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Austin Butler plays Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s new hip-shaking biopic Elvis. The movie covers the King of Rock & Roll’s life from his childhood right through to his death, soundtracked by his iconic music. However, you’ll likely be wondering just how much of the music was sung by Butler …

Still considered the best-selling solo music artist of all time, and a cultural force like no other, the question of any big-screen Elvis biopic isn’t ‘why make it?’ but ‘why has it taken this long?’ Spanning 30 years of Elvis Aaron Presley’s tragically curtailed life, from formative early encounters with …

Elvis director Baz Lurhmann has revealed that his musical biopic was originally four hours long. “I mean, I have a four-hour version, actually,” he told RadioTimes.com (opens in new tab). “I do. But you have to bring it down to 2 hours 30.” Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and …

Austin Butler’s still got his Elvis growl on. Wearing a black jumper, his fingers flush with chunky silver rings, and with a dirty-blonde quiff that he keeps pushing back, the actor’s ready to discuss the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic, simply titled Elvis, in which he plays the King of Rock …

Baz Luhrmann has shared why he didn’t cast Harry Styles in his Elvis biopic. The director considered the former One Direction star to play Presley before the iconic part went to Austin Butler. Luhrmann explained how they had a meeting during the casting process where Styles was keen to “put …