Baz Luhrmann casts Austin Butler as Elvis in upcoming biopic
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. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Luhrmann, who wrote the screenplay with Craig Pearce, will direct the movie. Production begins early in 2020 in Queensland, Australia.