Baz Luhrmann spent several years working on an Elvis Presley biopic. That was turned into an Oscar-nominated movie in which Austin Butler played the legendary musician.
The director revealed yesterday that he had unearthed lost videos of the late singer, and he will be turning them into a behind-the-scenes feature of The King from the early ’70s concert events.
“There has always been talk amongst Elvis’ fans, both longtime fans and newer fans brought in by our film Elvis, of missing reels and never-before-seen concert footage,” Luhrmann told Deadline. “During the making of Elvis, from very early on in my process I had the privilege to access the studio’s vaults deep in the salt mines of Kansas, where troves of old film negatives are stored. We were astonished by the sheer volume of unused footage from Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, the film of Elvis’ legendary 1970 Summer Festival in Las Vegas – all shot on anamorphic 35mm – and also from Elvis’s road concert film from two years later, Elvis on Tour.”
Luhrmann is currently taking care of business to make this happen, so, as of now, there is no release date. However, he did cut a teaser. If you want to see it, then
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