Elvis movie

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'Elvis' director Baz Luhrmann reveals why he didn't cast Harry Styles as the King — even though the pop star was 'desperate to put the suit on.'

Then there's Elvis the movie man, and that's when he is pop and family-friendly. Harry and I came to a place, genuinely I mean, he was just desperate to put the suit on and explore. The Apocalypse Now of musicals is what I've joked about calling the movie — and that's the '70s period. In making Elvis, Luhrmann was intent on casting someone who could bring out the humanity of the singer, rather than playing a caricature or doing an imitation. I've never seen a work ethic like it.' And I'm like, 'Okay, I must see him.' Honestly, I put him through the wringer, but he lived Elvis. What he's managed to do is not do an impersonation, but to live Elvis, to the extent that he's humanized him." How is that happening?' And then I got a call from Denzel Washington, who gave me a cold call.

Harry Styles auditioned to play Elvis in a new biopic. Here's why director Baz Luhrmann says the musician wasn't right for the part.

"He was almost born to play it. "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." He's such a great spirit, and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles," the filmmaker said. "Harry and I came to a place, genuinely. "I would work on something with him," the director continued. One of those potential Elvis stars was Harry Styles, who has since opened up about his interest in playing the part.

'Elvis' director Baz Luhrmann revealed why he decided to give the lead role to Austin Butler instead of Harry Styles. Read about the 'Elvis' casting here.

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,” said Baz about Austin, who “put the rest of [his] life on pause for two years” to take in “everything” about the role. Imagine being too famous to portray an also super-famous person in a biopic.

In an interview with Nova's Fitzy and Wippa on Monday, the director was asked why the former One Direction singer wasn't selected to portray the King of Rock ...

"The thing about Austin was that he will tell you himself, I didn't pick him. "Harry is a really talented actor. "I don't audition," Baz clarified.

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.

The real issue with Harry is, he's Harry Styles. He's already an icon," the Aussie director admits.

“Harry and I came to a place, genuinely I mean, he was just desperate to put the suit on and explore. 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.” Styles missed out on this occasion, but he can’t complain. He sends a video to me with this thing and… “I do these really rich workshops,” he explains. He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.”