A new Elvis Presley concert film, directed by Baz Luhrmann and featuring a trove of previously unreleased footage and recordings, is set to hit theaters in 2026, Variety reports. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is centered largely around recently discovered video of Presley’s famous 1970 Las Vegas residency and his …
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Elvis Presley is set to return to the stage — as a hologram. Elvis Evolution, an “immersive concert experience” that uses AI and holographic projection, will premiere in London in November. Additional shows are planned in Las Vegas, Tokyo and Berlin. The show was created based on thousands of the …
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Sofia Coppola zeroed in on her artistic signatures early on: The very first shot in her debut as a director, the 1998 short film Lick the Star, shows a teenage girl staring pensively out a car window. She did it again with a shot of Kirsten Dunst in a taxi …
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Just when you thought you couldn’t get enough of Austin Butler’s Elvis voice, the man is back with several more renditions of classic Presley songs, now available on the deluxe edition of the Elvis soundtrack. The new release — out today, March 7 — adds 15 songs to the already …
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Austin Butler’s full performances as Elvis Presley — a fraction of which were captured in the Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis biopic — will “one day” see the light of day, the director promised in a series of recent interviews. Related: How to Watch Elvis Online During the shooting of the film, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Baz Luhrmann wants you to give yourself permission to make art. No excuses. The creative and recent Elvis director recently partnered with Bombay Sapphire gin to launch a …
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There could be more new music from Britney Spears on the way. Baz Luhrmann says that he’s working on releasing the fan-favorite “Viva Las Vegas” remix from his recent film Elvis, which fuses Elvis Presley‘s “Viva Las Vegas” with Spears’ 2003 hit, “Toxic.” “There’s a lot of love, a lot …
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Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress who recently portrayed blues legend Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, has died at age 44. The Charlotte, North Carolina native was found dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday, July 21, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. The police …
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Baz Luhrmann‘s box-office-topping new movie Elvis does manage to show the powerhouse singer Big Mama Thornton (played byShonka Dukureh)performing “Hound Dog,” a song she recorded in 1952, four years before Elvis Presley. But it leaves out two very significant players: songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote “Hound Dog” …
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably well aware that Baz Luhrmann‘s flashy Elvis biopic was released this week. It’s been hard to ignore the film’s major marketing push over the past month: a long standing ovation at Cannes, TikTok-creator sponsored content, a Doja Cat soundtrack cut, and …
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