Elvis is in the building!

Luhrmann, the filmmaker behindRomeo + JulietandMoulin Rouge!,also shared the casting news Monday via Twitter.

Throughout the casting process, it was an honor for me to encounter such a vast array of talent.

CULVER CITY, CA - SEPTEMBER 1962: Rock and roll musician Elvis Presley strums an acoustic guitar while posing for a portrait in September 1962 in Culver City, California at MGM Studios. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Austin Butler attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)

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Luhrmann, who wrote the screenplay with Craig Pearce, will direct the movie.

Production begins early in 2020 in Queensland, Australia.