Austin Butler inElvis(2022); Elvis Presley.Photo: Warner Bros.; Liaison
01of 07Austin Butler as Elvis PresleyAustin Butler inElvis(2022); Elvis Presley.Warner Bros.; LiaisonOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood’sButlerplays the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll inBaz Luhrmann’s flashy film,Elvis.The film chronicles the musician and actor’s rise to stardom over two decades, including his meteoric ascension to icon status and all the controversy that went with it.
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Austin Butler as Elvis Presley
Austin Butler inElvis(2022); Elvis Presley.Warner Bros.; Liaison
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’sButlerplays the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll inBaz Luhrmann’s flashy film,Elvis.
The film chronicles the musician and actor’s rise to stardom over two decades, including his meteoric ascension to icon status and all the controversy that went with it.
02of 07Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom ParkerWarner Bros.; Zelin/Getty Images)Oscar-winning actorHanksplaysColonel Tom Parker, Elvis' incomparable manager. The film istold from the perspectiveof the highly influential music mogul and examines his relationship withElvisover two decades.
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Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker
Warner Bros.; Zelin/Getty Images)
Oscar-winning actorHanksplaysColonel Tom Parker, Elvis' incomparable manager. The film istold from the perspectiveof the highly influential music mogul and examines his relationship withElvisover two decades.
03of 07Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla PresleyWarner Bros.; Uncredited/AP/ShutterstockAustralian actressDeJongeplays Elvis' wife,Priscilla, in the film — who wasmarried to the King of Rock ‘n’ Rollfrom 1967 to 1973.Priscilla was also the chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that transformed her husband’s mansion, Graceland, into one of America’s greatest tourist attractions of all time.Shegave the film her stamp of approvalin April 2022 and a few days laterwalked the Met Gala carpet on Butler’s arm.
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Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley
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Australian actressDeJongeplays Elvis' wife,Priscilla, in the film — who wasmarried to the King of Rock ‘n’ Rollfrom 1967 to 1973.
Priscilla was also the chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that transformed her husband’s mansion, Graceland, into one of America’s greatest tourist attractions of all time.
Shegave the film her stamp of approvalin April 2022 and a few days laterwalked the Met Gala carpet on Butler’s arm.
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Dacre Montgomery as Steve Binder
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05of 07Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jimmie RodgersWarner Bros.; GAB Archive/RedfernsThe Power of the Dog’sSmit-McPheeplays Jimmie Rodgers, a country music performer and close friend of Elvis.“I really got a cool ability to share myself singing and playing guitar onstage in a small arena, which is something I’ve never done in a movie before,” Smit-McPhee toldThe Hollywood Reporterin September 2021.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jimmie Rodgers
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The Power of the Dog’sSmit-McPheeplays Jimmie Rodgers, a country music performer and close friend of Elvis.
“I really got a cool ability to share myself singing and playing guitar onstage in a small arena, which is something I’ve never done in a movie before,” Smit-McPhee toldThe Hollywood Reporterin September 2021.
06of 07Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B.B. KingWarner Bros.; Gilles Petard/Redferns)TheCyranoactor and New Orleans native plays legendary blues musicianB.B. King, an influential music figure whodefined the genrewith his talented electric guitar skills and unique vocal style.Throughout his lifetime, the King of Blues won 15Grammy Awardsand was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Famein 1987.
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Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B.B. King
Warner Bros.; Gilles Petard/Redferns)
TheCyranoactor and New Orleans native plays legendary blues musicianB.B. King, an influential music figure whodefined the genrewith his talented electric guitar skills and unique vocal style.
Throughout his lifetime, the King of Blues won 15Grammy Awardsand was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Famein 1987.
07of 07Helen Thomson as Gladys PresleyWarner Bros.; Bettmann ArchiveAustralian actress Thomson plays Elvis’ mom, Gladys, in the film. Gladys married Vernon Presley in 1933 and had identical twins, Elvis and Jesse, on Jan. 8, 1935. Jesse was stillborn, however, soElvis grew up an only child.
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Helen Thomson as Gladys Presley
Warner Bros.; Bettmann Archive
Australian actress Thomson plays Elvis’ mom, Gladys, in the film. Gladys married Vernon Presley in 1933 and had identical twins, Elvis and Jesse, on Jan. 8, 1935. Jesse was stillborn, however, soElvis grew up an only child.
source: people.com
