Elvis Director Reveals How Denzel Washington Helped Play a Key Role

Denzel Washington really helped Elvis He plays a major role. Talk to CV Director Baz Luhrmann Entertainment Weekly About how Austin Butler discovered this part. The director saw the young actor performing in it Unrestricted melody. But, then came a call without warning from Washington. The two have worked together Snowman comes In 2018. Washington explained that he has rarely encountered that kind of leadership from any actor, let alone so early in his career. From his own inks, then the full signature of the throat of training day star, Luhrmann had no choice but to give Butler a chance. The decision appears to be paying off. Early impressions of Elvis are good and Butler is a big reason for that.

“I got a call from Denzel Washington, who called me offline. I didn’t know Denzel. And he said, ‘I just worked with this guy on stage.'” I’ve never seen a work ethic like this before. And I’m like, ‘Okay, I have to see him.’

The director talked about why he chose to take on this project in the past. Butler did a really great job capturing the magic of Elvis. “I love autobiographies, but this isn’t really autobiographical, is it? It’s really, for me, the America of the 50s, 60s, and 70s,” Luhrmann reflects. “And if you want to talk about America in the 50s, 60s and 70s at the center of culture, the good, the bad and the ugly is a character [like] Elvis Presley.”

Like the way Shakespeare would take a historical figure like a king and explore a great subject, or Amadeus It’s not really about Mozart when you learn a lot about Mozart, it’s about jealousy. “What this movie is about is America in those three eras — Elvis the rebellious, Elvis the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, and Elvis the living legend, the icon trapped in that hotel 10 minutes from here, by a man named Colonel Tom Parker.”

Warner Bros. gave a synopsis for the upcoming movie: “The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complex relationship with his enigmatic director, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into a complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning more than 20 years, from the rise of Presley to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of America’s evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence. At the heart of that journey is one of the most important and influential people in Elvis’ life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia Dejung).”

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