Baz Luhrmann and the stars of his new Elvis Presley biopic extravaganza walked the red carpet at the film's London premiere on Tuesday (May 31).
"Elvis" chronicles the life of the King of Rock and Roll, played by Austin Butler, from a poor boy influenced by gospel music to the world's best-selling solo artist and, ultimately, an exploited Las Vegas attraction.
The film explores the moral panic brought on by Presley's gyrating dance moves in the 1950s racially segregated United States, as well as his musical debt to Black rock pioneers like Arthur Crudup and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
"We wouldn't have Elvis without Black music," Butler said.
The 32-year-old star who recreates Elvis' stage performances in several flamboyant musical sequences, said he hoped the film gives "credit where credit is due."
Tom Hanks, who plays Presley's enigmatic manager Colonel Tom Parker, also walked the red carpet on Tuesday.
The relationship and conflicts between Parker and Presley is a central axis of the film.
"(Elvis) always understood his relationship to Black music and culture, and it was businessmen and others that tried to destroy that," said Luhrmann, who is famous for directing spectacles like "Moulin Rouge."
Wife of the rock icon Priscilla Presley, played by Olivia DeJonge, has praised the film and Butler's portrayal of Elvis.
"A lot of people looked at Elvis but not a lot of people saw Elvis... she (Priscilla Presley) was one of the very few that really cared about his heart and his soul," said DeJonge.
"Elvis" is out in the United Kingdom and Ireland on June 24.
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