'Elvis' Movie Trailer With Austin Butler, Tom Hanks Has Social Media in Full Shake, Rattle and Roll Mode
'I am really intrigued'
I have so many thoughts about Elvis but I am really intrigued by this trailer. https://t.co/M8KBtG5WBO
— Demonze Spruiel (@Demonze1) February 17, 2022
Ahead of the trailer's release, Butler described the intensive process for training his voice to sound like Presley's for the movie. "I think when I began the process of this, I set out to get my voice to sound identical to his," Butler explained. "My goal is, if you heard a recording of me and you heard a recording of him, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference and that, I held that for a long time."
prevnext'This has my full attention'
Don’t usually like biopics, but this has my full attention. pic.twitter.com/YDdYjnAg5r
— Vittorio (@VittorioAV) February 17, 2022
Luhrmann, whose other credits include The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge!, said his goal for the film was "getting inside the soul of a human being." He and Butler constructed an "unusual language, a musical language" to blend Butler's voice with Presley's.
prevnext'Straight up chills'
Straight up chills!!! Everything about this trailer is pure perfection!!! The acting, the look, the feel… I am so so SO excited for this! This is THE definitive Elvis film of all time. I’m calling it now!!! LETS GO!!! TCB ⚡️
— Phil The Legend (@philranger20021) February 17, 2022
Although the film was made in Luhrmann's native Australia, the director said he did take a trip to the U.S. for his research. "I had the privilege of, as the ultimate outsider, to be allowed into the world of Elvis. Eighteen months, I had a space on standby in the barn at Graceland, and to be in Nashville, Austin and I, in Elvis's actual recording studio with some of the greatest musicians in the world," he said. "A thing that became very clear was that as you got deep and deep and deep and deep into the research, the records that were Sun Records, the early recordings ... it's somewhat nostalgic."
prevnext'This looks freakin' spectacular'
This looks freakin spectacular! Can't tell you how excited I am for this movie!! Really hope this is going to be this years Rocketman/Bohemian Rhapsody!
— Koen Jespers (@IAmKoenJespers) February 17, 2022
Scroll on to see how fans responded to the trailer on Twitter.
prevnext'Take my money!'
Take my money!!!!! #TCB
— Jim Lang (@JimLangSports) February 17, 2022
"What an undertaking, portraying the biggest music star of all time," one fan wrote. "Really looking forward to this but need to remember that no actor can compare with the great man. Interested to see Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, the man responsible for making and ultimately breaking Elvis."
prevnext'Words cannot express how excited I am for this'
okay ya okay i’m excited let me be excited for this https://t.co/PlCX9jWDmA
— f (@greatfolklore) February 17, 2022
"Words cannot express how excited I am for this," one fan wrote.
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