Baz Luhrmann

With the release of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic imminently set for release, the director has explained why he rejected Harry Styles for the lead role.

(If he doesn’t get an Oscar for this, I will eat my own foot, haha.)” He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.” “The thing about [Austin] was that he will tell you himself, I didn’t pick him, it’s as if he was drawn like the role drew them in because he was almost born to play it,” Luhrmann said.

Baz Luhrmann explains the main reason why he did not cast the 'Sign of the Times' singer Harry Styles in 'Elvis.'

Elvis is set to release in Australia on June 23, 2022, and in the United States on June 24, 2022. Fitzy went on to ask him about the other leads who were being considered to play the part of Elvis which included Harry Styles and Miles Teller. He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.”

The director said in a new interview that the pop star “is a really talented actor” but wasn't quite right for the role that eventually went to Austin Butler. “ ...

He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.” he just happened like two years non-stop living and breathing as Elvis. He’s now going through a sort of it’s like deprogramming thing because he’s been a long time since he’s known who he was.” “Harry is a really talented actor,” Luhrmann told Sydney’s Nova FM. “I would work on something with him…

Baz Luhrmann revealed why Harry Styles wasn't cast as Elvis Presley in the upcoming "Elvis" movie in a new interview. Luhrmann was asked about the One ...

If they think the movie’s going to be better with someone else then I don’t want to do it because I don’t want to be the not-as-good version.” I feel like if a director feels like I’m not the best person for the role then it’s better for them and it’s better for me. For that reason, there was something incredibly sacred surrounding him so I thought I should try to get the part,” according to Rolling Stone.

To Becca Longmaia.. 5 seconds ago. In a new interview, Baz Luhrmann reveals why Harry Styles wasn't cast as Elvis Presley in the next “Elvis” movie.

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In a recent interview, the director explained 'the real issue' with casting Styles to play Elvis Presley.

He just happened like two years non-stop living and breathing as Elvis. He’s now going through a sort of, it’s like, deprogramming thing because he’s been a long time since he’s known who he was.” He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.” Harry and I came to a place, genuinely I mean, he was just desperate to put the suit on and explore.

Styles was a serious contender to play Elvis Presley, but Luhrmann opted to cast Austin Bustler instead. The filmmaker recently opened up to to the Australian ...

Harry and I came to a place, genuinely I mean, he was just desperate to put the suit on and explore. “My body just started shutting down the day after I finished ‘Elvis.’” The filmmaker recently opened up to to the Australian radio podcast “Fitzy & Wippa” (via Uproxx) about why he rejected Styles.

The director of the highly anticipated Elvis biopic opens up about why Harry Styles was not cast in the film.

He continued to tute the horn of his Elvis Austin Butler as he added the actor was "born to play" the part. Elvis director Baz Luhrmann recently opened up about his decision to cast Austin Butler instead of the As It Was hitmaker for the iconic role of Elvis's biopic. He added, "Harry and I came to a place, genuinely I mean, he was just desperate to put the suit on and explore.

There are two things we've heard in abundance when it comes to Baz Luhrmann's forthcoming biopic Elvis. One, Austin Butler intensely dedicated himself to ...

“He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.” “You know, we can talk about it now, he like loses his mom at the same age that Elvis did,” Luhrmann says. “Harry is a really talented actor,” Luhrmann tells Sydney’s Nova FM, as reported Billboard. “I would work on something with him…

Luhrmann passed on Styles for Elvis Presley in the musical biopic "Elvis" because "he's already an icon."

“He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.” He just happened like two years non-stop living and breathing as Elvis. He’s now going through a sort of, it’s like, de-programming thing because he’s been a long time since he’s known who he was.” “Harry is a really talented actor.

“Harry is a really talented actor. I would work on something with him,” Luhrmann said. “The real issue with Harry is, he's Harry Styles. He's already an icon.”.

“He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.” While Styles was a strong contender for the role, Austin Butler brought a commitment and spiritual connection to the role Luhrmann says he couldn’t deny. “Harry is a really talented actor.

Harry Styles' acting career is on the upswing. The singer-turned-actor will debut in his first starring role in Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling this fall ...

Luhrmann’s comments come not long after Styles himself spoke about the rejection during a recent interview with Howard Stern. “I feel like if a director feels like I’m not the best person for the role then it’s better for them and it’s better for me,” he said. Luhrmann continued, saying Styles was “desperate to put the suit on and explore,” but in the end, he felt like the role “drew [Austin] in” like he was “born to play it.” While speaking with Australian radio hosts, Fitzy and Wippa, Luhrmann opened up about testing Styles in the role.

The director shared that the decision had nothing to do with Harry Styles' acting ability.

"If they think the movie's going to be better with someone else then I don't want to do it because I don't want to be the not-as-good version." "I relived every moment in this film. "There was something incredibly sacred about it, that felt like I should [audition]" "I don't audition," the Moulin Rouge! director said. He continued: "I was very intrigued by it… Luhrmann said the issue with Styles wasn't that he didn't have the acting chops.