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The basic premise of the Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968) seen in this film is basically true. Elv [...]	D
Adam Dunn, who plays Elvis' upright bassist Bill Black, had never previously played the instrument. [...]	D
Though not shown in the film, Elvis Presley was notably romantically involved with actress Ann-Margr [...]	D
Due to being distributed by Warner Brothers, the film was originally supposed to be released on HBO [...]	D
During the film's early stages, costume designer Catherine Martin was pondering how she and her team [...]	D
Out of all of the outfits he's worn in the film, Austin Butler kept the black leather comeback outfi [...]	D
Elvis Presley wore makeup in real life. He was very fond of makeup, especially eyeliner. While he wa [...]	D
During the scene where Elvis Presley's family is calming him down and coaching him through his anxie [...]	D
There are several visual effects artists and crew for the film that were uncredited. These crewmembe [...]	D
Due to Elvis Presley wearing eyeliner in real life, hair and makeup designer Shane Thomas wanted to [...]	D
While researching about Elvis Presley's life during the film's early stages, director Baz Luhrmann i [...]	D
Austin Butler was born fourteen years and a day after Elvis Presley's death. Butler's birthday is Au [...]	D
Tom Hanks had previously played an Elvis impersonator in Se ti investo mi sposi? (2004).	D
The film is the fourth biographical media adaptation about Elvis Presley that's simply titled, "Elvi [...]	D
Throughout the film, "Colonel" Tom Parker has a Dutch accent in some scenes. Although this may have [...]	D
The comics young Elvis is reading are of Captain Marvel Junior (Freddy Freeman). This was Elvis's fa [...]	D
When approached by Elvis to work on his '68 Special, Steve Binder says that he doesn't really work o [...]	D
For his audition tape, Austin Butler originally recorded himself singing "Love Me Tender." When he w [...]	D
Austin Butler and Tom Hanks co-star in this film. Butler would go on to star in the miniseries Maste [...]	D
RCA purchased Elvis Presley's contract from Sam Phillips and Sun Studio for $35,000 which, at the ti [...]	D
Hollywood makeup veteran, Daniel C. Striepeke, who had been Tom Hanks' personal makeup artist on 16 [...]	D
Bob Finkel, who was one of the producers of the Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968), was given the ta [...]	D
Though Parker stated that Elvis' film career started after his service in the army was complete, Elv [...]	D
This was Baz Luhrmann's third movie to be Filmed in Panavision (anamorphic) since Moulin Rouge! (200 [...]	D
Despite Little Richard being two years older than Elvis Presley, Alton Mason, who portrays Little Ri [...]	D
After wrapping up the filming of the movie, Austin Butler was rushed to the hospital where he's been [...]	D
Despite his slim appearance as a young man, Elvis had been a talented amateur boxer in his youth and [...]	D
Throughout filming, Austin Butler never got sick. It wasn't until after filming had wrapped that But [...]	D
While director Baz Luhrmann was going over auditions, including Austin Butler's audition for the rol [...]	D
This is the first full-on, big-screen, theatrical biographical film about Elvis Presley. Other Elvis [...]	D
Before the film's release, Austin Butler's performance earned immense critical claim, which earned h [...]	D
Baz Luhrmann: [a deceased character shown from afar laying in a casket] In this film, after Gladys P [...]	D
Austin Butler and Elvis Presley are actually 16th cousins twice removed. Elvis' father, Vernon Presl [...]	D
Elvis was the first person in his immediate family to earn a high school diploma. He graduated from [...]	D
In the movie title "ELVIS" as well as movie posters, inside the "V" letter there are three little le [...]	D
When Elvis' mother, Gladys Presley, passed away, she was buried in a Copper coffin. When Elvis passe [...]	D
Prada made some of Austin Butler's Elvis looks. In particular, during the scene where Elvis visits P [...]	D
Despite Elvis's Evangelical Christian upbringing in the deep south, his mother, Gladys Presley, was [...]	D
This is Shonka Dukureh's first and last film. Tragically, a month after the film's release, Dukureh [...]	D
The entire film was shot on location in Queensland, Australia.	D
Austin Butler does his own singing and dancing as young Elvis. From the 1968 special onwards, he dub [...]	D
After filming had wrapped, Austin Butler went through an existential crisis after spending two and a [...]	D
It took four and a half hours of makeup and prosthetics for Austin Butler to physically transform in [...]	D
While filming was delayed for six months due to COVID-19 and being quarantined in Australia, Austin [...]	D
Despite the film depicting Elvis discovering "Colonel" Parker being an undocumented immigrant and pu [...]	D
While doing a cast round table for Entertainment Weekly, Tom Hanks stated that the letters that he a [...]	D
The marquee showing "The Star Trek Experience" in Las Vegas is anachronistic, as the show would not [...]	D
Though the film originally had two release dates that were subsequently derailed by COVID-19, the fi [...]	D
The film was originally going to be released on October 1, 2021. But, it was delayed and moved to No [...]	D
This is the second film in which Tom Hanks's character meets a young Elvis Presley. The first film i [...]	D
The Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968) was filmed during the summer and aired on December 3, 1968. E [...]	D
The film is director Baz Luhrmann's highest-grossing film.	D
Throughout the film, "Colonel" Tom Parker narrates "his side of the story" on his deathbed to absolv [...]	D
Whenever Elvis is at the forefront and if Parker is present somewhere in the scene, he (Parker) woul [...]	D
Pictures of the Star Trek (1966) ensemble can be seen in the sequences recreating Elvis: The Comebac [...]	D
Some people stated that Tom Hanks looked more like The Penguin instead of the real "Colonel" Tom Par [...]	D
Despite the faithful re-creation of some events of Elvis Presley's life, others are partially or tot [...]	D
The film makes out that Elvis's film career was over by the time he decided to do the Elvis: The Com [...]	D
The film was shot for over a year. Filming began in January 2020 but halted in March 2020 due to COV [...]	D
The Christmas special (Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)) is filmed in NBC studios. Behind the cont [...]	D
Austin Butler read several biography books about Elvis Presley to prepare for the role. "Elvis and t [...]	D
In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014), Tom Hanks revealed that it took five hours to [...]	D
During the dinner scene, there's a picture of Elvis Presley as a teenager on the stand.	D
This is the first film released in 2022 that stars Tom Hanks. The second film is Pinocchio (2022).	D
The film was released the year on what would be the 45th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.	D
Austin Butler and Olivia DeJonge height match almost perfectly with Elvis Presley and Priscilla Pres [...]	D
As a testament to his long-lasting popularity, in 2018, Elvis Presley was ranked #2, behind Michael [...]	D
Shonka Dukureh was born on September 3rd, 1977, 18 days after Elvis Presley's death on August 16th, [...]	D
Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley, was actually four years older than his father, Vernon Presley. They [...]	D
Designer Bill Belew created Elvis Presley's famed gold lamÃ© suit and was tasked with coming up wi [...]	D
Before getting onto a plane toward the end of the film, Elvis turns to Priscilla and mouths the word [...]	D
Before and when the film was released, most people who weren't familiar with Austin Butler or his pr [...]	D
Tom Hanks's character in Cast Away (2000) was a big Elvis Presley fan. The film was also partially s [...]	D
When production moved to Australia, Tom Hanks sent Austin Butler a chrome typewriter. Attached to th [...]	D
Elvis comments, at one point during the Club Handy sequence, that he'd like to record Little Richard [...]	D
The film is costume designer Catherine Martin's fifth collaboration with husband and director Baz Lu [...]	D
Despite the film depicting Parker dying alone at a hospital, Parker was with his wife by his side, a [...]	D
During his later years, Elvis Presley would often collaborate with the R&B gospel group The Sweet In [...]	D
The film was in development since 2014. Baz Luhrmann was chosen to direct after some negotiations. H [...]	D
Austin Butler stated that one of the aspects about Elvis Presley that stood out to him was that he ( [...]	D
The film is the tenth film that B&K Enterprises Costume Company had provided attire for. The first n [...]	D
Though not shown nor mentioned in the film, sometime in 1975, Elvis Presley met and briefly dated ac [...]	D
While doing press for the movie, Austin Butler still had a bit of the southern accent he used to por [...]	D
According to director Baz Luhrmann, there's a four-hour cut of the film that exists. It remains to b [...]	D
The film is the second Elvis Presley biographical film that's simply titled, "Elvis". The first film [...]	D
By the late 2010s, the film was still in pre-production, and a casting call for the main role was be [...]	D
B&K Enterprises Costume Company made many jumpsuits, attire, and garments for Austin Butler during E [...]	D
The film's budget was $85 million.	D
In total, while portraying Elvis Presley, Austin Butler wore 90 costumes throughout the film.	D
Jack White is featured on the soundtrack with Elvis Presley performing "Power of My Love". White pre [...]	D
Tom Hanks shaved his head for his role as "Colonel" Tom Parker.	D
This is Baz Luhrmann's first biographical film. Originally, at some point in the 2000s, Luhrmann was [...]	D
Though barely shown or mentioned in the film, Elvis Presley had two serious relationships with Linda [...]	D
At the end of the film, there is a strip of images rolling along with the closing credits. These ima [...]	D
The soundtrack for the film includes a version of the song, "Fever" called, "Craw-Fever". Some of th [...]	D
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell were cast as Presley's parents before the production was shut dow [...]	D
In the carnival scene where "Colonel" Parker is reaching out to touch a young Elvis, whose back is t [...]	D
When Elvis enters his mother's room to comfort her, there is a picture of the real Elvis when he was [...]	D
In the scene where Tom Parker throws a glass, he curses with the Dutch word "Godverdomme", which tra [...]	D
The film is costume designer Catherine Martin's second collaboration with fashion designer Miuccia P [...]	D
Austin Butler took tap dancing and swing dancing classes to perfect Elvis' dance moves and physical [...]	D
In addition to Austin Butler, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Harry Styles audi [...]	D
This is Baz Luhrmann's first feature film since Il grande Gatsby (2013) nine years previously.	D
As shown in the film, Elvis Presley was a frequent patron of the Lansky Brothers clothing store at 1 [...]	D
The film is not the first time that Tom Hanks portrays the manager of a rock star or rock stars. In [...]	D
It was estimated that over 80,000 people attended Elvis Presley's funeral. Then-President Jimmy Cart [...]	D
B&K Enterprises Costume Company made 36 jumpsuits for the film.	D
The second highest grossing musical biopic after Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).	D
Elvis fan, Kurt Russell, makes an uncredited cameo in this movie. During the montage of Elvis Presle [...]	D
The film is estimated to have more than 9,000 costumes. These included the main cast and numerous ex [...]	D
The film was nominated for three Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards, including Best [...]	D
Although in the movie it isn't mentioned, when Elvis Presley met Priscilla Presley in 1959, he was 2 [...]	D
In Forrest Gump (1994), Forrest mentions a time when he helps a visitor to his mother's bed and brea [...]	D
Austin Butler wore six wigs throughout the film during the various stages of Elvis Presley's life.	D
Although it is never alluded to in the film, Elvis was actually a huge fan of technology and was one [...]	D
In one scene, Elvis is shocked to learn of Sharon Tate's murder by members of Charles Manson's cult. [...]	D
Though not shown nor mentioned in the film, Elvis Presley had a romantic interest in one of his back [...]	D
This is director Baz Luhrmann's sixth film.	D
Despite its release in Summer 2022, a season that's usually reserved for big blockbusters, the film [...]	D
Gene Doucette, one of Elvis Presley's original costume designers, assisted B&K Enterprises Costume C [...]	D
The film is the sixth Elvis Presley-related film that B&K Enterprises Costume Company had provided a [...]	D
This is the ninth time that Tom Hanks has portrayed a real-life person. The first eight times that H [...]	D
While shooting a scene during Elvis' Vegas period, Austin Butler accidentally injured himself with a [...]	D
While the film was still in its early stages of pre-production, for research, director Baz Luhrmann [...]	D
When Elvis is shown performing for the first time in the film, at one point during the performance, [...]	D
At the end of the film, Parker narrates that what actually killed Elvis was his love for his fans. I [...]	D
The film ended up dethroning Top Gun: Maverick (2022) at the box office. The former film stayed at t [...]	D
The film had a 12-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival after the screening was over.	D
Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley, died aged 46 in 1958. Although not seen in the film, Vernon Presley, [...]	D
The scene where Elvis is seen putting a Derringer pistol into his boot during his Las Vegas shows is [...]	D
Though not shown nor mentioned in the film, after Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley separated in 1 [...]	D
The film earned over $286 million worldwide.	D
Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, and director Baz Luhrmann attended the 2022 Met Gala with Priscilla P [...]	D
Some Elvis Presley fans complained that the film didn't show Elvis' funny side and that he came acro [...]	D
Nine visual effects companies provided the visual effects for this film. They are Luma Pictures, Met [...]	D
For the scene at the end of the film where Elvis performs "Unchained Melody" during one of his last [...]	D
Behind the scenes, Olivia DeJonge, who portrays Priscilla Presley, watched Shonka Dukureh, who portr [...]	D
Despite B.B. King being nine years older than Elvis Presley, Kelvin Harrison Jr., who portrays B.B., [...]	D
The film was released the same day as Black Phone (2021). The film won out.	D
Even though his hair was dyed dark brown, and he wore dark brown or jet black wigs in some scenes, A [...]	D
Lisa Marie Presley was initially nervous about seeing the film. Presley stated that toward the middl [...]	D
Costume designer Catherine Martin collaborated with fashion designer Miuccia Prada on designing the [...]	D
The real "Colonel" Tom Parker was born on June 26, 1909, in The Netherlands as Andreas "Dries" van K [...]	D
Shonka Dukureh, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton, was featured on the song "Vegas" by Doja Cat. It's [...]	D
When Elvis was asked to change his image by wearing a black tuxedo, B.B. (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) later [...]	D
Elvis does not eat a single fried peanut butter and banana sandwich throughout the film, even though [...]	D
In total, while portraying Priscilla Presley, Olivia DeJonge wore 25 costumes throughout the film.	D

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