'Elvis': Everything the Presley Family Has Said About the Upcoming Biopic

Elvis Presley's home of Graceland. Austin Butler and Tom Hanks were joined on the red carpet by three generations of The King's family: his ex-wife Priscilla Presley, daughter Lisa Marie Presley and her three daughters. Tragically, Lisa Marie's only son Benjamin Keough wasn't present after his death in 2020 at just 27-years-old.

Katharine McPhee is currently out on the road as the special guest withworld-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.Ahead of the weekend, the tour rolled into Los Angeles for a show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, where the two performed a stunning duet of Elvis Presley'sCan't Help Falling In Love.The next evening, McPhee's husband, legendary composerDavid Foster, joined the duo on the piano to performanother rendition of Presley's classic romance tune.Scroll down to video Duet: Katharine McPhee joinedrenowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on the Hollywood Bowl stage to perform Can't Help Falling In Love, first made famous by Elvis Presley in 1961The crowd roared with approval when McPhee came onto the Hollywood Bowl stage Thursday night, June 16, decked out in a black gown, which hugged her upper body and transitioned into a classic bell-shape.The full-length number also included puffy off-the-shoulder sleeves that fell just past her elbows. With her lightened locks styled long and flowing, the singer and actress traded lines with Bocelli for what can only be deemed as a beautiful rendition of Can't Help Falling In Love, with the help of a full orchestra behind them.Bocelli, 63, an operatic tenor and multi-instrumentalist, showed off his vocal skills dressed in a black-patterned, three-piece suit with a white shirt and black bow tie.

Katharine McPhee joined Andrea Bocelli onstage to perform a beautiful cover of Elvis Presley’s song “Can’t Help Falling in Love”.

Priscilla Presley says that her ex-husband, Elvis Presley, would approve of the latest film highlighting his life. In a Good Morning America appearance on Friday, Presley, 77, was joined Olivia DeJonge – who plays her in the upcoming movie – to share insight of what its like to see her life on the big screen.

Austin Butler spent two years working on Elvis, which consisted of sleepless nights, and fear he wouldn’t do the singer justice. As he got struggled to get into character, everything changed when he found out he lost his mom at the same age as the singer.

were at the Memphis mansion that Elvis called home, to introduce director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic starring Austin Butler as the icon.As Riley, 33, has previously stated, she broke down in tears while watching the movie for the first time with her mom and grandma. “I started crying five minutes in and didn’t stop.

Olivia DeJonge adds some sparkle to the premiere of her new movie, Elvis, held at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theater in Toronto, Canada on Friday (June 17).

Priscilla Presley is giving “Elvis” her seal of approval.

Måneskin have shared their cover of ‘If I Can Dream from the soundtrack of the Baz Luhrmann-directed new movie Elvis.The band previously teased the track, which you can listen to below, during their performance at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin last month.Elvis, which is released on June 24, comes with a soundtrack of covers along with “original songs and recordings” by Presley himself and the film’s star, Austin Butler. Artists to have contributed also include Eminem, Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks, Jack White, Swae Lee, Diplo, Chris Isaak, Denzel Curry, Jazmine Sullivan, Pnau and more.Speaking to NME for their recent Big Read cover story, Måneskin frontman Damiano David said of their cover: “We were talking about it with Baz Luhrmann, who had this really cool, super-smart idea, because it would have been so easy to give us an up-tempo song and go super rock-ish.

Eminem and CeeLo Green have teamed up on ‘The King And I’ for the Elvis film soundtrack.Released today, the track is co-produced by Dr. Dre and sees Eminem compare himself to Elvis Presley over the course of the ‘Jailhouse Rock’-sampling track, rapping: “I’m about to explain to you all the parallels between Elvis and me”.“It seems obvious: one, he’s pale as me/ Second, we both been hailed as kings/ He used to rock the Jailhouse, and I used to rock The Shelter,” he raps, before adding “I stole black music, yeah, true, perhaps used it / As a tool to combat school kids / Kids came back on some bathroom shit / Now I call a hater a bidet / ’Cause they mad that they can’t do shit”.Listen to ‘The King And I’ below.The Elvis soundtrack is set to feature “original songs and recordings” by Presley along with the film’s star, Austin Butler.

Tom Hanks was seen at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Thursday, a day after a tense exchange with a fan who knocked over his wife Rita Wilson outside of a Manhattan restaurant.The Academy Award winner, 65, donned a long-sleeved brown button-up top with black pants and black leather boots with clear-rimmed glasses at the famed Big Apple venue.In the aforementioned exchange, Hanks and Wilson, 65, were leaving a restaurant when a person bumped into Wilson, almost causing her to lose her balance. The latest:Tom Hanks, 65, was seen at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on ThursdayAfter Wilson was heard yelling, 'Stop it,' Hanks was heard saying, 'Back the f*** off ...

Austin Butler is showing off his best Elvis Presley moves and teaching them to Jimmy Fallon.

Austin Butler felt a heavy weight on his shoulders when it came time to step into Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes for the upcoming biopic, directed by Baz Luhrmann.«Elvis is so loved and so iconic,» the actor told ET's Nischelle Turner earlier this week. «You feel a responsibility playing any human that has actually lived, but with him, it's a weight like I never felt before.»«There's a responsibility to his family, and also putting his story into context,» he continued. «There's so many misconceptions about him, there's so many ideas about him.

Austin Butler is undoubtedly the man of the hour and talk of the town.MORE: Austin Butler is unrecognizable as Elvis PresleyThe actor has been making waves left and right, red carpet after red carpet, and his latest promotional visit was to none other than Today studios, where he chatted with the one and only Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.Opening up to the co-hosts about his journey to embody the iconic singer and his efforts to portray him as accurately as possible, he also revealed a shocking – and heartbreaking – connection the actor and the rockstar have.WATCH: The Elvis trailerJenna was the one to make the revelation, telling Austin: "One thing that you and Elvis have in common, a heartbreaking thing, is that you both lost your mothers at 23."She went on to ask him: "How did that inspire you to get into this role?" which led him to explain how hard he found it at first to become Elvis rather than just an impersonation of him.He detailed the pressure and distance he felt from the late star, saying: "It's that thing where when you first look at Elvis he feels so much larger than life, and you look at him like a god-like figure or a caricature of Elvis."A post shared by TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@hodaandjenna)The heartbreaking revelationRecalling some of the tapes he attempted to film of himself to share with his director, he admitted he wasn't satisfied, saying: "I fell into that, the first month when I was trying to work, where I'd tape myself and I watched it back and I just saw an impersonation, and I just couldn't send it to Baz."MORE: Lisa Marie Presley mourns late son BenjaminMORE: Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler's hottest style momentsHowever, everything changed when he learned about the connection they had over

A perfect part of the role. Austin Butler’s commitment to his Elvis Presley role is no joke. The Elvis star took to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on June 16, 2022, to show off his impersonation skills of The King of Rock & Roll.

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis in cinemas June 24, NME are releasing a one-off special edition print issue in honour of the return of the inimitable musician on the big screen.The film charts the life of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) through the eyes of his notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) who guides us through the star’s childhood through to the early days of his career all the way past his peerless success up to his untimely death. We meet his musical rivals and his loved ones, and revisit so many of the king’s greatest hits.Inside NME’s Elvis Film Special Edition, you’ll find everything you need to know about the year’s most star-studded film.

Austin Butler has the support of his girlfriend Kaia Gerber while promoting his new movie Elvis!

Austin Butler oozed rocker confidence as he arrived to a screening of director Baz Luhrmann's highly-anticipated film Elvis in New York Cityon Wednesday evening.Th 30-year-old actor, who stars asthe bonafide 'King Of Rock and Roll' in the forthcoming musical-drama, was joined by his 20-year-old model girlfriend Kaia Gerber.Luhrmann's film documents Presley's meteoric rise to superstardom in the 1950s and exploresthe music legend's complex relationship withhis manager, Colonel Tom Parker (played by Tom Hanks). Leading man:Austin Butler oozed rocker confidence as he arrived to a screening of director Baz Luhrmann's highly-anticipated film Elvis in New York City on Wednesday evening.Th 30-year-old actor, who stars as the bonafide 'King Of Rock and Roll' in the forthcoming musical-drama, was joined by his 20-year-old model girlfriend Kaia GerberElvis hits theaters on Friday, June 24.Butler and Gerber - who have been dating since December 2021 - were captured arriving to the screening holding hands.The daughter of Cindy Crawford turned heads in a pleated back mini skirt and an oversized leather jacket.

Fans of Tom Hanks have expressed concern after the actor was seen shaking at the latest screening of his new movie Elvis.The Forrest Gump actor made an appearance at the premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about late rock n’ roll icon Elvis Presley in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday. Elvis follows Presley (Austin Butler) as he rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The biopic was filmed on the Gold Coast where the latest premiere was held, and Hanks said ‘there [was] no better place in the world to make a motion picture’. ‘I’ve shot films in Morocco and Los Angeles and New York City and Seattle and in Berlin,’ he told the audience while holding a microphone. He added: ‘None of them have what the Gold Coast have, and what is that? Two words. None of those other cities have Dan Murphy.‘What a man, who I got to know quite well.’ Fans noticed in video footage obtained by the Mail Online that Hanks’ hands appeared to be shaking as he held the microphone and at times swapped it between hands. One tweeted: ‘Hope Tom Hanks is okay.’ Shutting down speculation, another fan wrote supportively: ‘God forbid it could just be adrenaline and nerves!’ Hanks went on to describe his months filming in Sydney as an ‘absolutely magnificent time’, despite the fact he was Down Under when he and wife Rita Wilson became the first celebrities to publicly reveal they had tested positive for Covid in March 2020. The Toy Story actor continued: ‘There is something about the people and the place of the Gold Coast that makes everyone walk around with a confident look on their face.

If you’ve been following the press for the highly anticipated Elvis biopic as much as we have, you may have noticed something. Austin Butler, who does an uncanny impression in the film itself… is still talking like Elvis Presley today!

Eminem has revealed that ‘The King & I’, his new collaboration with CeeLo Green, will be released tomorrow (June 16).The track is set to feature on the soundtrack for Elvis, the upcoming Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann which arrives in cinemas later this month.Eminem shared the news on social media, posting the artwork for the single alongside information that the track will hit streaming services at noon EST on Thursday.Speaking about the collaboration, Green said (via KTLA): “Me and Eminem have been friends for years, I’ve longed for an opportunity to work with him.