Baz Luhrmann confirms the existence of a four-hour cut of Elvis
"There’s so much more," Luhrmann says in a recent interview
Director Baz Luhrmann’s newest stylistic bonanza Elvis starring Austin Butler already runs at 159 minutes, as it explores the rise and inevitable fall of The King. However, Luhrmann recently shared he does indeed have a longer version of the film which clocks in at a full four hours.
“I mean, I have a four-hour version, actually,” he says in an interview with Radio Times. “I do. But you have to bring it down to 2 hours 30.”
In the extended version, Luhrmann explores more behind the scenes aspects of Elvis’ career, such as his relationship with his bandmates.
“I would have liked to lean into some of the other things more. There’s so much more,” Luhrmann says. “I mean, there’s lots of stuff that I shot like the relationship with the band, I had to pare [that] down, and it’s so interesting how the Colonel [Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks] gets rid of them.”
