Netflix has released the first trailer for Agent Elvis, the upcoming adult animated series which follows the King of Rock and Roll (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) as he is conducted into a secret government spy program, all while holding down his day job; watch it below… In the series, Elvis Presley trades in his white […]
Movie Review – Elvis (2022)
Elvis, 2022. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Yola, David Wenham, Luke Bracey, Alex Radu, Alton Mason, Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natasha Bassett, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn, Gary Clark Jr., Shonka Dukureh, and […]
Time to get All Shook Up as Baz Luhrmann shares first look at his untitled Elvis movie
Starring Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as Elvis, Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) as Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker, Olivia DeJonge (The Visit) as Elvis’ wife Priscilla, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) as B.B. King, and Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge) as Vernon Presley, Elvis’s father, Baz Luhrmann has shared the first […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal joins Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic
Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann has made another addition to his upcoming musical biopic based on Elvis Presley. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) is the latest to join the film and will star as Elvis’ mother, Gladys Presley. Gyllenhaal joins a cast that includes Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time […]
Elvis Presley turns super spy in Agent King adult animated series
Netflix has granted a series order to Agent King, an adult animated comedy which will reimagine Elvis Presley as a James Bond-like super spy. Co-created by Priscilla Presley and John Eddie, Agent King will see Evlis ” trading in his white jumpsuit for a jet pack when he is covertly inducted into a secret government […]
Austin Butler to play Elvis Presley for director Baz Luhrmann
After an extensive testing process, director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) has found his Elvis Presley for his upcoming biographical drama based upon the King and his manager Colonel Tom Parker. Joining Tom Hanks’ Parker in the as-yet-untitled film will be The Dead Don’t Die and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor Austin Butler, who […]
Musician to Movie Star: In the Footsteps of Elvis
With the recent 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis, here is a look at those music stars who made a transition to film. Some were more successful than others. Some made a fleeting crossover and some are best forgotten as far as their film careers went… In terms of the King, Elvis has an […]
Biopic in development for Elvis Presley’s managed Colonel Tom Parker
Variety is reporting that a biopic is in development about Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, which is being produced by Spencer Proffer, Steve Binder and Joe Berlinger. Based on Alanna Nash’s book The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley, the film will explore the life of the Dutch immigrant, […]
The Weinstein Company to explore the life of Elvis Presley with TV biopic
The Weinstein Company is set to explore the life of the King of Rock n Roll with an Elvis Presley biopic which is being produced in full partnership with the Presley Estate, and Priscilla Presley on board as an executive producer alongside Harvey Weinstein and Jerry Schilling. The eight-to-ten part series is based upon author […]
Elvis Presley to fight crime in The Asylum’s Elvis Lives!
The Asylum, the production company behind Syfy’s Sharknado franchise and countless low-budget mockbusters, has announced that it is in development on the TV movie Elvis Lives!, which will take place in a world where Elvis Presley is still alive, and has taken to a life of crime-fighting. Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which […]
