The main performers of Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming film”Elvis– two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and the film’s protagonist Austin Butler – will be a guest on Fabio Fazio’s episode of Che Tempo Che Fa on Rai3, today Sunday, May 29.
The two actors are the protagonists of Baz Luhrmann’s new film Elvis, which was presented out of competition at the 75th Cannes Film Festival and hits Italian cinemas on June 22. In the biopic, Austin Butler plays the King of rock ‘n’ roll Elvis Presley and Tom Hanks his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
The story of Elvis (Butler) has been cinematically revisited and is seen through the prism of the complicated relationship with the enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The film, as narrated by Parker, delves into the complex dynamics between the two over the 20-year span from its inception to the fame of Presley, who reached an unprecedented level of stardom against the backdrop of an evolving cultural landscape that marks the loss . of innocence in America. At the heart of this journey, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most important and influential people in Elvis’s life.
In addition to Butler and Hanks, award-winning stage actress Helen Thomson as Elvis’ mother Gladys, Richard Roxburgh as Elvis’ father Vernon, while Olivia DeJonge plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey plays Jerry Schilling;
Natasha Bassett plays Dixie Locke; David Wenham as Hank Snow; Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays BB King; Xavier Samuel plays Scotty Moore and Kodi Smit-McPhee plays Jimmie Rodgers Snow. Rounding out the cast is Dacre Montgomery as television director Steve Binder, alongside Australian actors Leon Ford as Tom Diskin, Kate Mulvany as Marion Keisker; Gareth Davies as Bones Howe, Charles Grounds as Billy Smith, Josh McConville as Sam Phillips and Adam Dunn as Bill Black.
Source: Lega Nerd
