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'Elvis' Puts the King Back in Spotlight in N.American Theaters

Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America, taking in an estimated $30.5 million in a rare tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The nearly three-hour-long extravaganza by director Luhrmann, known for glitzy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

All shook up: how accurate is Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic?

The director faced a colossal task in condensing the King’s two-decade-plus career into a single feature. So how did he fare?

The Guardian - UK

Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and honouring the 'original superhero' while exposing the dark heart of the American dream

The Australian director sat down with ABC Arts to talk about shooting through COVID and balancing iconography with humanity in bringing this quintessentially Luhrmann take on Elvis's 42 years to life.

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Elvis review – blistering, turbocharged chronicle of the King

With electrifying performances from Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker, Baz Luhrmann’s whirlwind biopic is cinematic dynamite

The Guardian - UK

From Baz Luhrman’s Elvis to Atlanta’s return – a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you want to marvel at the King or some sci-fi-infused Black art, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

How our infatuation with nostalgia is fuelling Hollywood's love affair with biopics

Elvis might be the latest biopic to hit theatres, but it won't be the last. With films on Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and more in the works, what's fuelling this booming genre of cinema?

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What Is Twitter Saying About 'Elvis'?

Does Baz Luhrmann's biopic do justice to the King?

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Who is in the Elvis cast as new movie comes out in cinemas?

Elvis, which is available at UK cinemas from today has a runtime of 2 hours and 39 minutes

Manchester Evening News

The new ‘Elvis’ movie celebrates a man many see as a cultural thief

When Elvis Presley died in 1977, Lester Bangs argued his death marked the end of consensus in American culture.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

Daily Mirror

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Evening Standard

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...

Pedestrian.tv

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

*Elvis twang* Thank you very much.

The Conversation

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.

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'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.

The Independent UK

'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

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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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‘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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