{"id":465894,"date":"2022-06-20T22:46:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/baz-luhrmann-has-a-4-hour-version-of-elvis\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T22:46:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:46:50","slug":"baz-luhrmann-has-a-4-hour-version-of-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/baz-luhrmann-has-a-4-hour-version-of-elvis\/","title":{"rendered":"#Baz Luhrmann has a 4-hour version of &#8216;Elvis&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35e1c776a51\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35e1c776a51\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/baz-luhrmann-has-a-4-hour-version-of-elvis\/#%E2%80%9CBaz_Luhrmann_has_a_4-hour_version_of_%E2%80%98Elvis%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Baz Luhrmann has a 4-hour version of &#8216;Elvis&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Baz Luhrmann has a 4-hour version of &#8216;Elvis'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Two and half hours is not enough to tell the story of the King of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll, Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n<p>Baz Luhrmann \u2014 director of the upcoming biopic \u201cElvis\u201d \u2014 recently revealed that he has a much longer cut of the musical drama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I have a four-hour version, actually,\u201d the Australian filmmaker, 59, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/baz-luhrmann-elvis-4-hours-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">told Radio Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that there were a lot of extra scenes he wanted to include that would have helped complete the story of Elvis, portrayed by Austin Butler. However, there are serious time constraints. \u201cYou have to bring it down to 2 hours 30 [minutes],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have liked to lean into some of the other things more,\u201d Luhrmann went on. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more. I mean, there\u2019s lots of stuff that I shot, like the relationship with the band, I had to pare [that] down \u2013 and it\u2019s so interesting how the Colonel [Elvis\u2019 manager Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks] gets rid of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The extended cut also contains a larger inquiry into the \u201cJailhouse Rock\u201d star\u2019s relationship with his \u201cfirst girlfriend, Dixie.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"ELVIS, Austin Butler as Elvis Presley, 2022. \u00a9 Warner Bros. \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" class=\"wp-image-22732848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The \u201cRomeo + Juliet\u201d filmmaker wanted to make his \u201cElvis\u201d biopic about four-hours long in order to squeeze in as much information about Presley\u2019s life as possible.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"ELVIS, from left: director Baz Luhrmann, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, on set, 2022. ph: Kane Skennar \/\u00a9 Warner Bros. \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" class=\"wp-image-22732844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Director Baz Luhrmann and stars Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla and Austin Butler as Elvis on the set. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cGreat Gatsby\u201d director added of the footage, \u201cAnd later on how . . . once he\u2019s caught in a trap, and he\u2019s discombobulated and doesn\u2019t understand . . . someone who\u2019s got such a hole in his heart like Elvis constantly looking and searching for love and finding it onstage but nowhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other snapshots of Presley\u2019s short life that Luhrmann wanted to convey included Elvis\u2019 \u201caddiction to barbiturates and all of that\u201d \u2014 as well as his interactions with former President Richard Nixon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens is he starts doing wackadoo things \u2013 like going down to see Nixon,\u201d the \u201cMoulin Rouge\u201d director explained. \u201cI had it in there for a while, but there just comes a point where you can\u2019t have everything in, so I just tried to track the spirit of the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"ELVIS, from left: director Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler, on set, 2022. ph: Hugh Stewart \/\u00a9 Warner Bros. \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" class=\"wp-image-22732847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/4-hour-version-elvis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI would have liked to lean into some of the other things more,\u201d Luhrmann said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Luhrmann previously discussed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/06\/07\/elvis-director-explains-why-he-didnt-cast-harry-styles\/?_ga=2.102736321.1940485432.1655735895-324676655.1647863819\">not casting Harry Styles<\/a> in the lead role earlier this month. \u201cHarry is a really talented actor,\u201d he said on the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fitzy-wippa-1\/bonus-movie-magic-and-mayhem-with-baz-luhrmann-ful\">Fitzy &amp; Wippa<\/a>\u201d podcast. \u201cI would work on something with him . . . but the real issue with Harry is, he\u2019s Harry Styles. He\u2019s already an icon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reviews for the film have been mixed, despite <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/26\/priscilla-presley-in-tears-as-elvis-gets-12-minute-standing-ovation\/\">receiving a 12-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have called it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/reviews\/elvis-review-austin-butler-tom-hanks-baz-luhrmann-1235269244\/\">\u201cfizzy, delirious, impishly energized, compulsively watchable\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidehrlich\/status\/1529545882311753728\">\u201cnightmare.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cElvis\u201d sings and dances his way to the big screen on Friday, June 24.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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