Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated Elvis Presley biopic film titled ‘Elvis’ premiered yesterday at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which is being held at the French Riviera. And the film received a rousing applause and a 12-minute standing ovation by the festival audience – which is the longest yet for the 75th edition of Cannes.
Amongst the attendees for Elvis’ Cannes world premiere were the film’s director Baz Luhrmann, the cast members including a teary-eyed Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, and Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley. The premiere was also watched by some popular celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Shakira, and Kylie Minogue, amongst others.
Bearing a runtime of 2 hours and 39 minutes, ‘Elvis’ movie revolves around the life of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley (played by Austin Butler). The film is narrated from the perspective of Elvis Presley’s complicated relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker (played by Tom Hanks) over a period of two decades. The movie would showcase Elvis Presley’s incredible journey right from his early years to becoming a pop star and gaining international stardom.
The film has received a big thumbs-up from several critics and currently holds an impressive 82% critic score on reviews aggregation portal Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews until now. ‘Elvis’ is set for a grand theatrical release (including India) on 24th June 2022.
‘Elvis’ is Baz Luhrmann’s sixth feature film directorial after ‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992), ‘’Romeo + Juliet’ (1996), ‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001), ‘Australia’ (2008), and ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013).
After ‘Elvis’, the film’s lead actor Austin Butler will also star in
Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Part 2’ and action-drama series ‘Masters of the Air’. While Tom Hanks’ upcoming acting projects include Robert Zemeckis’s ‘Pinocchio’, comedy drama film ‘A Man Called Otto’, Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’, and another Robert Zemeckis film ‘Here’.