'Elvis' Trailer: Check Out Austin Butler and Tom Hanks' Complete Transformations
etonline.comAustin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll.The trailer begins with Elvis’ long-time manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks, narrating the tale. “There are some who make me out to be the villain of this hear story,” Parker says as the trailer gets rolling.
As Parker continues to talk about Elvis, clips run of the musician as a young boy entering the Baptist church, to the moment he takes the stage for the first time.
Finally, a minute in, fans get to experience Butler’s transformation as he begins to sing «Jailhouse Rock.» “I’m ready, I’m ready to fly,” he says at one point.
The remainder of the trailer shows Butler in full character, taking the stage as a young star -- who faced scrutiny over his dance moves-- to his transformation into the iconic superstar known as “The King.” The trailer ends with the memorable line, “Elvis has left the building." will be released on June 24 — after the film was pushed back several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic — which Butler shared on his Instagram. “⚡in theatres June 24th,” he wrote next to the trailer.According to a 2019 press release from Warner Bros.
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