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Austin Butler is opening up about his role in Elvis.

J. Kim Murphy It’s a 20th century showdown at the domestic box office this weekend, with the baby boomer epic “Elvis” contending against Gen X revamp “Top Gun: Maverick” for the top spot on domestic charts.Director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about the King of Rock and Roll is projected to draw $30 million from 3,906 theaters in its opening.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann’s kaleidoscopic look at the “King of Rock,” grossed $3.5 million in Thursday previews, while “The Black Phone,” a child abduction chiller from Blumhouse,” scared up $3 million. The two films are hoping to make a mark at the box office this weekend, but they face stiff competition from holdovers such as “Jurassic World Dominion,” “Lightyear” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” It’s a wide open field as they elbow their way to the top of the chart.“Elvis,” a Warner Bros.

Elvis, which centres on the singer's rise to fame in the 1950s, hits cinemas. The film, which stars Austin Butler in the title role and an unrecognisable Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker, is one on many to have portrayed Elvis over the decades - perhaps the most bizarre of all being Bubba Ho-Tep, a 2002 horror oddity in which an elderly Elvis battles an Egyptian supernatural entity in an OAP care home.

Elvis biopic is retelling the story of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, whose tragic death in 1977 shocked the world.Starring Austin Butler as the singer, and Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Parker, the highly anticipated film launches in cinemas today (June 24, 2022).Over 45 years since Elvis' death, his music and legacy continues to be loved by fans across the world, with his records relived in the new biopic.READ NEXT: Where are the 80s action heroes now – antisemitism row, affair and hunting backlashHowever despite his huge fame, it is reported that Elvis only left a small fortune in his will following his death - with revelations about his royalties soon coming to light.Elvis Presley was the undisputed king of rock 'n' roll, and as such, he amassed huge earnings from his hit singles, concerts - including his famous Las Vegas residency - and films.It is no surprise then that the king is thought to have earned over £762million throughout his career.However, Elvis was known to be a very generous man and would regularly spend his money on family and friends.It is reported that if he was running low on money, he would book another tour or schedule a recording session - with the singer earning around £250,000 from a new album - along with concerts grossing on average £130,000 a night according to the LA Times.Despite his staggering earnings throughout his lifetime however, it is reported that the star only had £3.8m in his bank account at the time of his death.Additionally, the family also had to pay an IRS estate tax of £7.6m in 1981, after the IRS reportedly misvalued Elvis' estate - which was reported to be worth £22.5m instead of the first estimate of £4.9m.Following Elvis' tragic death on August 16, 1977, the singer's

Elvis Presley and directed by musical film icon Baz Luhrmann. Speaking on Australian talk show The Project, Butler laughed when asked about his unique audition attire saying: “I’ll never live that one down.”He noted that the move was not intentional, but rather a spur of the moment to do what Elvis would do. Butler had thrown himself into the mountains of research on Elvis Presley as preparation and when delving into who the person was behind the microphone.He made an eerie connection that honed his sense of Elvis completely: they had both lost their mothers at the age of 23. Butler’s agent had asked him to tape a song for Luhrmann to listen to, and he started with a version of Love Me Tender. Upon listening to the tape Butler realised he could not stand the “impersonation”, let alone send it to Luhrmann and decided to try again at a later point. Butler shared: “I had this nightmare a couple nights later that brought up a lot of grief for something that happened in my life and it was that thing you know when you wake up in an awful place and think today’s going to be an awful day. “But I had been obsessing so much about Elvis that I thought ‘What would he do with this?’ and he would put it all into music.”In an interview with Total Film he revealed that the nightmare he had was reliving his mother’s death. In that moment, dressed in his bathrobe and without even brushing his hair, Butler sat at the piano and recorded his version of Unchained melody, but not the way he had sung it before. He noted in the Total Film interview that he had always seen Unchained Melody as a romantic song, but this time instead reasoned “What if I sing it to my mom?”He added that this moment is also what formed his approach to the character as

Elvis Presley also locked down the woman beside him.Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker was so controlling, he pressured the rock star into marrying Priscilla Beaulieu on May 1, 1967. Determined to get those “I do’s” done, Parker even arranged the whole wedding at the Aladdin hotel in Las Vegas, where the inveterate gambler had a history of dangerous debts.“He wanted him tied down to a woman so there wouldn’t be any scandals about women,” said James L.

Clayton Davis Austin Butler’s hips don’t lie. He becomes the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, possessing all of his signature quirks and emotional inflections in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Standing tall as the single best performance from the first half of 2022, Butler’s moves have thrust him into the Oscar race for best actor.

Tom Hanks is a certified wedding crasher. The "Forrest Gump" star, 65, shared during Tuesday’s episode of "Late Night With Seth Meyers" that his ego goes "unchecked" when he crashes people’s wedding photos. "It’s my ego, unchecked," Hanks said.

It’s no secret that some fans doubted Austin Butler‘s ability to embody the late Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s 2022 film, Elvis. Several other Hollywood heartthrobs like Harry Styles and Miles Teller auditioned for the role.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Baz Luhrmann  hoped “Elvis” would be much more than a biopic of Elvis Presley — he wanted to capture a time with a social history of this captivating figure that also told the story of America.Starring Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, his manager, “Elvis” spans two decades. The backdrop is America’s Southern bible belt, the evolving cultural landscape, and the rock ‘n’ roller’s meteoric rise to stardom.Costume designer Catherine Martin explains there are two costume styles in the movie — “recreations of costumes that existed, and the other fictionalized outfits that are a synthesis of outfits that he actually had that help tell the story.” The pink suit rockabilly suit Butler sports was just one of 90 costumes he wore.

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The director of the new Elvis biopic, Baz Luhrman, and the man who played theKing of Rock and Roll,Austin Butler, surprised moviegoers at an AMC Theater in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank.The duo have been appearing together, and at times separately, in interviews and talk shows in the final push leading up to the release of the much-hyped and much-anticipated film.The movie, which also stars Tom Hanks and Olivia DeJonge, chronicles the life and career of Elvis Presley from his early days as a child to becoming one of the first rock and roll stars, as well as his complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Surprise riles up moviegoers: Elvis director Baz Luhrmann and leading man Austin Butler made a surprise appearance at a special screening of the much-anticipated biopic at an AMC theater in the Los Angeles suburb of BurbankLurking in a hallway entrance to the theater, Luhrmann took to his camera-phone and set-up his surprise entrance.'I am at the AMC Theaters in Burbank with one of my first audiences for Elvis,' the Australian director whispered into the camera.

Kacey Musgraves puts a slower spin on Elvis Presley‘s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for a newly released music video for the upcoming Elvis movie.

Tom Hanks has opened up about crashing other people’s weddings and joked about how his appearances at ceremonies is what makes them more memorable. The 65-year-old actor discussed how he has crashed multiple weddings during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday.

Tom Hanks makes an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday evening (June 21) to promote his new film Elvis.

Tom Hanks is known as an amazing actor and two time Oscar winner, but he also has developed a reputation as a wedding crasher.In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote his upcoming film, Elvis, the 65-year-old was presented evidence of his participation in the nuptials of various strangers.When Seth, 48, queried the actor about his career as an uninvited guest, Tom had an easy and funny answer for each situation, beginning with a sarcastic, 'I keep thinking, "What would these people like more than anything else to remember this magic day of days? Oh, I know. Me."' Hot seat: Tom Hanks was put on the hot seat Wednesday when he was asked to explain how he had earned a reputation as a wedding crasher on Late Night with Seth MeyersThe first time it happened was during filming for Angels And Demons in Rome.'We were shooting right in front of the Pantheon and I'm talking about the Pantheon.

Kacey Musgraves celebrates the love between Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.

No one loves crashing a wedding more than Tom Hanks!

wedding-crashing on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Tuesday, where the show’s host hyped him as a “man of many hats.”Namely that, whether he’s “invited [to the ceremony] or not,” Hanks is an avid wedding photobomber.The beloved — but recently controversial — film legend revealed his extreme nuptials-going hobby while appearing as a guest to promote his role in the biopic “Elvis,” featuring Austin Butler, 30, as the late music legend.“It’s my ego, unchecked,” said Hanks of his wedding crashing. “I just can’t help but think, ‘What would these people like more than anything else to remember this magic day of days? Oh, I know: me!’ ”Of course, Meyers, 48, screened a montage of Hank’s best wedding-crasher moments, with some dating back to the early 2000s — and a few even taking place internationally.Most notably, when in Rome filming “Angels & Demons,” Hanks accidentally crashed a ceremony because the Pantheon was booked by a wedding the same day they were filming.“This limousine pulled up, and it was the bride and the groom trying to ‘get me to the church on time,’” Hanks said, singing the last phrase.

Tom Hanks is “a man of many hats,” one being “a man who will show up at a wedding, invited or not.”