The King of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll will rise again.
\nAlthough \u201cElvis\u201d won\u2019t be hitting the big screen until 2022, director Baz Luhrmann gave fans a \u2026<\/b>
\nThe King of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll will rise again. Although \u201cElvis\u201d won\u2019t be hitting the big screen until 2022, director Baz Luhrmann gave fans a sweet taste of his upcoming musical biopic on Monday. The Australian filmmaker,59, shared a quick teaser of actor Austin Butler (\u201cThe Carrie Diaries,\u201d \u201cOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood\u201d) as the legendary musician. While the clip didn\u2019t show Butler,30, in his full-on Elvis Presley-enveloped glory, it still got fans all shook up. Set to a slower version of the Presley tune \u201cSuspicious Minds,\u201d the teaser simply showed Butler\u2019s leather jacket-covered back as he slowly glided through film sets and clubs with his entourage. The clip signed off with a gold logo showing the initials TCB, which stood for \u201cTaking Care of Business.\u201d Presley named his band that term in 1969, after spending a few years in Hollywood. \u201cElvis\u201d will chronicle Presley\u2019s rise to fame as well as look into his working relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks. \u201cMade a little something to let you good people know we are taking care of business on June 24, 2022,\u201d read Luhrmann\u2019s tweet accompanying the teaser. The drama\u2019s cast includes Olivia DeJonge, Yola Quartey, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dacre Montgomery and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Luhrmann co-wrote the script alongside Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner. \u201cElvis\u201d will be the \u201cMoulin Rouge\u201d director\u2019s first film since 2013\u2019s \u201cThe Great Gatsby.\u201d Filming began in January 2020 in Australia, however, production was halted in March after Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19. In September of that year, shooting resumed. Before Butler was cast as the Tennessee rocker in 2019, many young Hollywood stars were in the running. Harry Styles, Ansel Elgort and Miles Teller were among the names thrown into the mix to portray Presley. \u201cI knew I couldn\u2019t make this film if the casting wasn\u2019t absolutely right, and we searched thoroughly for an actor with the ability to evoke the singular natural movement and vocal qualities of this peerless star, but also the inner vulnerability of the artist,\u201d Luhrmann said in a statement to Variety at the time of the casting announcement. The biopic will be released on June 24, 2022, and is set to drop on HBO Max 45 days after its cinematic debut.<\/p>\n