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Austin Butler was "moved" to discover the "humour" of Elvis Presley whilst playing him in the biopic. The 31-year-old actor takes on the title role of the late music legend - who died in 1977 at the age of 42 - in 'Elvis' but admitted that he was unaware of his generous nature before taking on the part and still cannot believe that he was cast in the first place. He said: "I didn't know about his incredible generosity. I'd heard a little bit about it, but then you hear the stories of him just taking off his jewellery and just giving it to a stranger, or giving somebody that he doesn't even kno...
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Pat Boone says Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker was a “hustler”. The ‘Ain’t That A Shame’ hitmaker detailed how the man who is regarded to have cheated Elvis out of millions of dollars stopped him using the King of Rock'n'Roll's name on a cover album. After being asked if he knew Elvis’ notorious manager - who was brought to life in Baz Lurhmann’s 2022 biopic ‘Elvis’ by Tom Hanks - the 88-year-old singer told the US edition of Closer magazine: “I knew him well. I did an album in the early 60s that was going to be called ‘Pat Sings Elvis’. But Col. Tom was a hustler. He wanted royalti...
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Tom Hanks felt he could disappear into the part of Colonel Tom Parker in 'Elvis'. The 65-year-old actor plays the King of Rock and Roll's manager in Baz Luhrmann's new biopic and explained that he was happy to play a supporting role to Austin Butler's portrayal of the late music icon. Tom told Entertainment Weekly: "Playing Elvis is like playing Jesus, and it doesn't really matter who plays Pontius Pilate because if you have a good Jesus, you got it. "I had the luxury of essentially recreating somebody who no one really knew. I had a different layer of expectations." Tom had to spend five hour...
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Baz Luhrmann has teased that audiences will see a different side to Tom Hanks in the upcoming 'Elvis' biopic. The 59-year-old director has helmed the new movie about the life of the 'King of Rock and Roll' and is particularly excited about Tom's portrayal of Elvis' manager Colonel Tom Parker. Speaking to CinemaBlend.com: "When it comes to Colonel Tom Parker, I really enjoy – one of my great joys in life is working with well-known actors who are very well known for certain strings on their instrument. "But I thrill at the idea of being useful, just supportive, in allowing – every actor always h...
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