Next week, the Elvis movie is finally hitting cinemas and the press release world tour is still on. Earlier this week, actor and director Baz Luhrmann traveled to Memphis, Tennessee for the premiere at Elvis Presley’s Graceland home. Austin Butler and Tom Hanks were joined on the red carpet by three generations of the King’s family: ex-wife Priscilla Presley, daughter Lisa Marie Presley and her three daughters.
Tragically, Lisa Marie’s only son, Benjamin Keough, was not present after his death in 2020 at just 27 years old. Elvis’ only grandson, who was the spitting image of the music icon, was buried by him in Graceland’s Meditation Garden.
The past two years have been very difficult for his mother, who has rarely appeared in public for the Elvis premiere. The King’s daughter said she loved the movie and that Butler was the first actress to finally show her father on screen.
Lisa wrote in a post: “I had an emotional and amazing trip to Memphis, meeting and spending time with all of the Elvis crew. I have so much love and admiration for them all. [four blue heart emojis]. Thanks to austinbutlerbazluhrmann Tom Hanks, @elvismovievisitgracelandwbpictures. “
During the visit of the Elvis film crew to Graceland, Lisa Marie took part in a special documentary, giving her first interview in a very long time.
Pictures of her sitting on a sofa in the Jungle Room with Butler were released before the special called Exclusively Elvis, which airs on ABC News at 10/9c on Tuesday.
She shared snapshots of a touching moment with the Elvis actress, writing on her Instagram: “I think this might be my first smile in two years.”
Butler was also seen saying, “I mean look at your dad, just watch him on stage and go, How do you do that? It’s so cool. And it’s hard not to feel that you’re so small in comparison and that you’re not enough. For me, all those things that I was able to I find it then which fused into his soul, which then became the thing through which he pushed me.”
Elvis arrives in cinemas on June 24, 2022.
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