While the film wasn’t quite ready in time for an awards season 2021 release, director Baz Luhrmann let fans know his “Elvis” biopic is still on the way by unveiling our first look at Austin Butler in the lead role.
Titled simply “Elvis,” the biographical film charts Elvis Presley’s life and career, specifically his relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks in the film.
The short video shows Butler from behind in his full Elvis getup, as a version of The King’s hit song “Suspicious Minds” plays over the footage. It ends with a logo bearing the initials TCB, which stands for “Taking Care of Business” and is what Elvis called his band when he returned to the concert circuit in 1969 after a heavy (and grueling) stint in Hollywood that was pushed by Parker.