Ricky Martin, Shakira, Kylie Minogue and Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner, Georgina Rodríguez, were some of the stars who attended the premiere.
Elvis covers, over two decades, the beginnings, the glory and decline of the king of rockwho died in 1977 at age 42.
Californian, with a strong physical resemblance to the Elvis of the late 1950sButler, 30, is a classic product of the Disney team.
He has participated in a dozen films, including Once upon a time…in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino or The dead don’t die by Jim Jarmusch.
was the actor Denzel Washington who recommended the Australian Luhrmann to give Butler a chance for this role, according to the American site Entertainment Weekly.
“I received a video of this young man, tearfully performing ‘Unchained Melody’ (a song that Presley covered) and I said to myself, what is this?” Luhrmann explained.
“And later I got a message from Denzel Washingtonwhom he did not know. He told me ‘I just worked with this guy, I’ve never seen someone so committed'”.
Butler rehearsed for a year to imitate the “Heartbreak Hotel” singer’s velvety voice.
Elvis arouses expectation because Luhrmann is a director who is not accustomed to being intimidated by giants of history, be it Shakespeare, of whom he dared to cover Romeo and Julieteither The Great Gatsbyone of the pinnacles of American literature.
The film is “an intense experience,” Elvis’ granddaughter Riley Keough said at Cannes.