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(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) Lisa Marie Presley and Austin Butler sat down for a special chat in the 20/20 special, Exclusively Elvis, highlighting the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film, Elvis, and the icon behind it. Growing up the daughter of an absolute icon, Lisa Marie had the highest of hopes and expectations going into the movie. As soon as she met Butler and saw the film, she realized how much of himself he gave to ensuring that her father’s legacy was brilliant and authentic. “It’s almost as if he…

According to Baz Luhrmann’s biopic, Elvis Presley’s dream was to be a great actor. But his Hollywood ambitions were frequently stifled by his controlling manager, Colonel Tom Parker (played by Tom Hanks). A key scene in the film has a rueful Elvis (Austin Butler) explaining that he won’t be able to co-star opposite Barbara Streisand in the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born (a part he really wanted), because negotiations between Streisand and Parker ended extremely badly. Though that’s the only example that makes it into the…

Priscilla Presley is opening up about the many cease-and-desist letters that Las Vegas chapels have received about using Elvis’ image. And according to her, she has nothing to do with it. Speaking with TMZ, the rockstar’s former wife explained that she hadn’t heard about the situation and had “no idea” Elvis’ name was apparently being stripped from weddings in the city. “That has nothing to do with me,” she explained in a video shared by the publication. Of course, this past week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported…

Tom Hanks Gets Candid About His Elvis Presley Biopic Character, The Shady Manager Colonel Tom Parker ( Photo Credit – Still from Elvis ) Oscar-winning Hollywood star Tom Hanks on Thursday opened up about Colonel Tom Parker, the not-so-reputable character he plays in ‘Elvis’, the Baz Luhrmann-helmed biopic that opened to a thunderous reception at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. The first question Hanks fielded from journalists, according to ‘Variety’, concerned his thick, and at times unintelligible,…

Actor and filmmaker Riley Keough has admitted that she couldn’t stop crying while watching Austin Butler’s performance as Elvis Presley in the forthcoming film Elvis. Baz Luhrmann’s movie depicts the music legend’s rise to fame in the 1950s, alongside his complex relationship with his manager. Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival – where her directorial debut film War Pony was screened – Keough, Presley’s granddaughter, praised Butler’s portrayal. “There’s a lot of family trauma and generational trauma that started…

Lisa Marie Presley has shared her opinion on the forthcoming Elvis biopic, starring Austin Butler in the titular role.The singer-songwriter is the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, and the sole heir to the “Hound Dog” star’s estate.Returning to Twitter after a 15-month absence from social media, Presley shared her thoughts on the film about her father with followers on Saturday (14 May).Confirming that she’d already seen the biopic twice, she praised its direction by Baz Luhrmann as well as Butler’s portrayal of…