‘Elvis’ Fact or Fiction: Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on What’s Real and Not in Baz Luhrmann Biopic

The Wanted star Tom Parker’s wife Kelsey has reflected on his "cruel" death as their daughter turns three. Kelsey Parker spoke out on social media. Sharing snaps online, she wrote: "Well, my baby girl is three and it’s been three months since we lost Tom - two big milestones.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn recreating Elvis Presley’s famous ’68 Comeback Special, “Elvis” cinematographer Mandy Walker spent hours watching and examining old footage to faithfully reproduce certain shots and lighting changes for Baz Luhrmann’s biopic.Walker’s set replicating the Vegas showroom at the International Hilton, where Presley had his residency, is her proudest accomplishment from the film. “That set was gigantic.

Baz Luhrmann‘s latest movie, the dazzling and operatic rock ‘n roll biopic “Elvis,” is in theaters now. And it’s wow-ing critics and audiences alike.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Alanna Nash’s 2010 biography on Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley has become a No.

Tom Parker's widow Kelsey Parker threw an adorable birthday party for their daughter Aurelia, who celebrated turning three years old.The party was one of the family's first major events without The Wanted star Tom, who tragically died after a battle with brain cancer in March.The singer was just 33 years old, and shared children Aurelia and 20-month son Bodhi with Kelsey. Kelsey, who recently opened up about coping with life following her husband Tom's death, took to Instagram on Monday to share details of the princess-themed party. Aurelia even received a surprise visit from some Disney princesses for her birthday too, including Rapunzel, Frozen's Elsa, and the glass slipper wearer herself, Cinderella.

Tom and Kelsey Parker's relationship was a love and bond like no other. So it's no surprise when we chatted to her about her husband, who sadly passed away in March following his battle with an inoperable brain tumour, Kelsey said he was quite a romantic. The couple were married back in 14 July in 2018, and although Tom had a soft side, he could be complacent at remembering anniversaries.

Kelsey Parker heartbreakingly lost her husband, The Wanted star Tom Parker back in March after an 18 month battle with cancer, and is managing her grief day-by-day. And in our latest interview and shoot, the mum of two, who shares children Aurelia, two, and 20 month old Bodhi with her late husband, told us that year's Love Island has been particularly hard for her to watch - because she's missing his "running commentary." Speaking to OK!, the 32 year old revealed: "I’ve found Love Island really hard to watch this year because I’d normally have Tom’s running commentary throughout it, so it’s those little things that I find hard.

little too much sway over the King of Rock ‘n Roll. Sure, he helped elevate Presley in the public consciousness but also trapped him in a gilded cage.True to form Luhrmann gives the story an extreme stylistic overlay; songs bleed and warm into each other, remixed frenetically with modern artists and current sensibilities.

Kelsey Parker celebrated her daughter’s birthday over the weekend with a wonderful party fit for a young princess. The mum-of-two, 32, who recently opened up about coping with life following her husband Tom Parker’s death at the age of 33 in March, shared pictures from the special day with her followers. Aurelia’s third birthday party followed a very specific theme and came complete with a mini castle and a selection of Disney princesses belting out the youngster’s favourite tunes.The party is the first one Kelsey has hosted since the death of her husband following a brain tumour.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Baz Luhrmann  hoped “Elvis” would be much more than a biopic of Elvis Presley — he wanted to capture a time with a social history of this captivating figure that also told the story of America.Starring Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, his manager, “Elvis” spans two decades. The backdrop is America’s Southern bible belt, the evolving cultural landscape, and the rock ‘n’ roller’s meteoric rise to stardom.Costume designer Catherine Martin explains there are two costume styles in the movie — “recreations of costumes that existed, and the other fictionalized outfits that are a synthesis of outfits that he actually had that help tell the story.” The pink suit rockabilly suit Butler sports was just one of 90 costumes he wore.

Elvis film exists, including scenes that show the legendary singer meeting Richard Nixon.Speaking to Radio Times in a new interview published yesterday (June 20), Luhrmann explained that the longer version exists, but needed to be worked into a smaller cut to for audiences.“I have a four-hour version, actually,” he said. “I do.

According to director Baz Luhrmann, a longer version of his newest biopic, Elvis. 

RadioTimes.com. The director’s latest biopic clocks in at a runtime of two hours and 39 minutes.

Elvis Presley.Baz Luhrmann — director of the upcoming biopic “Elvis” — recently revealed that he has a much longer cut of the musical drama.“I mean, I have a four-hour version, actually,” the Australian filmmaker, 59, told Radio Times.He also noted that there were a lot of extra scenes he wanted to include that would have helped complete the story of Elvis, portrayed by Austin Butler. However, there are serious time constraints. “You have to bring it down to 2 hours 30 [minutes],” he said.“I would have liked to lean into some of the other things more,” Luhrmann went on.

Zack Sharf The official runtime for Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” is 159 minutes, but that’s nothing compared to the 240-minute cut that the filmmaker had to trim down into a releasable theatrical cut. Speaking to Radio Times, Luhrmann confirmed that a four-hour “Elvis” cut exists with scenes that include the music icon’s infamous meeting with Richard Nixon.“I mean, I have a four-hour version, actually,” Luhrmann said.

David Bowie, explaining how they almost worked on a project together in Berlin.The director, who worked with the late musician on the soundtrack for 2001’s Moulin Rouge!, told NME about how Bowie’s classic track ‘Changes’ impacted his life.“From the moment I first heard this song, I was a huge Bowie fan,” Luhrmann said. “I eventually worked with him [on the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack] and then towards the end of his life, he became a very good friend.“He used to come round and we’d walk the dogs.