Elvis Presley's scandalous hip-shaking teased in new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's biopic
dailymail.co.ukOn Monday, Warner Bros. Pictures unveiled the second trailer for Baz Luhrmann's biopic Elvis - hitting UK/US theaters June 24 - which focused on The King's darker times.The three-minute preview began by quoting President Lyndon Johnson: 'Our country itself is sick.
It's lost its sense of direction even if common decency.'Elvis Presley - played by Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor Austin Butler - got into hot water in the early 1950s for his so-called scandalous hip-shaking performances.
Hitting UK/US theaters June 24! On Monday, Warner Bros. Pictures unveiled the second trailer for Baz Luhrmann's biopic Elvis, which focused on The King's darker timesA stern-looking man warns the Mississippi-born, Tennessee-raised singer: 'You don't do so much as wiggle a finger.''There's a lot of people saying a lot of things.
But in the end, you've got to listen to yourself,' Elvis tells the audience before raising his finger and wiggling it. 'I'm going to show you what the real Elvis is like tonight!'Watching from the wings is Colonel Tom Parker - played by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks - whom Presley signed a contract with in January 1955 and he went on to manage him for over two decades.
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