvis journey has arrived with a ‘haunting portrayal’ of the rock-and-roll legend

After years of preparation, Austin Butler's epic journey to play Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's haunting portrayal of a rock and roll legend is finally here.

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We Interviewed The Elvis Cast At The Syd Premiere Here’s What They Said It Was Like On-Set

"It was all very nerve-wracking but exciting."

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Harry Styles’ star power cost him lead role in ‘Elvis,’ says director Baz Luhrmann

Harry Styles missing out on the role of a lifetime might just be a “Sign of the Times.”

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‘It doesn’t get bigger than Elvis’: Baz Luhrmann’s film premieres on Gold Coast

Baz Luhrmann's latest film Elvis has opened on the Gold Coast with a level of glitz and glamour that would make The King himself proud,

ABC News

Stars of Elvis biopic rock the red carpet at film's Gold Coast premiere

Hollywood comes to the Gold Coast as stars gather for the Australian premiere of Elvis, the biopic starring legendary actor Tom Hanks as well as Austin Butler, who says he woke at 4am with his heart pounding every morning of filming.

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Australian premiere of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis

Baz Luhrmann's biopic Elvis has premiered on the Gold Coast, with a crowd of hundreds watching the film's stars walk the red carpet.

The Independent UK

Nicole Kidman opens up about controversial Vanity Fair cover: ‘I’m just going to do what I want to do’

The magazine’s 28th annual Hollywood Issue featured the Australian actor in a matching Miu Miu bra top and micro-mini skirt

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Nicole Kidman Revealed She Actually Pushed To Wear *That* Controversial Set For Vanity Fair

"I love the idea of being bold and not fitting in a box."

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Baz's Elvis biopic premieres in Australia

The Australian premiere of Baz Luhrmann's latest film Elvis is underway on the Gold Coast.

The Guardian - UK

Pink suits and manbags: Elvis rips up stereotypes in Baz Luhrmann biopic

Upcoming film explores how Memphis upbringing shaped king of rock’n’roll’s music and style

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