Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic finds its star: Austin Butler

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The steady stream of revelatory biopics continues with Elvis Presley, and it appears that Baz Luhrmann has found the young doe-eyed star to join Tom Hanks. After numerous screen tests, The Dead Don’t Die and Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood’s Austin Butler will star as the hip-swiveling rock icon when the film reportedly goes into production early next year. Hanks will play Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker. Lurhmann is confident that Butler is the ideal choice for a film that will chronicle the complex professional relationship between Presley and Parker. He should be confident, as it sounds like Butler was put through the wringer before anything was official.