Interview: Baz Luhrmann Talks EPiC and the legacy of Elvis Presley

Baz Luhrmann has marched to his own drum from the very beginning. The filmmaker grabbed the audience’s attention way back in 1992 with Strictly Ballroom. He has enjoyed a decades-long career by mixing his love for music. It includes Romeo + Juliet, and the much-heralded Moulin Rouge!

It was Lurhmann’s take on Elvis, featuring Austin Butler in a star-making performance that opened up the world to his appreciation for ‘The King.’ Also featuring Tom Hanks, Elvis proved popular for the filmmaker. Yet Presley’s legacy was just too huge to put into a biopic. It’s safe to say that almost everybody out there has some knowledge. It’s hard to imagine anyone who hasn’t listened to ‘Jailhouse Rock’ or ‘Love Me Tender.’

That brings us to EPiC – Elvis Presley in Concert! The new documentary is one of the best I’ve seen on the musical icon. It is a monumental and astonishing look at Elvis during his Las Vegas residency in the Seventies. Every single event is displayed in ways I never thought possible. When Presley and his band were onscreen and onstage, in IMAX, it was thrilling beyond my expectations. I adore EPiC. It is an energizing look at one of the most famous singers ever to grace us.

Recently, I sat down with Baz Luhrmann to talk about his latest. It was my first time speaking to Mr. Luhrmann, but it was a pleasure. He opened up about the discovery of this incredible footage. We talked about one specific performance of ‘Burnin Love,’ which excited me to my core. Baz was more excited to hear about my experience with the movie.

If you are even remotely an admirer of Mr. Elvis Presley, then you owe it to yourself to see EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert on IMAX. It is astonishing.

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