Lighthouse Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I remember some people at Letterboxd liking this last year. There was a test screening close to the Batman one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpireCity Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I was just coming here to post that I talked to someone that saw this and supposedly it is incredible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestPicturePlutoNash Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, EmpireCity said: I was just coming here to post that I talked to someone that saw this and supposedly it is incredible. I've heard the same thing. It's been testing a lot since last year. Revelation headlines for Butler, Hanks at his showiest and an unabashed crowdpleasing ending. Can be a huge hit. WB should probably move it to Oct like they do all their Oscar players but Baz's style is critically divisive so a splashy Cannes premiere and Summer counterprogramming is ideal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Why does this have a shitty summer release? I get that Luhrman's last two hits released in the summer, but these are different times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 This is of course a sight unseen response and I'm sure a trailer will change my mind, but I don't see Elvis as a breakout. Even disregarding the "older auds not returning" issue, which is still valid, I'm not really sure Elvis as a figure is something people care about anymore. You don't really hear his stuff on the radio, even on throwback stations, and my exposure as a kid to him was mainly parodies of him in cartoons, not really a big shining, positive light. If anything, the cultural appropriation aspect of Elvis' music makes the whole thing feel even more dated. Acts like NWA and Queen are still big deals even to people who weren't born in their heydays and you had Ice Cube/Dr. Dre/Brian May still alive and active in the biz and promoting their films like crazy. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 11:08 AM, excel1 said: This is an excellent combo of concept + director. I think it will do well. I agree. With the right subject "Moulin Rouge" Luhrmann is a fine director, but with the wrong subject "The Great Gatsby" he is lousy. He is excel;ent within his range, but outside the range is not very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) On 2/4/2022 at 8:42 PM, Eric Poirot said: This is of course a sight unseen response and I'm sure a trailer will change my mind, but I don't see Elvis as a breakout. Even disregarding the "older auds not returning" issue, which is still valid, I'm not really sure Elvis as a figure is something people care about anymore. You don't really hear his stuff on the radio, even on throwback stations, and my exposure as a kid to him was mainly parodies of him in cartoons, not really a big shining, positive light. If anything, the cultural appropriation aspect of Elvis' music makes the whole thing feel even more dated. Acts like NWA and Queen are still big deals even to people who weren't born in their heydays and you had Ice Cube/Dr. Dre/Brian May still alive and active in the biz and promoting their films like crazy. I disagree. Elvis is somebody even younger audiences know about and have heard his music. He is a major figure in American Cultural history; Rock music was born with him. And I really hate this whole "everything about something that happened before I was born is dated" crap. Edited February 9, 2022 by dudalb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 31 minutes ago, dudalb said: I disagree. Elvis is somebody even younger audiences know about and have heard his music. He is a major figure in American Cultural history; Rock music was born with him. And I really hate this whole "everything about something that happened before I was born is dated" crap. Okay grandma. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) The Great Gatsby had ZERO business doing anything even resembling the numbers it did, especially with Iron Man 3 blowing up the previous week. Baz made a highly cinematic version which helped greatly, along with Leo of course. Hanks is not Leo, but I expect this to be a similar visual feast. My only concern is that Butler is a handsome, yet slightly normal looking guy. The real Elvis caused women to faint. He is kind of a goof by todays standards, but they really need to doll Butler up to make him believable. Edited February 10, 2022 by excel1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Is it confirmed that "Elvis" is really the title because IMDB still has it listed as "Untitled Elvis Presley Project." Usually rule of thumb with musician biopics is that the title come from one of their iconic songs. Guess "Hound Dog" already being used for a notorious Dakota Fanning movie pretty much rules that one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The title for this absolutely needs to be ELVIS. Nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 11:42 PM, Eric Poirot said: This is of course a sight unseen response and I'm sure a trailer will change my mind, but I don't see Elvis as a breakout. Even disregarding the "older auds not returning" issue, which is still valid, I'm not really sure Elvis as a figure is something people care about anymore. You don't really hear his stuff on the radio, even on throwback stations, and my exposure as a kid to him was mainly parodies of him in cartoons, not really a big shining, positive light. If anything, the cultural appropriation aspect of Elvis' music makes the whole thing feel even more dated. Acts like NWA and Queen are still big deals even to people who weren't born in their heydays and you had Ice Cube/Dr. Dre/Brian May still alive and active in the biz and promoting their films like crazy. Yeah, you know nothing about Elvis. Anyway, I wish Tarantino was doing one of his altered histories and we got to see Col Parker gunned down in a blaze of ignominy before he helped send Elvis to an early death. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarkmachine Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 5 hours ago, dudalb said: I disagree. Elvis is somebody even younger audiences know about and have heard his music. He is a major figure in American Cultural history; Rock music was born with him. And I really hate this whole "everything about something that happened before I was born is dated" crap. Oh sweetheart.... 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, snarkmachine said: Oh sweetheart.... There are actors playing Little Richard, B.B. King and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, so at least the movie knows better. Test screening audiences love this and the studio seems confident. The likely audience for this hasn't been showing up to theaters in huge numbers recently, but maybe the studio has reason to think the situation will turn back around... Edited February 10, 2022 by BoxOfficeFangrl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Doesn't look Luhrmann enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 What does TCB mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Quinn Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Krissykins said: What does TCB mean? TCB was Elvis' band when he returned to concerts in 1969. It's also short for "Taking Care of Business", a mantra Elvis put a lot of pride into. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 15 minutes ago, Eric Drake said: TCB was Elvis' band when he returned to concerts in 1969. It's also short for "Taking Care of Business", a mantra Elvis put a lot of pride into. Ah thanks, had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpireCity Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 This is going to be a hit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...